Polaris

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Yet public speaking and media interview skills are essential for most executives and business owners. And a poorly handled print or broadcast interview could turn a relatively benign issue into a full-blown crisis. A video of the comic’s performance went viral, the media piled on. A lot of nervousness—not so much.

Interviews 133

Interviews Media Training Media Training 133

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Why is public relations conflated with media relations? Ever since Ivy Lee sent the first press release on 28 October 1906 public relations have been associated with media relations. The New York Times printed the article in full. The New York Times printed the article in full. Another history lesson.

Industry 153

Industry Publicity Agency Community 153

Cision

MARCH 29, 2016

According to a survey of the releases distributed by (a certain PR firm) on one day: 78% of public relations people spend extra money to dress up their releases with printed letterheads and color…the 78% broke down into 34% on a simple black letterhead, 16% on a one-color letterhead, and 28% on a letterhead with two or more colors.

Retail 120

Retail Pitching Print Writing 120

Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

Alice Riot is a line of professional women’s garments that serve as the canvases for limited-edition prints of original works by female artists. I miss the issues and reputation management work, especially on corporate responsibility issues. I did go back to work at Fleishman Hillard for a summer while in grad school (2004).

Apparel 106

Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

PR Conversations

AUGUST 17, 2014

We see this almost everywhere that PR is discussed online (and often in print too). Criticism by Gawker (among others) led to a ‘pseudo’ apology (as defined by Lazare 2004 ). Bloggers and commentators with opinions – often asserted with no underpinning to justify the position taken.

Education 87

Education Training Policies Crisis Management 87