The Traditional public relations business model doesn’t work

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The PR industry is hiding a dirty little secret that it doesn’t want you to find out about.  Don’t tell anybody I told you… but the traditional PR ‘sausage factory’ of client win… press release… e-mail/wire distribution… media outreach… interview… coverage… product release… press release… email/wire distribution… media outreach… interview… coverage… [repeat to fade] doesn’t work anyContinue Reading

Why nobody trusts press releases

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Research by a PR company claims that press releases are the most trusted source of company information.  I’m not convinced. Update: April 27 I’ve received no response to my tweet asking for clarification on the data. Watch another THINK PR Espresso for help with PR, marketing and publicity strategy.     AUTHOR DETAILS Lyndon Johnson is theContinue Reading

What Is Engagement?

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Engagement comes up in almost every conversation about PR, marketing and publicity, yet very few people are able to define it, how you measure it, or the value it delivers to an organization. What it’s not is an exchange on twitter or Facebook or shared content because you have asked them to. Engagement is theContinue Reading

What Is Buzz?

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It is the, erm, buzz word for entrepreneurs and small business owners, but why?  Does your business or product launch really need buzz and what long-term impact will buzz have to your chances of successfully communicating with your audiences over a longer period of time? That’s all in the latest edition of the THINK PRContinue Reading