Note: This is a reposted blog by our Public Relations Global Network Partner, Michelle Lyng – Novitas Communications. For the original blog, please visit here. After the past few months of corporate missteps, it would be simple to advise companies to just keep their heads down and not engage in potentially controversial issues. But that’s not how PR folks roll. A recent…
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What Makes a Good Client?
This blog originally appeared on HMA Public Relations‘ website. HMA Public Relations is our Public Relations Global Network partner in Arizona. Blog courtesy of Abbie Fink from HMA Public Relations Finding and securing new business is an ongoing process for any professional services firm — it can happen anywhere at any time, including a baseball game. However, the best source…
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Client Relationships: Keeping it Fresh
By Danielle Dickinson of The Castle Group, our Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) partner in Boston. Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold. This adage from my Girl Scout years has proven to be valuable advice in both my personal life and career as a corporate event producer. Here at Castle, we are…
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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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15 Tips for Making a Great Video
By Anne Buchanan of Buchanan Public Relations, our Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) partner in Philadelphia. Video remains a sizzling hot medium for storytelling. Organizations of all sizes and industries are using it to tell their brand story. Some companies produce video in-house; others turn to specialized video production companies for help. But no matter how it gets produced, video…
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It’s Time to Rethink the Request for Proposals Process
By Aaron Blank, CEO of The Fearey Group, our Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) partner in Seattle As a large-scale company, a not-for-profit or a startup brand, let’s say you’re interested in contracting with a new PR agency. Perhaps you’re looking for a fresh perspective or preparing to take that fledgling step into the PR world. There are certain…
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Client Save the Redwoods League turns 100
Client Spotlight: Save the Redwoods League celebrates its centennial By Ashley Boarman, Account Supervisor Save the Redwoods League is a nonprofit whose mission is to protect and restore redwood forests and connect people to their peace and beauty so these wonders of the natural world flourish. Established in 1918, the League is celebrating its centennial this year! In the last 100 years,…
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Don’t be a Dead Fish!
By Ashley Boarman, account supervisor I’ve been on the professional events circuit lately where I’ve encountered several bad handshakes. There’s the classic icky sweaty palm (yuck!) and the always awkward “lobster claw,” when a person clasps a few of your fingers and then pulls away. We can’t, of course, forget the most awkward of all bad handshakes: the “dead fish.”…
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On Set with On Lok
By Jennifer Golbus, Senior Account Supervisor I recently staffed a day-long video shoot with the talented team at KGO-TV (ABC-7), filming a segment for LCI client On Lok on KGO’s “Bay Area Life” program. The segment highlights On Lok’s 45th anniversary, showcasing its three major senior services programs: On Lok Lifeways, 30th Street Senior Center and Alcara. We had a…
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