Since Brett Brown became the head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, I decided to start a fake Twitter account for him. I’m a huge Sixers fan and, when I heard his first radio interview in Philly, it was impossible not to notice his thick New England accent. I’m a Boston Read more…
We’ve all been there before as PR professionals. When you’re having one of those days – or even weeks – when you just can’t get a hit in the media. It sucks. And it also can allow self doubt to creep in. I’ve been there more times than I care Read more…
I regularly write for the popular PR and media site Muck Rack and I have a lot of fun doing it. I had written an article a while ago for other public relations professionals on three things they should do before they pick up the phone and call a jounrnalist Read more…
There was a recent dustup in the PR and media community recently when the co-founder of HQ Trivia flipped out on a Daily Beast reporter and threatened to fire his popular app’s host if that reporter ran an interview they had just done with them. Yeah, it was a whole Read more…
I’ve been writing for Muck Rack for almost a year now and I love it. They not only let me vent about various PR-related irritants…they encourage it. For whatever reason, there are a couple of people that like to hear me rant about things that clients, media and/or fellow PR Read more…
Yes, I agree with the majority of people that think 2016 was awful and we need to move forward to 2017 as soon as possible. But, I like to look at the positives of 2016. First and foremost I got a daughter. That alone wipes out just about everything else Read more…
Was good to see that Ragan.com liked my Muck Rack article on the behaviors of PR bosses. Yesterday, they picked up the piece and ran it on Ragan.com. Working with Muck Rack has been a great experience. They’ve given me a great platform to express my thoughts, opinions and advice. Read more…
I had previously written two articles for Muck Rack on what PR bosses should stop doing. I wasn’t trying to slam the boss, I was just trying to offer some helpful reminders of operational strategies that just don’t work. However, if I’m going to write that, it’s only fair that Read more…
I was pretty excited at the chance to contribute to Muck Rack, perhaps that biggest media and public relations website. Back in July, I wrote my first article about phone pitching tips for PR professionals. I guess it did really well, because it made Muck Rack’s top three articles for Read more…
I mentioned before that I was asked by Muck Rack to write a two-part series on things PR bosses should stop doing. It’s not to rag on the boss, but just to offer some constructive criticism. Part one of that series is right here. The second installment went up today. Read more…