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How to cook up your own PR campaign
Blog, Earned media, Interviews, Key messages, Local coverage, Magazines, Media plans, Media tips, Media training, Media workshops, National coverage, Newshound Sessions, One-to-one coaching, Press releases, Small Business Owners, Start-Up FoundersNot many people know that I spent years working as a chef - in my hometown of Ballybunion and later in Cork City.
I started out washing pots and pans, was promoted to starters and desserts and then progressed on as a commis chef.
When…

WEBINAR: Three Steps To Getting Positive Media Exposure For Your Business
BlogHosted by County Carlow Chamber as part of its Webinar Series, I presented 'Three Steps To Getting Positive Media Exposure For Your Business' online yesterday.
In it, I explored...
Step 1: How to spot (or create) a media opportunity
Step…

How to jump on the news cycle and bag some earned media
BlogOne way to get free media coverage - earned media on radio and print interviews - is to follow journalists on Twitter and LinkedIn and answer the call when they are looking for a particular type of interview subject.
Some PR agencies call this…

How to get your press release printed
Blog, Campaigners, Community papers, Earned media, Influencers, Key messages, Local coverage, Marketers, Media tips, Media training, National coverage, Press releases, Small Business Owners, Start-Up FoundersDid you know that you’ve got about 5 seconds to impress a journalist with your press release and pitch?
In my 16 years as a journalist, I have received over 160,000 press releases into my inboxes.
Five seconds - that's not much time,…

When should you post your content online?
BlogDid you know that we see a whopping 3,500 ads each day? How is that even possible?
It makes me wonder, though, how much of that information we retain? I would say, very little.
But how many news stories do we read each day? Significantly less!
So…