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Solo Self-Promotion, and More

This week’s #solopr chat on Twitter was a lively discussion (as always!). Questions included the following: 1. Do you have recommendations for the best ways to track radio and TV PSAs? 2. How important is it for PR pros to promote their own (personal) image, i.e. w/personal blog, tweets etc? 3. For an upcoming article on PR Conversations, [...]

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First Steps, Marketing, and more

The #solopr Twitter chat this week was once again a varied discussion, with expert advice in response to the following questions: 1. What do you do for tech support? 2. What do you do when a potential client calls, then calls two more times & sends two emails before you can respond? 3. How do you take credit [...]

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New PR Tactics, and More

As part of this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, top pros in PR consulting shared their thoughts on a wide-range of topics, including the following: 1) When trying to estimate hours for a blogger outreach program, how do you handle? 2) Has anyone used CNN’s iReport.com or Allvoices.com on behalf of clients?  How? 3) How do you “find” long-term [...]

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Chatting at the Mid-Year Point

As part of the #solopr Twitter chat this week – at the halfway mark in 2010 – we covered a variety of questions/topics submitted by the Solo PR Pro community: 1)  Looking for ideas/advice when announcing new client relationships. Get permission? Make a big splash? Keep quiet? 2)  How do solos choose which Webinars/conferences to attend, considering [...]

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Holiday Pitching, Renegade Spokespeople, and More

This week’s #solopr Twitter chat was once again a fast-moving hour full of useful tips from some of the top pros in PR consulting nationwide. We covered some timely topics this week, covering  the following questions: 1. Is there a “dead zone” around the US 4th of July holiday (meaning, is it difficult to communicate during [...]

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