#Pr For Business
Deciding whether PR is right for your business
Catriona Pollard blogs about deciding whether or not public relations is right for your business. “Although many businesses are now implementing public relations specialists to help provide two-way communication between stakeholders, public relations is often misunderstood…”
How to get the most out of a PR agency
Catriona Pollard blogs about making the most of your relationship with a PR agency. “Effective management of this relationship and an understanding of the activities & capabilities of your agency results in a happier agency & higher ROI.”
What’s the real difference between marketing and PR?
Catriona Pollard looks at the difference between PR and marketing and what role they both play in business success. “While it’s important for businesses to be able to articulate the differences between the two roles, it doesn’t change the reality that marketing and PR are as reliant on each other as a business is to their combined success.”
Why ‘how to’ articles work
Catriona Pollard blogs about using ‘How To’ articles to gain publicity for your business. “‘How to’ articles can not only position you as an industry expert, they can offer topical, helpful and interesting information to readers and are one of the easiest types of articles to write because they have a tried and tested structure that works.”
How to grab a journalist’s attention
Catriona Pollard offers a few tips for business owners looking to approach journalists. “They’re people too. They have good days and bad days and there are ones who will be nicer than others. But don’t be intimidated by them if they are less than sugar and spice, they will respect you more for not sounding nervous.”
Social media strategy checklist
Catriona Pollard delivers a checklist to ensure you’re using social media appropriately in your business. “Before you sign up and start Tweeting or Facebooking, you should think about the social media strategy. This means taking time to stop and think about what you want to accomplish.”
Pitch your business release to CLEO, SMH and Mix 106.5
A world-class panel of media experts have been booked by Buerilla to review and critique small business media pitches, live at the Pitch to Media Panel event.