Bloomingdale’s creepy “date rape-y” ad, Ivanka’s “flammable scarves” were just two of the biggest non-political PR blunders over the past year or so. However, PR blunders aren’t just something the big brands make. Small and medium sized businesses have their fair shares of public relations disasters as well. Even if you’re working with a PR…
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Round up of 2016 banking breaches – PR example of list use
Listicles are definitely useful to attract readers - whether they are top 10s or 5 tips, they are a great PR tool. Anyway, to help you out if you are writing about cybersecurity in the banking sector, feel free to use our list, but do give us a mention please. If you are planning to…
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Are comments a good tactic in PR?
Over the last month, we've secured comments for our clients in The Register, Daily Telegraph, USA Today, Computing, International Business Times and plenty more publications. Comments are one tactic used to increase company and person name recognition across a number of publications quickly, establishing our spokespeople as experts linked to a specific topic, be it cyber…
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6 tips on how to write winning award entries
As part of our tech PR service offer, we write awards and last night's win of two CRN awards, where we led on writing one and co-wrote the other with the client, made me want to share some tips on how to win: 1. Read the criteria/categories Now of course you are going to do this…
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21 tools every PR should know about
Whether you are new to PR or an old hand at public relations, there are really some essential tools that you should be using or at least should know about. 1) Responsesource Website: http://www.responsesource.com/ ResponseSource provides easy-to-use tools that connect PR professionals and businesses to journalists, enabling them to give stories relevant coverage – quickly…
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UK media monitoring services roundup
Every company likes to keep track of its media mentions. But how do you ensure that you have a copy of every single piece of coverage that your company has secured with journalists both online and in print? One way is to hire in a media monitoring service and these are four of the ones…
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42 tips on being a great PR exec
Read - PR is about telling stories, so try to read a newspaper in print or online, and your industry publications every day. Monitor - understand what your competitors and your industry are saying. Whether it's through Google Alerts or setting up your own dashboard using RSS feeds. Focus - be…
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Why trade show events are perfect for promoting your business
Any marketer worth their salt would agree that technology has been a game changer when it comes to how businesses, both big and small, market to (and interact with) their target markets. Yet as vital a tool as social media has become to achieve their goals, there’s no substituting the marketing power of attending a…
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The 10 hottest tech blog sites that accept guest posts
You are an expert in a technology field, with plenty to share, but where can you post your opinion to draw the right attention to your brand and drive traffic to your website? Guest posting on well-established tech sites that already have a high circulation in and related to your field of expertise is a…
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The rise and reign of Scottish university spinouts – hot stories from last week
With all eyes in Scotland on the possibility of Brexit – the exiting of Britain from the European Union – we at Vitis PR were far more interested in the rise and reign of Scottish university spinouts and startups making big splashes last week. Here is our pick of the four best Scottish tech stories…
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