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Those of us who’ve worked at agencies remember joining forces with co-workers to develop combined pitches before conducting media relations for feature coverage. Pitching a trend is much more meaningful when you have three or more spokespeople from different companies available and ready to discuss the topic at a moments notice. As journalists continue to [...]

Blogger relations is an activity only growing in importance for PR pros as the media landscape continues to shift. When bloggers speak on the topic, we often hear cranky pronouncements about the uselessness of PR people, which can too easily be written off as the self-important whining of big egos. But most bloggers are entirely [...]

This week’s #solopr chat – held each Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. Eastern on Twitter – got into the nitty gritty of one of the top issues facing PR professionals today: news distribution. Be sure to check out the transcript here in PDF, or online, for astute insights from the wise and experienced Solo PR Pros [...]

The November 11 edition of the #solopr Twitter chat took on a life of its own (as all good chats do). We tackled tough topics, including the extent to which agency experience is helpful to Solo PR Pros, and whether PRSA membership is useful to an independent practitioner. Multiple viewpoints were expressed on all sides [...]

In the world of entrepreneurial ventures and startups, there are frequent discussions of whether Public Relations is necessary (in fact, a Google search for the phrase “pr is dead” [in quotes, lowercase] returns 119,000 entries!). The question resurfaced this week as a high-profile panel was held in Boston during a meeting of the Web Innovators [...]

Our latest Solo PR Pro success story is the fascinating and always engaging Shonali  Burke, ABC. Based in the Washington, D.C., area, Shonali is the IABC-accredited, award-winning principal of Shonali Burke Consulting. She blogs at Waxing UnLyrical, under the watchful eyes of Chuck, Suzy Q. and Lola, her three rescue dogs. Much to her husband’s [...]

SoloPRPro.com Speaks with Jason Falls on Becoming a PR/Social Media Consultant

Most PR consultants have been trained from early in our careers to work behind the scenes. We’ve typically served clients or company executives as the spokespeople, and it’s deeply ingrained that the spotlight should shine on them alone.  Today, it’s time to come out from behind the curtain. Chalk this up as yet another way [...]

Some PR consultants are facing challenging times. While there’s still lots of work to be had, in this environment clients occasionally slash their budgets mid-stream. Others are putting planned projects on hold for an indefinite period of time. When you get word of both of these happening from different clients on the same day (which [...]

I’m afraid the time has come – some PR pros need a dose of tough love. I know you’re out there: PR and MarCom consultants with no presence online whatsoever. Many of you may have a Web presence, but perhaps it’s anemic and a cohesive strategy is lacking. Now let me scare you straight. We’ve [...]