“Monthly pr retainers will vanish”…Old PR model is dead, where is the
new one? http://bit.ly/K3y8l # Direct Dimensions gets Abe Lincoln up and
walking in time for the premiere of Night at the Museum 2 on CBS Baltimore -
http://bit.ly/wkX7x # Long post but great read on PR 2.0 RT @briansolis Must
read for anyone in PR, Marketing, Communications, Social Media -
http://bit.ly/Zstmq # Watch WJZ @ 4:00 or 5:00 to learn how a Baltimore
company contributed to Abe Lincoln’s foray into Hollywood and a Ben Stiller
blockbuster! # PR firms help clients navigate the sustainability landscape -
http://bit.ly/JI0HS # QB hires pr firm, hits sports bar, pledges to BYU
http://bit.ly/VL74R # Listen to Real Baseball Intelligence’s Director of
Scouting Ben Hyman discuss the Orioles and Nats at http://www.wnst.net at
4:00 p.m. #
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Interesting and appropriate article in this month’s Entrepreneur Magazine
for anyone trying to decide when exactly is the right “Time to Hire a PR
Firm.”
Within the “Start It Up” section of the magazine, Sara Wilson craftily
titled the article “Get Thee to a PR Firm.” We’ll provide a link to
the article when it comes up online for those of you who don’t subscribe to
one of our favorite pubs. Sara tells some interesting stories of businesses
including Picnik.com, Ecobags.com, Flexible Executives, LLC, USABride, Inc.
and Cape Clogs (all linked), who have seen significant Return ... (more)
PR on Ulitzer
Yesterday, consulting firm Stevens Gould Pincus released their “2009 Best
Practices Benchmarking Report,” which surveyed 106 PR agencies in the U.S.
and Canada and found that profitability at PR agencies dropped more than 20%
in 2008.
We all know that the economy is bad. No big news there. But we can’t use
that excuse for everything. We Americans love to make excuses and place blame
on everyone else, right? Don’t make excuses for your business - just make
smarter business decisions.
As the country fell deeper into a recession in 2008, agencies expected big
brands... (more)
In an effort to start the week off right, PR Flex is offering a little bit of
education - call it a piece of “flair” - each Monday. We’ll tackle a
different part of PR each week. Think we’ve missed one? Have an insight
you want to add? Let us know and we’ll write one or post yours as a guest
blog!
Since you only get what you give, we’ll start with CSR: Corporate Social
Responsibility and the questions you should ask when selecting a partner
charity.
Muhammad Ali once wrote, “Community service is the rent we pay for our room
here on earth. In the spirit of “every little bit... (more)
RT @rightsource Social Media and Search - One Good Turn Deserves Another
http://bit.ly/TUfNw #
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