WALK THE TALK:Living Up to Your COVID-19 Promises Remember when you carefully crafted those initial emails to your customer base regarding your COVID-19 response? It feels like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? Now, you’ve moved to notifying your customers about all the amazing policies and procedures you will implement to keep them safe as you’re open. These plans are all well and good, but you’ve got to make sure you
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May 2020
The New World Of Marketing Is Human
THE NEW WORLD OF MARKETING IS HUMAN The world of marketing has changed drastically. For your business, that means you’ll either be keeping up or risk losing customers. Marketing is no longer a bunch of spam emails, cold intro or an opportunity to “throw it against the wall” and see what sticks. Currently, marketing is at a place of much deeper storytelling, it has an importance of not only addressing the
Hello all! Hope everyone is managing to stay safe and healthy.Times are pretty unusual. It seems like many of us are watching a lot more Netflix than we typically do. A recent deep dive into the platform’s Tiger King (I never thought I’d watch but I caved into the dark side and did) yielded some simple, powerful PR and marketing lessons. Here are my top three… THREE PR LESSONS FROM THE TIGER
HOW DO YOU KEEP THE MEDIA AND MARKETING LOVE ALIVE? PR, marketing and social media is not just a labor of love, it’s a long-term commitment to a relationship with your audience. What do I mean by that on this most romantic of days? Simple. If you love your audience, they will love you back. But for that to happen you need to commit to the process in the same way you
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Feb 2020
Spread the Love
SPREAD THE LOVE Hearts, flowers and chocolate are everywhere as the theme of love is promoted during Valentine’s Day. Spreading the love can be fun with all the cute, romantic and even quirky gifts you can buy for the ones you love. But how about your customers? Are you spreading the love to them? While you may not be able to send each one a Valentine’s card via snail mail
Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Known. 5 Easy SEO Strategies to Use in Your Marketing and PR Campaigns There is nothing worse in business than doing great work and having no one see it. Businesses that can’t be found today are doomed to fail tomorrow. Search engine optimization helps your content rank higher in search engine results and makes it more visible online. All hail the mighty force of Google.
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Sep 2019
How to Use Instagram Stories for Your Business
HOW TO USE INSTAGRAM STORIES FOR YOUR BUSINESS Any creative business owner will tell you that to catch your audience’s attention, you have to learn how to adapt to new platforms. The impact of Instagram on consumers is undeniable. So, if you have ever thought of using this platform to elevate your business, now is the perfect time to do so! Instagram Stories are not only fun but also enormously
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Aug 2019
6 Ways to Connect with a Journalist
6 Ways to Connect with a Journalist If you ask any journalist what question they hear all the time, they probably will tell you: “How can I get coverage in your newspaper or on blog?” As a publicist, I get the same question all the time. The answer? You need to get their attention. And you need to get it with a good story. If you own a business, or manage
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Jul 2019
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: Your #1 Worry
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: YOUR #1 WORRY Want to get a good night’s sleep? Then forget the endless conference calls, the color of your logo, the amount of memory on your laptop or the shoes you’re wearing. The number #1 thing you should worry about is customer experience. Why? Because in this modern age everyone talks, shares, reviews and rates online. So if you are going to stay up late at night
EVERYTHING IS PR (WHETHER YOU THINK IT IS OR NOT) PR is everything. Public relations should be at the forefront of every choice you make for you or your company. Think your company can’t afford to hire a publicist? We think you can’t afford not to. Every photo you share, every word you share, every fragment of information you share is PR. All the information you put out into the world
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Jun 2019
Free dessert – What’s yours?
My husband’s family loves this little Italian restaurant in the Valley. It’s non-descript, average sized sign, and the first time I walked in I realized I’d been passing it by for years. But not my husband’s clan. They love it. And have been returning for generations. And bringing everyone they know. What makes it so special? The owner. He stands at the door and greets everyone with the biggest smile
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Apr 2019
How NETFLIX Has Influenced Marketing
How NETFLIX Has Influenced Marketing When it comes to modern viewing habits everybody gets what they want, when they want it. Netflix has made immediate gratification possible and that’s where your marketing needs to be. People should to be able to connect with you while wearing their pajamas from the comfort of their couch, on their schedule and when it’s convenient for them. With Netflix it’s a case
