Long Live the Press Release

The press release was developed in 1906 by Ivy Lee, whose agency was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad.  He wrote...
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All I Needed to Know, I Learned from Watching Television

My associate Ilena watched a lot of television as a child. It was a steady diet of cartoons and re-runs...
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Dealing with Misinformation Online

Almost everyone is familiar with Goodwill. Founded in Boston in 1902 by Methodist minister, Edgar Helms, he collected used household...
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How to conduct a virtual news conference

The pandemic has greatly altered the ways we connect with others over the past two years, requiring PR professionals to...
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LinkedIn Best Practices

LinkedIn allows you to expand your network and share business information. While it is a social media network like Facebook,...
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Just say “No.”

Ilena, my PR Associate, recently shared a story with me about a difficult client experience when she worked with an...
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