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January 19, 2017

2017 and content saturation

There’s no one channel you should bet your PR success on, but there are two strategies that all PR pros should focus on to have a successful career from start to retirement.

January 12, 2017

When you really need to make stuff happen

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong in the PR industry? Find out what one of my Inner Circle members did to overcome this feeling and prove his value.

January 5, 2017

My LAST year’s resolution – 2016 edition

It’s taken me 43 years, but I finally cracked the code on keeping New Year’s resolutions.

December 29, 2016

Most fun I had at work this year

If you’re working this week, you absolutely should pitch any media you can think of. If you’re not working this week, here’s an otherwise irrelevant, fun experience I had recently for your reading pleasure during your break.

December 22, 2016

When Steve Jobs made me cry

The business media and the success literature teach that dramatic success in the workplace justifies temporarily sacrificing people who should otherwise be close to you. That’s false.

December 15, 2016

Snapchat vs. Facebook Live vs. paid Instagram

Focus your energy on developing this rare and valuable skill, and the opportunities and money will follow.

December 8, 2016

Grand Opening!

This week a new sign appeared at the entrance to the office park where I hang my hat. The thing is, the restaurant has been there for as long as I can remember. We in PR tend to make that same shortcut too often.

December 1, 2016

What journalists REALLY think of PR pitches

Journalists have been conditioned to expect that when they open an unsolicited email from a PR rep, it will have nothing to do with what they actually cover. Here’s why this is good news for you.

November 23, 2016

Taking local stories national

I remember when I got to the point where I pretty much maxed out all the local media coverage we could get. So the natural next step was to take our stories national. But guess what my solution was?

November 16, 2016

Pitching checklist: available today and tomorrow

14 years ago, I started on a journey that ultimately ended in the creation of a resource called the Media Relations Master’s Pitch Checklist.