Solo PR Pro

JUNE 21, 2016

Working with clients in your local area is a satisfying and viable way to run your independent consultancy. It can deepen your sense of community, reduce your need to travel and allow you to dominate your local market. Knowledge of the local culture and norms can also give you an advantage over out-of-area competitors.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Even just a little time each week to share thoughts with a student via Twitter or to schedule a Skype “coffee” chat is a fantastic way to show thanks. I remember sitting with a college student at a local Starbucks. I look forward to the PRSA International Conference every year for so many reasons.

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2016

To translate this for communications purposes, if the brand is using billboards or other outdoor signage, try finding local bloggers in that neighborhood and pitch them a story or some custom content. The combination of outdoor and a local online presence is quite powerful. Ask provocative questions – don’t merely post links.

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PR Breakfast Club

JUNE 29, 2014

It takes a special environment to enable employees to promote their ideas both internally and to the editors and others being pitched. She now heads up the Vantage Intern Program, or VIP, where she has revamped the intern training program and now serves as a go-to leader and mentor for all interns. Creativity.

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Norton's Notes

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I was young free and single and I followed the hallowed ground of London and the bright lights because I wanted to work for an International PR agency that could give me good quality experience in the sector. Or is that model now broken in 2015/16? A more balanced UK would be better for everyone living everywhere as far as I can tell.

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Cision

JANUARY 14, 2016

The list includes Chinese networks and Skype, while missing some popular platforms such as Pinterest and YouTube. Thanks to technology, it’s not mission impossible to find out which particular social networks your customers frequent. WhatsApp is being used by thousands of local small businesses in other parts of the world.

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