In 2024, solo public relations professionals must adeptly navigate the digital landscape, leveraging data-driven strategies while contending with economic challenges. While “data-driven strategies” sounds like something out of the corporate jargon handbook, you may...
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Tis the Season for Client Gifts
Tis the season to wrap it all up and put a bow on it. In between the mad dash to finalize reports, budgets and campaigns, Solo PR Pros are also thinking about year-end client gifts for clients. A thoughtful gift is a great way to show appreciation to clients, but it...
How to Get Paid (On Time) by Your Clients
It's a scenario no solo PR pro wants to find themselves in: getting stiffed on client payments. It happened to two of my dear friends this year alone. In both instances, these clients were referrals from trusted sources where personal relationships existed....
The Future of Work Is Fluid: Rethinking Your Nonlinear Career Path
Much of today’s conversation about the future of work focuses on technology, especially the way that technology enables remote work. It’s a topic that has understandably risen to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic. But to strategic consultant, podcast host and...
4 Must-Have Elements for Your Website as a Solo PR Pro
You’ve probably heard the phrase “let me Google that for you” before. And although it’s often spoken with a tone of sarcasm, it can also be viewed as a true sign of the times. We live in a digital age where people do research and ask questions online...
Leading Healthy Teams: Lessons from Leadercast 2019 for Solo PR Pros
Leadercast Live is a one-day leadership event held in Atlanta, Georgia and simulcast to host sites around the world. The Leadercast speakers tailored their talks to 2019’s theme, Leading Healthy Teams, providing actionable information that applies to those of us with...
11 Apps that Make Tax Time Easier for Solo PR Pros
With the arrival of spring and longer, warmer days, the last thing a busy Solo PR Pro wants to do is spend more time indoors making sense of receipts, expenses, and other data in preparation for filing taxes. Download these apps now to make your day-to-day business...
Time Management for the Solo PR Pro: Who Has Time for That?
We all have the same number of hours in the day as Beyoncé, so they say. Except where Beyoncé has a huge team behind her, as solo consultants, we are the ones wearing many of the hats in our businesses. So, what’s a solo to do? Maximizing our time is directly...