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8 ways PR pros can develop strong relationships with freelance journalists

Remote PR Jobs

Originally seen on MUCKRACK With more and more journalists taking the leap to go freelance, PR professionals are having to not only update their contact lists but also navigate new relationships. They don’t live in the safe knowledge that they can take a weekend, a sick day, or a lazy, long lunch with a PR pro, and still cover their rent.

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5 Tips for Managing Your Time as a Solo PR Pro

Solo PR Pro

You're a solo PR pro now! If you want to be a successful solopreneur and take your PR business to the next level , though, this is a skill you absolutely need to build and fine-tune. Here are five tips on how to manage your time as the amazing solo PR pro you are. For example, if you only start work at 8:30 a.m.

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You Can’t Freeze Time, But You Can Manage It

Solo PR Pro

However, this post from Solo PR Pro Premium member, Daria Steigman has timeless (ha, ha, get it) advice on managing time. I wish I had a time turner, like Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter books, but I live in a world where the wizardry is really just a product of hard work. By Daria Steigman, Steigman Communications.

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The Extra Mile PR Strategy: Wow Your Customers

Doctor Spin

The extra mile PR strategy is simple yet powerful. Every once in a while, an organisation goes the extra mile to keep its customers happy. And every time, the resulting goodwill manifests as good PR. Going the extra mile can be a long-term PR strategy if you can figure out how to do things that don’t scale.

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How to be a PR Pro Without Losing Your Soul

ZudePR

What’s the best book about your job? So I’ve enjoyed reading the book spoken of in hushed tones by UK graphic designers. Similarities to PR. And the more I read the more I realised that a graphic design consultant’s life bears an uncanny resemblance to that of the PR man/woman/pro.

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28 Observations from 28 Months as a Solo PR

ZudePR

One of them was me, Zude PR. According to Bloomberg , a staggering 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. I don’t know what the figure is for Glasgow PR firms, but I imagine it’s similar. You Should Read This If: You’re c onsidering setting up your own (in my case solo) PR firm.

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11 tips on how to manage your career in PR AND be a parent

Communications Conversations

But, in PR, I would argue it’s extra tough. Heck, this impacted me in a very personal way about 8 years ago. I was working at Beehive PR at the time. How do they manage a full-time career as a PR pro AND manage life as a parent. Being a parent and a full-time professional in any industry or sector is tough.

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