Public relations takes time and depends on regular contact with the right reporters. When our client, Vaisala, came to us with exclusive lightning data, we knew we had to develop a strategy that would result in consistent media coverage over time.
In the wake of data breaches affecting millions of users at Facebook and Equifax, data protection and privacy is a growing concern for consumers, businesses and legislators. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, will be the first piece of legislation to impact data protection on a global scale…
For years, I was on the receiving end of PR phone calls and emails. Between my 15 years in television news and over the last eight years with my personal website, I received hundreds of pitches through email, phone and yes, even fax. Now as an account executive with Compriseagency, the tables are turned, I am the one doing the pitching and it is a whole different ballgame…
We’ve all heard the saying, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” But when is bad publicity really bad and when is it good?
Really, not all drama surrounding a company, brand or celebrity is bad…
This week the mother of all viral videos sucker-punched United Airlines. But that’s the nature of viral videos, right? They are unexpected in timing and subject matter. But how the brand handles it in the hours after is crucial to coming out on the other side…
Whether organizations want to believe it or not, government has a profound impact on the way business is conducted. As a result, almost every organization requires a government relations arm, but one of the most common questions I receive is “what exactly is government relations?” To me, government relations (GR) is about education…
Americans just witnessed the downfall of a gold medal-winning swimmer’s reputation in less than a week’s time. It appears Ryan Lochte brought much of it on himself. Public relations professionals are talented at helping public figures manage their image and mitigate problems as they arise, but the shit gets real when…
I get asked all the time, “What exactly is it that you do?” My short answer is that I manage my clients’ reputation to the public and get them media opportunities. My long answer usually confuses people to the point of regretting they ever asked. You see, for most people public relations (PR)…
PR mistakes happen daily. The rapidly changing, digital media landscape makes it very easy for those mistakes to go viral. Whether it is a tweet sent with questionable judgement, a larger-than-life spokesperson or a company-wide epidemic, PR disasters exist on different scales and across all industries. While there have been numerous PR mistakes…
Yesterday Apple launched a handful of new products, but if you’re even a casual consumer of news, you know that. However, as I watched the presentation last night (on my Apple TV, of course!), it occurred to me that while Apple did trot out a couple of new toys, that presentation was a shot across…