Posts Tagged: PR

Social Media

Relationships & Social Media: Connecting With Media & Bloggers

Posted by in Social Media.

Tools and platforms may come and go, but relationships will always be the backbone of public relations. Actually, when you think about it, relationships are the key to success in any industry. But for the sake of this post, let’s focus on PR, and specifically, on connecting with media and bloggers who can help share… Read more »

Creative

Five-and-a-Half Lessons in Creativity From the World’s Best Restaurant

Posted by in Creative.

“At the moment, taste doesn’t matter to us, that comes later. At the moment, what matters is whether something is magical, whether it opens up a new path.” -Ferran Adrià You wouldn’t think that one of the most innovative chefs in the world would ignore taste at any point in his culinary process. You wouldn’t think that… Read more »

Media Relations

The Importance of Educating Employees on Speaking With Media

Posted by in Media Relations.

An incident happened this weekend in Detroit at the Belle Isle Aquarium that serves as a great PR reminder: Every single person who touches your organization, from the CEO all the way down to volunteers, needs to understand who is permitted to serve as a company spokesperson for media. Here’s the story… I first learned… Read more »

Media

Congratulations! You’re in the News — Now What?

Posted by in Media, Media Relations.

We all know that great feeling when we see our name or our company’s name in print or on TV. In that moment, we think of all of the important people reading or watching with us — and the deep impact the story could have — but do we know who’s really paying attention?

While the total amount of information we take in is at an all time high, deciphering what media the average person will consume in a day has become similar to throwing darts — not knowing exactly where they’ll hit.

Media Relations

An “Ex”cellent Response to the FedEx Video Fiasco

Posted by in crisis management, Media Relations, Video.

What started out as a customer service “don’t” for FedEx has turned into a PR “do.”

We’ve all watched—all 9 million of us!—the YouTube video of the FedEx employee carelessly tossing a computer monitor over a gate and onto the lawn of his customer. In case you haven’t, here it is:

Identity Stuff

Top ID Tags Posts in 2011

Posted by in Identity Stuff.

We’re about to wrap up another successful year at Identity. 2011 was a pretty big year for us. It was the first full year we spent in our new office space. We added both new clients and new team members. And most importantly, we have tons of examples of great work that we can be proud of from this past year.