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Social Media Integration with PR

This interview was recently published by The Center for Sustainable Journalism, and readers of this blog can join me at the upcoming Social Media Integration Conference for 20% off the early bird rates! See below for details. Center for Sustainable Journalism: What does social media outreach have in common with traditional PR, and how does it [...]

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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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New Business, PR Timing, and More

As part of this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, pros in PR consulting offered insights on a wide-range of topics, addressing the following questions: 1. When in between projects and working to gain new business, what are the best practices? 2. I graduated in December and am thinking of doing solo PR offering social media and other PR [...]

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Wire Services, Unpaid Bills, and More

As part of this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, top PR consultants discussed a wide-range of topics, addressing the following questions: 1) What wire services have you used, and which do you prefer? Is wire distribution important these days? 2) How do solos collect on unpaid bills, and can the debts be written off on taxes? 3) Do you [...]

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Freelance PR Consultants – 2010 is Our Year

Public relations is listed as one of the top careers for 2010, and this year, consultants are in the catbird seat.

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