Carefully Crafted on June 16
Time online needs to be time well spent. Once you nail the basics of a social network, how can you add some sizzle to ensure your content compels people to take action, expands your network, and stands apart amidst a sea of mediocrity? On Instagram, think beyond the obvious photo/video uploads. Check out these five ideas for inspiration to take your Insta-game to the next […]
Carefully Crafted on June 05
On Monday, I shared insights and advice to help PR pros get started with video. (In case you missed it, I spoke at PR News’ Digital PR Conference & Video Workshop in Miami, plus I did a Skype interview yesterday discussing the role of video in securing earned media. Clearly, video for PR is a […]
Carefully Crafted on June 04
One of the core criteria in Best Places to Work surveys is turnover. Presumably, this implies that a company with high turnover mustn’t be among the best employment options. A few years ago, my company experienced a period of high(ish) turnover. We had a number of people come and go in a relatively short period of time. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing […]
Carefully Crafted on June 01
I’m in Miami speaking at PR News Digital Conference & Video Workshop. My session is focused on helping those of us who don’t come from a digital/video background understand when and how to shoot, produce and incorporate it into our communication strategies. Why are we, as PR people, focusing on video? Isn’t that a marketing […]
Carefully Crafted on May 22
Our team has been using Slack for internal communication and collaboration for about a month now. We love it — the platform is really easy to use, plus it integrates with a number of tools we use every day (e.g., Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.). Here are a few of our favorite “Slack hacks” to boost collaboration and help […]
Carefully Crafted on April 28
A few of our team members recently sat in on a webinar co-hosted by Peter Shankman and Cision, a Geben client. Thanks to account manager Rose Finnerty for compiling this list of lessons learned! Zombies eat brains. As a result, they create more zombies. Easy enough to understand, right? If you’re not familiar, this is […]
Carefully Crafted on April 16
If you’ve traveled in entrepreneur circles for any period of time, you’ve likely heard one or more of the following declarations: You’re not an entrepreneur unless you work 80+ hours a week. Building a product business is so much harder than building a service business. Building a service business is so much harder than building a product business. Not a multi-million […]
Carefully Crafted on April 08
One of my New Year’s Resolutions for this year was to read more. Specifically, I want to read at least two non-work-related books a month (surprisingly, easier to do than I thought it would be!), as well as more trend research and general news consumption through magazines, online news sites, etc. To hold me accountable, and to share some […]
Carefully Crafted on April 07
Having fully recovered from the South by Southwest whirlwind, I find myself coming back to a few questions and nuggets of wisdom that I heard during during panels or in conversations with people. Some of this will surely be fodder for future blog posts, but in the meantime, if you need some food for thought, give these a whirl! If you were setting up an office on […]
Carefully Crafted on March 26
In the race to stay relevant, brands have tried (and tried … and tried) to create real-time marketing magic. But very few succeed. At best, their efforts come across as feeling forced or “gimmicky.” At worst, they’re downright disastrous. As a result, the value of real-time marketing has come into question and PR pros are wondering […]
