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Why Most B2B Companies Don’t Use Earned Media (Public Relations)

Marketing Craftmanship

Despite the erosion of public trust in “fake news” (mostly related to political and world news reporting), business and industry trade media sources continue to have a high degree of credibility and influence.

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5 Ways to Boost and Improve Public Relations

Navigate the Channel

The way you and your company relate to the public is crucial to its success. Understanding the need for public relations – and that engaging in public relations is not an option – is a primary factor in the success of many businesses. Understanding there is no uniform general “public” is also not an option.

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Tips on Outlets to Contact for Your Public Relations Strategies

Navigate the Channel

For your public relations strategies to be successful, you need to have a list of media outlets you contact every time you want to get content out there. And it’s good public relations etiquette. Both traditional and digital marketing channels have strong PR outlets to look to for your PR efforts.

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The 4 Keys to a Successful Public Relations Strategy

Navigate the Channel

As a small business, you may not be entirely sure where public relations fits within your marketing efforts and why it matters, and you may not be sure where advertising and promotion end and public relations begins, let alone have a dedicated public relations department that knows PR’s ins-and-outs.

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Why Most B2B Firm PR Strategies Fail to Deliver Tangible Results

Marketing Craftmanship

PR (or “earned media”) is the most powerful form of content marketing, because of its potential market reach, online visibility, and inherent 3rd party endorsement. For example: one-off quotes in news stories, pay-to-play articles in any type of publication, and pickup from most press releases are worthless.

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Effective PR Communications During an Economic Downturn

SmartBug Media

Public relations is often at the bottom of the list of priorities for companies that are worried about rising prices and falling profits. However, in reality, PR is essential to facing these headwinds and successfully responding to any crisis that comes your way. What Is Public Relations?

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The Ultimate Guide to Public Relations in 2018

Hubspot

Welcome to the world of public relations. Commonly abbreviated to PR, public relations defines how a company communicates with people. Read on to learn more about public relations, or click below to jump to a specific section. Your PR strategy should be using all three. Guess what?