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Use these PR tactics to gain recognition and visibility for your company with the right industry awards

At this time of year, awards shows dominate the entertainment industry. Everyone is talking about the Oscars, the Grammys and other glamorous ceremonies. There are, undoubtedly, awards in your industry as well. Is your company in the running? If not, you are missing out on key opportunities to build your brand and separate yourself from your competition. 

3 reasons executives should engage on social media

Juggling the demands of big business, speaking engagements, board meetings and global sales calls, CEOs are some of the most sought after yet hard to pin down human beings. These elusive individuals are inundated with requests for “five minutes” from media, customers, vendors, clients and even their own families. How can a CEO be in 100 places at once while giving thousands of people attention at the same time? The answer is to leverage technology, particularly social media. Social media represents a powerful, scalable and efficient means to doing it all.

What you need to know to get the greatest results from your PR efforts

For every business, the secret to continuous success is building relationships with clients and customers and providing excellent service. In many industries, companies accomplish this using an established list of deliverables called a service level agreement (SLA). Learn more about this vital document to ensure you are getting the best service from your PR firm.

Get some of the same excitement and attention for your own company

The Academy Awards represent Hollywood’s biggest night. It’s a celebration of a year of movies that inspire, entertain, educate and explain the world around us. What you may not realize is that the Oscars also provide public relations lessons your company can use.

  1. Remember timing makes all the difference.

Although they create and release movies throughout the year, studios save their most buzz-worthy films for October through December so they can be fresh in the minds of the voting academy. They also seek media recognition for the film ahead of time, such as a nomination from the New York Film Critics.

If you see smoke, there is most definitely fire

With access to breaking news at any time day or night, you may find yourself uncertain whether what you see on your Twitter or Facebook feed is, in fact, news.

3 ways your company can deal with internet trolls in 2017 and beyond

Earlier this month, fast-food chain Wendy’s earned numerous headlines because its social media team challenged a heckler on the Twitter playground. Upworthy writer Parker Molloy captured the entire exchange before Wendy’s deleted its comments and the critic, @NHRide (aka Thuggy-D), deleted his Twitter account. It went like this:

Preserving your image online is paramount to your company’s success

You may never know the true value of your company’s good reputation until you lose it. Your online reputation can be severely compromised by just one disgruntled former employee or dissatisfied customer with a grudge. To ensure your image remains positive, it’s vital to hire a PR firm to handle your online reputation management (ORM). How do you find the right one? Axia Public Relations can help you choose the PR agency that is right for you.

Use PR to engage your own fans for real results

When people talk about the Super Bowl, the conversation usually involves topics like pass protection and punts or those hilarious (and expensive) commercials. What you may not realize is that there are lessons from the Super Bowl you can use to help your business grow and thrive.

Don’t let one of the biggest events of the year go by without getting real value from it. Take maximum advantage of the public relations lessons the Super Bowl offers and use them all year long.

4 ways to protect your company’s online image

If negative or unfounded reviews or comments from consumers or former employees have marred your company’s reputation, the uphill battle of refuting them is both costly and time-consuming, with little hope of remedy. Hiring defamation lawyers or public relations professionals to repair damaged credibility takes time, and on the internet, information can still remain, especially when review sites or search engine behemoths don’t agree to removal.

Your practical guide to distinguishing real news from fake news

For most of us, social media has become the top source for news. How do you know if you can trust news in social media? Here are three proven criteria to ensure that your social media newsfeed is trustworthy.