It was apparently this man – Cardinal Richelieu – who said this around 400 years ago, and it still holds good today, despite the fact that very few people conduct […]
You have 30 seconds to get the attention of a journalist
And why this matters even if you’re not pitching to one. Years ago I went to see the father of guerilla marketing – Jay Conrad Levinson – give a talk […]
8 ways not to waste your money when exhibiting at a tradeshow
So you’re spending money on a stand at a tradeshow huh? It’s not cheap, is it. Here are some tips from a public relations perspective to help you get the […]
The ‘Virtuous Circle’ of content marketing
Here’s an approach we’ve used for a long time for client projects that gets great results. We call it ‘The Content Marketing Virtuous Circle’. Here is our infographic… Key […]
The Hungry Beast needs feeding… every day
The media realise that the need for news is insatiable – you need new ‘news’ 24/7 on TV, radio and in print. This is what people in media refer to […]
Publicity. It’s not what you think it is (it can be much more)…
Or perhaps putting it another way… the benefits of good publicity go beyond the obvious ones. The most obvious benefit is that a positive story about you and your business […]
What do Sigmund Freud, bacon and eggs, cigarettes and banana republics have in common?
One man – Edward Bernays. Edward Bernays[1] was Sigmund Freud’s nephew and in fact played a major part in Freud’s rise to fame and the adoption of Freud’s ideas in […]
PR marketing? What’s that?
Several years ago I came up with the term ‘PR marketing‘. It wasn’t meant to mean just ‘PR and marketing’, it was more of a suggested approach to marketing if […]