The Public Relations Blog

PR people are well aware that cold emailing is part of the media relations cycle. Being a regular practice, however, doesn’t mean that it should be done tactlessly. These tactics demands that you be masterful with your approach. Otherwise, you might end up in the bad books of a reporter or editor.

Even worse, your email might end up in the trash. Here are some tactics and openings you should avoid when pitching reporters:

A well-constructed sitemap can boost your search engine optimization efforts and help you stand out in search results.

What is a sitemap?

A sitemap acts as a blueprint of your website. Properly connected web pages don't necessarily need a sitemap, but having one enhances your site’s online visibility. Search engines use them to find, crawl, and index all the website's content. Sitemaps can be of four types: XML sitemaps, video sitemaps, image sitemaps, and news sitemaps.

Learn the differences between diversity, equity, and inclusion and how you can prioritize them in your workplace with our guest, Tru Pettigrew

Guest:

Our episode guest is Tru Pettigrew, he connects brands with consumers and builds bridges across generations. Tru has also established a strong reputation for helping organizations build bridges across racial, cultural, social, and relational lines.

To make a website prominent in SERPs, it is important to have useful website integrations that can improve visitors’ experiences

You understand the importance of an online presence. You have created a website, and it has unique content and good quality pictures with important information about your company, but is it enough? Does a website require anything else apart from relevant content? Well, the answer is yes!

Leverage the power of website page titles with effective SEO techniques to rank higher on search engines

Websites include an essential element that helps increase a user base multifold: page titles. A website title is the first thing a user reads and the algorithms behind the search engines analyze. A thoughtful page title has the potential to increase your website ranking over SERPs and broaden your clientele.

Boosting your online presence need not be long and tiring. Use these image optimization tips and increase your website’s SEO ranking.

We know that a website’s content plays a significant role in capturing user attention. Well-planned and search engine optimization-friendly content can generate value for your users and help you build your brand. However, your website’s images also matter. 

Some companies are under fire for failing to keep their promises to uphold racial equality and diversity

A year ago, the world burned with protests and cries over the gruesome murder of George Floyd by police officers in broad daylight. Corporate America made quite a spectacle by pledging to support black businesses with grants, improve diversity in their companies, donate to Black nonprofits, and more.

However, one year later, it appears that the flame of corporate commitments to social justice died just as quickly as it started.

Learn how use social media and web media to better curate content for your desired audience with our guest Adam O’Daniel of Movement Mortgage.

Guest:

Our episode guest is Adam O’Daniel, director of marketing and communications at Movement Mortgage. He leads marketing, communications, public relations and corporate events.

Learn to manage your expectations of PR professionals by not thinking they’re superhuman

Public relations is a stressful career. In fact, being a public relations executive was ranked by Careercast as one of the most stressful careers in 2019. Many individuals outside of the industry mistakenly believe that PR professionals are almost inhumanly perfect at their job because of their interactions with successful campaigns.

However, that’s not the case. It’s important to remember that PR professionals are not superhumans. They aren’t going to magically solve every issue without a hitch because that’s simply impossible.

Company responses to cyberattacks dictate public perception.

With Colonial Pipeline recovering from a cyberattack organized by a cybercriminal gang, the encounter has left the industry a number of lessons regarding cybersecurity. Here are some tips for crisis communication management in the event of a cyberattack: