*Before you read this post please check out my definitions of public relations, marketing and publicity. It’ll take you less than two minutes. PR is the process of building and maintaining strong relationships with the people that are critical to the attainment of a goal. Marketing is compelling a defined person or group to takeContinue Reading
Evaluating PR + Marketing Effort
Evaluating the effectiveness of any communications program is essential – but too often agencies say it’s intangible – citing awareness and thought-leadership. In reality, if you know what success looks like before you start and create a campaign designed to achieve it, it’s easy to measure whether something is working. Here are a few tips:Continue Reading
Why PR Agencies Don’t Publish Their Prices
Ever wondered why PR companies don’t publish their prices? Us too! If a PR company doesn’t publish its prices up front you should start to question why… and what else they aren’t telling you.
Disclosure and Transparency In Marketing
“Disclosure is overrated. Just assume everyone is being paid and enjoy the experience.” This is, perhaps, the most concerning statement about social media and the real-time internet. Here’s why! Watch another THINK PR Espresso for help with PR, marketing and publicity strategy?
The best way to market a startup or small business
What’s the best way to market a startup or small business It’s a question that I see almost every day. Entrepreneurs looking for the “best” way to market a product, service or business. They’re looking for a silver bullet. The problem is there isn’t one. Depending on which “expert” you follow, the future is socialContinue Reading
The best way to pr a startup or small business
What’s the best way to PR a business? This is a question that I see at least once a day posted in discussion fora including Quora, LinkedIn, Alignable. It’s a question that is hard to answer. The truth is there is no default “best” way to use public relations to grow a business. There’s noContinue Reading
Why is public relations so expensive? (and how to reduce the cost)
Why is public relations so expensive? The first question that any PR company asks when you enquire about working with them is ‘what’s your budget?’ And you tell them. At least, you tell them the number you think is the going rate for the cookie-cutter PR ‘strategies’. That’s why public relations is so expensive. If youContinue Reading
Measuring Marketing is Binary
Marketing has become overly complex. Many of the articles I read on the topic, whether traditional – analogue – marketing or using new online platforms and digital tools, fail to explain the essence of marketing. Ask many marketing ‘professionals’ to define marketing and they’d fail to do it in a single sentence. Marketing is simpleContinue Reading
Redesigning public relations and marketing for entrepreneurs
Recently I talked with Rivers Corbett, host of the Startup Canada Podcast, about how I’m redesigning public relations and marketing for entrepreneurs. We talked about: the need for clear definitions for public relations, marketing and publicity why most entrepreneurs should focus on building key relationships rather than media coverage the challenges associated with disruptive innovationContinue Reading
Entrepreneurs: Build Your PR & Marketing Playbook
Entrepreneurs: Build Your PR & Marketing Playbook Entrepreneurs are in a hurry. They want to see their visions turned in to reality as quickly as possible. Sometimes that hinders their progress, rather than helping. Entrepreneurs are like Quarterbacks trying to move their team down the field. They can see the end zone and are looking forContinue Reading