Crisis communications expert Gerard Braud asks his social media followers, public relations professionals, and media relations experts, “Which is more important in a media interview – emotion or details?” It is crucial for your business, company, or organization to have effective media relations, effective media interviews, and to express the right emotions at the right […]
On social media, we asked our public relations community, “What is the best way to get to know your local reporters?” All this week many corporate spokespeople, CEOs, and subject matter experts shared their tips and their best media relations practices. When you are facing a crisis, local reporters will be responsible for telling your […]
There is plenty to be discussed on this topic and many corporate spokespeople, CEOs, and subject matter experts could benefit from your expert tips. So, to help out our public relations community, this week’s PR discussion question is, “What is the best way to get to know your local reporters?” It is crucial for your business, company, or […]
Generic social media policies can be spread across social media from consultants and public relations professionals. How can you tell if these cover all of your bases thoroughly? Employees may act out of line on social media in so many ways, throwing your organization, company, or school into the midst of a crisis. For the best […]
By Gerard Braud As the flooding disaster in Houston continues from Hurricane Harvey, and as I look back today, August 29th, on the 12th anniversary of my own experience with Hurricane Katrina, one element of crisis communications, crisis management, and disaster management looms heavy: Manage the expectations of your audience. In the case of Houston, […]
Social media tips can be spread across social media from consultants and public relations professionals. Communication tips can come from industry professionals, online articles, or it may come from your former or current educators. So, what are your thoughts on these daily influxes of information? Does using social media for internal and external communications help businesses or […]
Media training tips can be spread across social media from consultants and public relations professionals. Media interview tips can come from industry professionals, online articles such as PR Daily or PR Newswire, or it may come from your former or current educators. So, how do you sort through all of the daily influx of information? […]
Writing tips can be spread across social media from consultants and journalism professionals. Public relations and corporate communications writing advice can come from industry professionals, online articles such as Huffington Post or PR Newswire, or it may come from your former or current educators. So, how do you sort through all of the daily influx of […]
To help out our public relations community and in order to share valuable tips among one another, this week’s media relations discussion question was, “What should you do with your hands in a media interview?” We have all seen politicians, CEOs, executives, and spokespeople use various mannerisms during media interviews. Gestures and hand motions may […]
We have all seen politicians, CEOs, executives, and spokespeople use various mannerisms during media interviews. Gestures and hand motions may be subconscious for the interviewee or for a spokesperson, but for the audience, they are noticeable and can even be distracting at times. To help out our public relations community and in order to share […]