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Grunig & Hunt’s Models Communications academics Drs. Grunig and Hunt identified four relationship models: two-way symmetrical two-way asymmetrical public information press agentry These models form the basis of traditional organizational communications programs — but are largely limited to formal “message” or narrative-driven activities. There have been many attempts to quantify the value of usingContinue Reading
A Game of Inches
This afternoon I watched a pick-up game of football. Almost every play was an attempt at a long pass. Most were incomplete. It’s a problem I see regularly with startup and small business marketing strategies. Rather than moving the ball down the field with a combination of short runs and passes, the go-to play isContinue Reading
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What does Trump know about branding? Absolutely nothing. Here’s why.
(Thread) What does #Trump know about #brand? Clearly nothing, based on this tweet. Let me explain. First, a definition of brand. Brand is about values. It’s a promise made by organizations to live up to a core set of values. The #brand of an organization is determined by how well it lives up to theseContinue Reading
PR Problems? What they are, and what they aren’t!
I read articles that talk about a company having a PR problems multiple times every day. Most of the problems that are described aren’t. They’re operational problems; reputation problems; ethics problems. They might be a problem that the communications department within the organization but they’re not public relations problems. That’s not to say that thereContinue Reading
This post will save you $000s in PR retainer fees
THIS POST WILL SAVE YOU $000s IN PR RETAINER FEES If you’re paying a public relations agency thousands of dollars to issue and follow up press releases this post will explain how you can save money and increase your chances of achieving commercially-valuable media coverage. What’s more you will be able to measure the commercialContinue Reading
The Traditional public relations business model doesn’t work
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
PR & Marketing Glossary of Terms for Entrepreneurs
Actionable relationship = a relationship that has marketing value because the person or group of people will take a specific action when asked to do so Advertising = the placement of owned (media) content for a fee. The rate varies depending on the location, duration, the number of people that are likely to see it,Continue Reading
How To Sell Your Product Or Service Like Elon Musk
When I work with entrepreneurs I ask them repeatedly to tell me what their business does. In the majority of cases they talk about feature and function, rather than about the value it delivers to their customers. It’s often the biggest hurdle to growing a business. An effective value proposition focuses on the value toContinue Reading