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January 27, 2021

Underrated media news this week

Here is one of the insights I shared with my Inner Circle on our annual “What Will Matter in PR This Year” training session.

January 20, 2021

PR & your Netflix watchlist

A useful lesson from pop culture: How to apply Netflix’s pure genius cross-targeting strategy to your PR work.

January 13, 2021

No phone for 5 days

I didn’t realize until after the experiment was done how absolutely necessary this was for my emotional health and professional effectiveness.

January 6, 2021

Inspiration for your 2021 pitching

As arduous as it was, 2020 did provide some inspiring pitch examples you can learn from.

December 29, 2020

What I’ll STOP doing in 2021

Too often we focus our resolutions on new or different stuff we force ourselves into – so I complement my “to do” list with a “stop doing” list.

December 23, 2020

Good lessons from bad PR pitches – December edition

The word you should leave out of your subject lines, the risks and rewards of being over-the-top, and what we can learn from the journalist’s dilemma

December 22, 2020

Quick hits for your short week

Don’t miss my interview with Doug Simon at “PR’s Top Pros Talk…” on pitching during and after COVID.

December 16, 2020

Close out 2020 on a high note

I don’t think I’ve ever cheered as loud as I will when the ball drops in Times Square to ring in 2021.

December 9, 2020

Solving the podcast problem

How do you know which podcasts matter? There is a brand new tool that changes all that.

December 2, 2020

PR lessons from “Elf”

I can’t help myself from spotting PR insights anywhere, even in a Will Ferrell movie.