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Homegrown: 5 Local Marketing Tactics for Small Businesses

Beyond PR

For many small business owners, home is not just “where the heart is.” Thanks to a trifecta of trends, local marketing strategies offer today’s entrepreneur more opportunities than ever. If you are looking to draw in more customers and establish loyalty for generations to come, your local marketing efforts must be prioritized.

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In Memoriam: Reed Bolton Byrum, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

A former journalist and editor, he worked for numerous newspapers and a wire service, earning numerous accolades and journalism awards. Together with Kristie Byrum, he co-founded the Byrum Innovation Group in Greenville, S.C., counseling high-tech companies and financial institutions.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. When he arrived on campus, however, he was amazed by the student-run broadcast stations, including radio and TV stations that would actually compete in the local market for ratings. “I

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Three Positive Earned Media Stories in the COVID-19 Era

Critical Mention

The restaurant is owned by two brothers who decided they would do everything in their power to take care of their 20 employees: that included taking out a $50,000 line of credit to pay the staff even as business slowed. Minnesota State Trooper Hands Out N95 Masks Instead of Speeding Ticket. Please tweet them to us at @criticalmention !

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4 Small Steps that Pack a Big PR Punch

Beyond PR

Small businesses are the engine driving the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), more than half of Americans either own or work for a small business. Furthermore, these businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. According to the U.S. Build relationships with the media.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. Bank social media team in 2018 after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism. I met her when she was marketing director at ThreeSixty Journalism, where I’m on the board.

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Social Sharing Feeds Our Appetite for News

David PR Group

A few years ago when traveling to meet a client, a story about his business was published in the local newspaper that very morning. You don’t get your local paper?” Well, I get The Wall Street Journal at my house, but I dropped the local paper a while ago,” he said. “If I was taken aback.