Media Relations


Media Relations

Darticle No. 10

The reporter told only one side of the story. The negative side. Learn how your message can take on a positive life.


Keeping the Faith: The Power of the Press (kit)

Keeping the Faith: The Power of the Press (kit)

01.19.2009

I have a confession: I lost faith in the press kit as an effective PR tool. But thanks to some recent work on behalf of our client, HemCon Medical Technologies, my faith has been restored in the old-school press kit.

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Ten Social Media Trends for 2009

Ten Social Media Trends for 2009

In: Social Media
01.19.2009

It's that time of year when pundits, prognosticators and fortune tellers come out of the woodwork. So, I jumped on the bandwagon and got out my Tarot cards.

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In Crisis, Will You Sink or Swim?

In Crisis, Will You Sink or Swim?

01.19.2009

As I tuned into Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s first press conference of the financial crisis, I had to give him credit. He was smack-dab in the middle of the biggest crisis of his career, yet there he was facing the press — in the searing limelight.

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Reporters: Friend or Foe?

Reporters: Friend or Foe?

01.19.2009

Devious. Sneaky. Pushy. Smart. Busy. Aggressive. Superficial. These adjectives were all used to describe reporters by participants in a recent media training class. Reporters are professionals with a job to do, just like the rest of us. So what is with all the animosity?

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All the World is a Twitter — Especially for PR Folks and Reporters

All the World is a Twitter — Especially for PR Folks and Reporters

Lilyn Hester
In: Social Media
01.19.2009

When CNN’s Rick Sanchez and Don Lemon recently entered Twitterland and sent a request to follow me, I thought, ‘oh my — I’ve arrived.’ But that brief moment of self-importance soon faded when I realized that these two men had more followers than I did — all within a few days of joining.

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