by Wendy Alpine | Mar 25, 2016 | Marketing, Media - Internet, Media - Newspaper, Public Relations
After working hard to get an article published about your company, you don’t want to just post it anywhere and risk getting “lost in the crowd.” But, how do you know what to do with it and where you can place it for maximum traction and attention? Believe it or not,...
by Wendy Alpine | Feb 24, 2016 | Public Relations, Social Media
Today’s media outlet options are constantly changing, and as a business owner, you may often find yourself wondering what venues and platforms are best. Perhaps you have been told that everything is going social, or maybe you have held true to traditional media....
by Wendy Alpine | Aug 30, 2013 | Public Relations, Social Media, Wendy Alpine
I recently attended a meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). It featured local broadcast reporters from the top four affiliate stations and focused on how these reporters use social media to source and cover stories. Many...
by Wendy Alpine | Jun 12, 2013 | Advertising, Media - Internet, Media - Newspaper, Media - Television, Public Relations, Social Media, Wendy Alpine
My last two blogs (Parts 1 and 2) discussed six mistakes businesses make when working with PR professionals. These include the disconnect when the client doesn’t understand what PR is, the confusion when the scope of the work is not laid out, the need for proper...
by Wendy Alpine | Apr 3, 2013 | Advertising, Market Research, Media - Newspaper, Public Relations, Wendy Alpine
Remember how your grandmother used to bake a cake? She would throw in a pinch of this and a dash of that, with no recipe in sight. It was all instinct and practice. Well, media relations is something like that. It takes a number of ingredients in just the right amount...