Setting Boundaries When You Are “Always On”
PR professionals don’t have regular work hours – if you know you know. Working all the time isn’t a sustainable solution, though. Longer hours don’t necessarily allow you to be more productive — and what’s more, encouraging constant communication can damage employees’ well-being, work-life balance, and job performance. I’m at the dawn of my PR […]
Three Pillars to Define Your Crisis Comms
It’s not uncommon for a company to stumble through communications responses in the midst of a crisis – Hey, it’s a stressful time, and aligning on what comes next can add an extra layer of stress response for even the most savvy executive. We’ve all seen companies that flounder through a crisis, and the PR pros […]
No Business Is Too Small to Make Headlines with Case Studies
In a crowded media landscape, case studies capture an editor’s attention. Caster writes case studies for many of our clients, pitching them for placement, using them to showcase work on client websites, and using them to book interviews on the topic – and our clients’ marketing teams continue to see momentum in campaigns and on […]
The Best Advisors Say No
We’ve all been in that meeting. The meeting where someone, usually in a leadership role, suggests a terrible idea. An idea that’s either counterproductive to the mission of the organization, outside of the scope or abilities of the people within that organization, or just plain wrongheaded. The trajectory of that idea depends on the rest […]