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PR Tips and Hacks for a Small Business

The Proactive Report

I was invited to be a panelist on the DesignHill webinar about PR for small businesses today. In Ries and Trout’s book Positioning, the battle for your mind they said, “PR starts the fire, marketing and advertising fan the flames.” Every small business owner is concerned about the bottom line.

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Advertising vs Publicity

PR for Anyone

It’s the age-old question… what is more impactful to a businessadvertising or publicity? Both are needed in business but which one is most valuable? 1 – publicity is free – advertising you pay for. #2 So, advertising versus publicity…which one do you think is worth more?

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Why Publicity?

PR for Anyone

Watch this week’s PR Tip here: Everyone knows what advertising is but why should they consider publicity? With advertising, YOU direct the message and it’s pretty clear that that is the case because you are paying for it. So and I understand, advertising is important to all of us. But why publicity is so valuable?

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Rock The Pitch #7: The Anti-Facepalm Formula

Rock the Status Quo

PITCH submission comes from Lindsay Bell, the fabuloso content director over at Spin Sucks. There is a certain irony that, as PR professionals who earn a living based on our pitching skills, our own industry blogs are smothered with a constant deluge of bad pitches. His pitch worked. Today’s GOOD(!)

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What does generative AI use in PR look like? [PR Tech Sum No. 45]

Sword and the Script

The survey found: 57% are crafting pitches; 48% are writing copy for social media; 48% are writing press releases; 44% are using it for research; and 25% say they are using it for strategy and planning. One AI tools surfaces relevant media contacts based on your pitch or press release – and strives to predict how it will be received.

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What Happens When PR and Marketing Mesh

Onclusive

PR’s job is to pitch and secure stories that align with the brand, as told through third-party endorsement. Marketing and advertising teams A/B test ad copy to see which messages resonate the most with their customers. Marketing’s job is then to identify key audiences and directly market to them through the lens of the brand.

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Traditional Link Building Approaches that Work in 2024 with Aaron Anderson

Buzzstream

When ideating content to pitch for link building, the content needs to be appealing to those who can actually give you links (not just appealing to your readers.) When pitching, never lie. If you haven’t read an article, don’t say you did. What happens if a client wants links but has no content to pitch? Stay genuine.

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