Rumor Has It: The Baddies of History Pt. 1
Let’s play a game of women’s history word association. I’m going to list four powerful women. Your job is to list the first fact that comes to mind about each of them: Cleopatra Marie Antionette Catherine the Great Elizabeth Bathory Now, be honest: Did you recall Cleopatra as a beautiful temptress who seduced the rulers […]
Getting Your Feet Wet in PR? Here Are Four Free Resources to Get You Started
If you’ve been noodling on the idea of adding a PR program to your business, you may have noticed that seasoned PR people don’t really like to give away secrets to success. It’s a competitive world out there – can you blame us? We spend years building relationships and bolstering our skills, cementing our reputation […]
Taking Red Pen to Past Predictions
We are in a golden age for technology industry prediction articles. A Google search for “2023 tech industry predictions” finds 212 million results. Turn to just about any mainstream technology or business publication and you’ll see a recent piece compiling commentary from glamourous lists of CEOs and innovators. Setting aside the obvious technological advancements in […]
5 Ways PR Pros Can Use ChatGPT to Accelerate Their Work
PR pros in every single market need to pay attention to AI content generation tools. If you don’t figure out how to use them, you’re going to be replaced by them. No, not now. Tools like ChatGPT are a long way from being able to engage in media relations—but they are lot closer than I […]
Managing Stress and Maintaining Morale in a Round-the-Clock Business
If you work in public relations, you must be “always on.” As a PR professional, properly managing stress and maintaining high morale is key to thriving in your role. This isn’t unique to public relations. No matter what field you work in, you’ll most likely have to work overtime or during off hours at some […]