189- What are public relations for, exactly?
What are public relations for, exactly? The simplest answer: Public relations are meant to make you known and increase your notoriety. Why? To gain the trust of your clients. When they find themselves choosing between you and your competitors’ brand, the chances of them choosing you, if they’ve heard of you, are multiplied by: “80% […]
188- What is the link between public relations and marketing?
Do you need help determining what sets public relations apart from marketing? Let me reassure you: you are not alone! First and foremost, I am a marketing professional, and during my training, we spent very little time on public relations. It was during my first job as a professional that I truly discovered what public […]
187- Public Relations: An Investment or an Expense
Before the emergence of Instagram and TikTok, there was a very different understanding of public relations: We were held to visibility results (number of articles, major publications, etc.). Increase in visibility/awareness Sales related to our PR efforts were not the primary measure, as our clients understood that we contribute to sales rather than directly generate […]
186- Public Relations in the Digital Age
Many leaders and marketing professionals believe that social media has replaced public relations. “Why spend on public relations when we are well visible on the web and social media?” they think… “What does public relations bring in?” You would be surprised how many times I hear these misconceptions. So, I invite you, from listening to […]
185- Public Relations: Shock Treatment for Introverts
When I was the marketing director, I firmly believed that one needed to have a flamboyant personality to become a public relations professional. I considered myself privileged not to have to “sell” my stories to journalists. If you’ve listened to episodes 135, 136, 137, and 179, where I talk about my discovery of public relations, […]
184- Public Relations: Amplification
Amplification is a term that has come to the forefront with influencers. Many of our clients “amplify” the content created by the influencers they collaborate with. You have probably seen social media advertisements where an influencer uses a foundation or extols the virtues of a product. Well, here, either the brand has, with the influencer’s […]
183- Intelligent Public Relations
Undoubtedly, you hear about artificial intelligence every day, just like me. I started to ponder what “intelligent” public relations would look like? Public relations like the ones we practice at NATA PR agency. Here’s what came to mind: Intelligent public relations are: Thoughtful; Take the time to analyze the context; Don’t follow trends. Thinking Thinking […]
182- Public Relations: How Long Does It Take to Get known?
You’re probably like me, and you love shortcuts. You may have discovered ChatGPT and the time and money it saves you. And here you are with your new product, program, or service that you’re launching in a few weeks, and you want sales to be instantaneous. I understand you! And I would like to promise […]
181- Public Relations: Is the Press Release Useful?
“We’ve already sent out press releases and never received any requests. I’ve often heard this phrase from skeptical new clients unfamiliar with public relations. These are often companies that have invested little in marketing and advertising. Yet, they see their competitors getting media attention and being active on social media platforms. They want to do […]
180- NATA PR SCHOOL: Doors are closing!
As you may know, our program aimed at getting you known and featured for free by journalists and influencers is in its 4th edition. The doors will close on February 13th, and given that I dedicate all my time to managing a relations agency, I don’t know when I’ll be able to offer this training […]