The Public Relations Blog

Diversity and inclusion leads to better ideas and innovation.

The shift to making your workforce more diverse has been increasingly prominent worldwide, and for good reason. Diversity brings new ideas to the table from those who have different perceptions of the public relations field. Innovation is the name of the game in PR. Creating a diverse and inclusive cast of PR professionals could help your organization tackle issues in a new and creative way.

In this episode, author of Wall Street Journal’s best-selling “Fanocracy” David Meerman Scott goes into depth about his book and the science surrounding it. He describes what “fanocracy” is, why free things make loyal customers, the science behind fans and the ways to gain them, why passion is infectious, and much more. This episode will give great insight into your consumers’ minds and help you strategically use the information you learn.

Tune into this episode to learn more about how to gain fans and customers.

Influencer marketing can improve your brand if done effectively.

Influencer marketing is one of the most successful and result-oriented ways to increase your brand’s awareness. It is a strategic way of marketing to connect your brand with an audience similar to your niche, bringing you high-quality leads.

Since social media networks have taken off, influencer marketing has become more important than ever. It is an efficient way to increase your social media engagement and direct high traffic to your websites.

Analyzed through the scope of strategic communication, the guide tells brands how to stand out in light of new trends.

As we continue deeper into 2022 and the business landscape continues to change, Forrester Research released its annual predictions, titled “Disruptive Forces Necessitate Bold Decisions,” stating that “the new normal will be more new than it will be normal.” Forrester’s predictions are already evident in business and technology, so what may 2022 have in store for strategic communication and public relations? Below are several of Forrester’s predictions that hold big implications for the industry and provide

Forgetting how your service can help a consumer can cost you when launching a new product

Let’s say your company has made and rolled out a new product. Everything looks great on your end, but people aren’t buying it for some reason. The product is well reviewed by the people buying it, and there aren’t any deficiencies that would draw ire from consumers, so it’s not the product itself causing the lack of sales. You just don’t know what’s causing this.

One big issue that could be causing this problem: In your enthusiasm for developing and marketing, your company forgot to create context for your product to directly tell consumers how it can help them.

Search engine optimization is an essential part of increasing domain authority.

Domain authority is a metric used to measure how well your website will place in a given search. Domain authority, also called DA, was first developed by Moz and will rank your website from zero to 100 in terms of search engine placement. Understanding how to effectively increase your domain authority ranking through search engine optimization is essential for positioning your website at the top of a potential customer’s search results.

To earn media coverage, your news must be interesting to more than just your internal audience.

There is a stark difference between news that is important to your company and its internal audience and news that is important to your company’s external audience. Your internal audience may include employees and shareholders, while your target external audience might be new and existing customers or clients, the general public, those in your industry, and niche enthusiasts. If you want to make your news “newsworthy” to external audiences, it’s critical to understand the difference between these two audiences. 

In this episode, Mark McClennan, 2016 PRSA National Chair and host of EthicalVoices, shares his expertise on ethics. Mark and On Top of PR host Jason Mudd, APR, discuss ethics in public relations, ethical failures, advice for dealing with ethical dilemmas, why people are making unethical decisions, how to have a difficult conversation with an unethical person, and how to encourage ethical responsibility in your company.

Tune in to learn more about ethics in PR and your company.

Breaks from tech can help you recharge and focus on your work.

Today’s technology has been a blessing for productivity – but also a curse in some ways. Connecting to your team and company 24/7 with technology like smartphones means you can easily reach someone and have people reach you, but it also means you can’t disconnect yourself from work, which can lead to issues like decreased creativity.

There is a way to solve this. Smartphones and computers are tools we willingly associate with, so we can put them down at any time, as well. This means you can, and should, occasionally disconnect from technology to help recharge your brain and help you relax.

Use these tips if you unexpectedly start ranking lower on search engine results pages. 

Search engines play a vital role in developing your brand. Your company experiences high growth when your rankings go up – more traffic, increased revenue, and higher brand awareness naturally come to you.

On the flip side, when your rankings drop, you are likely to experience a dip in both conversion and inquiries – something no B2B brand enjoys. If the latter part is bugging you lately, don’t panic. An abrupt drop in your website traffic can be remedied – investigate the issue to get things back on track.