Trends Come and Go, But These 5 PR Tips Are Forever
By Aisha Belagam—Jr. Communications Strategist Twitter: @AishaBelaPR As we get closer to 2017, amidst a flurry of new trends, it is important to remember that the traditional fundamentals of public relations are timeless and the backbone of any campaign, be it 1977 or 2017. Here are five forever PR techniques that I always return to, […]
Agency Life: What I’ve Learned About PR in my First Year
By Kara DeMent, Communications Coordinator This month marks my first year at (W)right On Communications and my first “full” year (technically) at a PR agency, and boy have I learned a lot. Like most new professionals, what I thought PR was in college is nothing like what it is in real life. There’s way more […]
Make My Social Media Post Go Viral
By Kat Beaulieu, Communications Strategist “Make my social media post go viral” It’s what every client wants and the gold standard for measuring social media success. Plus, who wouldn’t want to be the genius behind a post that goes viral? And yet, it is an elusive goal that faces many challenges, not the least of […]
Write Your PR for Robots AND Humans
By Kat Beaulieu, Communications Strategist Whether you call it a press, news or media release or a press statement, it’s all the same thing—it’s the communication piece aimed at hooking the media onto your story. Far from being a relic relegated to our past, the press release lives on as an important tool in a […]
Pokèmon GO and PR: Both Take Lots of Balls
By Julie Wright, President & Founder, (W)right On Communications, Inc. and Level 17 Pokémon GO Trainer Pokémon GO has swept the world and I have not been immune. These days, I’m either hustling for my client partners or capturing Pokémon and increasing my experience points (XP). As I move up to each new level in […]
Five Simple Ways to Host a Successful Media Trip
By Erica Schlesinger, Communications Strategist For our hospitality PR client partners, a key component to a successful media relations strategy is planning press visits. Sometimes, this involves setting up an individual journalist with a hotel stay, activities and meals on their own, but often, we will plan a group press trip. Also called a familiarization, […]