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A 14-year-old boy immersed in the press relations world

The Hoffman Agency

In 2015, two French journalists realised that schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods, lacking a network, were doing their internships in small businesses where they sometimes became free labour. We introduced him to our world through several short exercises over his week. This week, I’ve learned a lot!

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Monday Roundup: Conversations

Waxing UnLyrical

Exercises for Writing Conversationally. Why: Writing readable copy that simultaneously makes your point isn’t always easy. In this guest post for Heather Whaling ‘s blog, Bethany Cramer offers some exercises to improve your conversational writing. Public Relations Ideas for Small Business.

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How to Better Manage Your Time (Instead of Letting It Manage You)

Solo PR Pro

As small business owners, we have some control over how we spend the moments in our day. These two exercises will help you get started. Map the path to your core element: On a blank piece of paper, write down the number one thing you’re consistently working toward — your core element. The good news?

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I Need to Develop a Strategy. Now What? The Winnie-the-Pooh Way Forward

Waxing UnLyrical

You need to plan, then write your strategy based on these findings. This is a group exercise for an internal team working for a client. The barrier which is plotted the furthest to the top right is the most important and most addressable barrier to achieving the business goal. So they both got it! One will determine the other.

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Monday Roundup: Blogging Tips from Around the Interwebz

Waxing UnLyrical

SurveyAct – New Online Survey Tool for Small Business Owners. And this is a fun and interesting exercise that could ultimately provide you with some very cool blog headlines. Blogging Resources Shonali Burke Writing blogging tips' 5 Ways to Ensure Your Blog Posts are Not Ranking on Google. Why: Mark Schaefer rules!

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Tell Your Story Like You Speak, Keep Pitching, and Earn Media Coverage

PR Fuel

Telling Your Story” Is the Real Trick to Small Business PR. Most small business descriptions include information like who the founders were, when and where the business started, and perhaps a few sentences about the company’s mission and vision. Determine the chronology of your business story before writing it.

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My First Six Weeks as a Successful Entrepreneur, Part II: Five Balancing Acts

Waxing UnLyrical

They may involve writing content, but it’s not what I do. I explicitly explain to people that I am writing business materials. That way, there’s no concern as to what I can or will write. But I specialize in writing messages that will drive the point home. My business happened to take place at an opportune moment.

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