Big or small, you need a media plan!

Whether you’re doing all the public relations yourself — or part of a large organization with a press shop — you need a media plan. The first mistake is to focus on internal aspects, process and technical details such as “Who will write the...

What’s the Value in a Brand Name?

Companies invest a lot of resources, including time, talent and capital, in an effort to procure a positive status in the minds of potential customers. But how much value do companies really derive from cultivating brand names? According to Aswath Damodaran, professor...

Why it’s Important to Segment Your Audiences?

Segment your audiences Let people target themselves I once worked with an education advocacy group that blanketed all of its audience members with the same communications. Teachers got the same information as students. Community members got the same messages as...