How Preparing for New Business Is Just Like Going Back to School

Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Abbie Fink – HMA Public Relations. For the original blog, please visit here. I am working from my sister’s house this week. Not only am I enjoying her amazing cooking and considerably cooler temperatures, but I am also witnessing what she does to get herself ready to go…
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What does it mean to run a values-aligned company? 

By Sean Dowdall  LANDIS has served more than 200 clients for the past 33 years. Based on that extensive experience, we have learned the best opportunity for achieving great success is when we do work that is values-aligned with our company, staff, community and clientele. Doing values-aligned work is what we believe in as an agency.  To LANDIS, “values-aligned” means…
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Communications is not Optional – Especially Now

By Staff It’s an interesting time to be a communicator. The economic outlook is uncertain, traditional media are struggling to remain relevant, social media continues to be inundated with misinformation – is it any surprise that public sentiment is fickle at best? At the same time businesses and business leaders are expected to speak out and take stands on issues…
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Our Favorite PR Moments of 2022

By Staff The LEGO Foundation donates LEGO® MRI Scanners to hospitals around the world In February, the philanthropic arm of LEGO®, The Lego Foundation, announced it would donate 600 models of MRI machines to hospitals to help kids understand the loud and intimidating machines. Playing with the models, kids can “rehearse” the process and work ask the clinicians questions –…
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How to Build Successful Communications Plans for 2023

NOTE: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Party RumboCierto. For the original blog, please visit here. A recommended approach that tackles our new realities can be summarized in seven simple steps and tactics: Be empathetic: PR pros can no longer put together a communications plan considering only what companies want to communicate but also what…
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Ten Questions that Prospects and Clients Ask

By Brianne Miller, Senior Counselor When the team at LCI starts talking with prospects about their marketing and communications needs, invariably several important questions arise. We decided to compile a list of those that are most-asked and answer them below: What is the ROI? How do you measure the effectiveness of a program? We have pioneered metrics-based ROI with our…
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5 Steps to Finding the Right PR firm

By David Landis, President, LCI Having been in the public relations business for more than two decades, I’m often asked by business people how to find the right PR firm for their needs. Finding the perfect PR and marketing communications agency is a bit like dating: you might have to kiss a few frogs to find your soul mate. To bypass…
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Digital Communications at the Forefront of the Evolving PR Industry

By Gregory Bortkiewicz It feels like PR has been in the news a lot lately, from the airline fiascos at United and British Airways to the resignation of the White House communications director (good luck to whoever takes on that job!) A good old-fashioned PR crisis will always make the news, but this doesn’t change the fact that PR remains…
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Let’s start over, shall we?

By David Cumpston, Director, Landis Communications (LCI) Though it’s hard to believe, the last days of 2016 are upon us. Unless you’re one of the fortunate few who’s already thinking ahead to the New Year, now’s the time to get your ducks in a row for a successful kickoff to 2017. Here’s a look at five areas for PR professionals…
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Is hiring a PR firm worth it?

By Abbie S. Fink, Vice President/General Manager at HMA Public Relations, our PRGN partner in Phoenix, AZ There’s nothing I like more (said very sarcastically) than reading an article on why hiring a public relations firm isn’t worth the expense. It’s not that I disagree with the theory; there may be lots of reasons not to hire out your PR needs. Small…
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