by Wendy Alpine | Jan 9, 2013 | Public Relations, Social Media, Wendy Alpine
It’s the New Year!! What resolutions have you made? Have you decided to lose weight? Exercise more? Take more time out for yourself? Here is a list of resolutions that might help maximize your public relations efforts in the year ahead: Outline your promotion goals...
by Wendy Alpine | Dec 28, 2012 | Public Relations, Wendy Alpine
Last week, I talked about what you can expect PR to achieve for your business. The main things are establishing awareness for your brand and connecting you with the right influencers. This post will discuss what you should not expect from PR: Get people to keep using...
by Wendy Alpine | Dec 21, 2012 | Public Relations
As I look back on the year and my clients, I realized that not all of them really understand what PR can and can’t do for them and their businesses. In some cases, PR can go a long way to building awareness for a company and its products, while in other cases it can...
by Wendy Alpine | Sep 12, 2012 | Advertising, Media - Newspaper, Public Relations, Social Media, Wendy Alpine
Most people associate press releases with public relations. For years, the press release has been the most widely used tool that PR professionals have used to get their client’s message across in a timely and organized way. But is the press release no longer relevant?...
by Wendy Alpine | Aug 3, 2012 | Advertising, Market Research, Media - Newspaper, Media - Television, Public Relations
As I explained in my last blog, many people confuse public relations with advertising and don’t know the difference between the two. During my 20 plus years in public relations, clients have asked, “What’s the difference between advertising and public relations?”...