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Developing A PR Strategy For Your Small Business’s Product Launch

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In the past, the way a product launch worked was by hiring a PR agency, meeting with reporters during a press tour, and watching the articles pile up on launch day. One of the worst things you could do in PR is only start talking about your new product once it launches or a week before. by Cameron Johnson.

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Digital PR Guide: 5 Things To Consider Before Hiring A PR Agency

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PR which was until now only limited to newsletters, press releases, and discussion with journalists has also become tech-savvy. If you are in the market looking for an agency to handle your PR here are five things you need to pay attention to. Often the PR industry receives the flak for not revealing the correct information.

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Things To Consider Before Hiring A PR Firm

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I get this question at almost every DIY PR workshop I do: “How do I know if a PR firm is the right fit for me?”. Finding the right PR firm can be a lot like dating; it could just be a gut instinct that tells you that you’ve found the one. Before you hire a PR firm, consider what services you actually need done for your business.

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Why We Need Less Social Media And More Old-Fashioned Influence Building

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PR guru Robert L. Dilenschneider says PR pros and the companies that hire them need to focus less on chasing “likes” and more on building meaningful relationships. Are you sacrificing real influence on the (superficial and short-lived) altar of social media?

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How Smart Assistants Went From Pocket Devices To Managing Offices

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Personal assistants are often hired to prepare decisions and information for managers and take care of miscellaneous tasks for busy executives and CEOs — who all earn higher incomes. Alternatively, individual VA contractors can be hired for a monthly salary, or workers for short gigs can be found via Fiverr or TaskRabbit.

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How Startup Businesses Benefit From Releasing Press Releases

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If you are not familiar with SEO, hire a search engine optimization expert to ensure that your website and blogs are optimized for search. An online PR distribution service is beneficial for startups because the process of sending press releases is automated, saving the organization time, effort, and money. Acquire More Funding.

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How To Find PR Opportunities For Your Business

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But PR can play a significant role in determining the kind of customers you attract and the level of brand loyalty that you enjoy. The most effective way to kickstart PR for your business is by subscribing to HARO (Help A Reporter Out). Once you subscribe to HARO, you get new PR requests from journalists multiple times in a day.

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