By: Kaity Dunn, Account Associate Working for a Cincinnati marketing communications and PR agency means we have to keep our social media content strategies fresh and focused. The best way to decide what type of content to post to your social media channels is to first ask yourself and your company leadership this question: What […]
By Erika Turan, APR Senior Account Executive Ah, SeaWorld: America’s aquarium answer to Disney World. With locations in Florida, California and Texas, SeaWorld hosts millions of visitors annually who swarm to the parks to enjoy roller coasters, feeding rays and dolphins, and getting very close – and sometimes very wet – at their premier attractions: the […]
By: Kaity Dunn, Account Associate 1. Take interest in the news PR professionals work closely with members of the media to help pitch stories for clients. An understanding of the kinds of stories certain local reporters cover, as well as their schedule, will help you foster relationships with them and increase the chance of […]
By: Jimmy Caccamo, Account Associate If you haven’t watched actor Zach Galifianakis’s “Between Two Ferns” then you’re missing out. “Between Two Ferns” is an internet comedy series that airs on the website Funny or Die and has an average of 7 million views per video. The shows consist of Zach Galifianakis being, well Zach Galifianakis. […]
By Erika Turan, APR Senior Account Executive Dear Delta Airlines, I’ve flown with you dozens of times, you’ve gotten me to where I need to go safely and I’ve had some good adventures. And your flight attendants have been mercifully patient when my husband and I were Those Parents who nervously packed way too much […]
By Erika Turan, Senior Account Executive Some events are easy to get people to come to: wedding receptions (especially those with an open bar), NASCAR races (fast cars and highly-individualized fashion choices) and the running of the bulls in Pamplona (Voluntarily running for your life in super crowded streets? I honestly don’t know why people […]
By: Kaity Dunn, Account Associate I recently had a meeting about ongoing public relations efforts for a Cincinnati client of ours with my colleague, Betty Hull. A large portion of our meeting involved discussing the best approach for timing media pitches near the large calendars she had drawn on the whiteboard that depicted the remaining […]
By Erika Turan, Senior Account Executive When I was in college at DePauw University, the intrepid folks at the career center often held information sessions on networking and building a resume. I dutifully ignored these opportunities until I was a senior. By that point, I’d racked up an honors GPA and plenty of internship experience, […]
By Libby Esterle, Senior Account Executive I have a close friend, Erin, whose husband, Jon, is a professional chef. Purely by chance, by the way. Despite my love of food and cooking, I didn’t actively seek her out or anything stalker-ish like that. Swear. In reality, we first met because her parents used to live […]
By Kaity Dunn, Account Associate One non-negotiable tactic to implement if you work in a Cincinnati public relations agency is to make follow-up calls after sending a press release. I have been surprised to hear some professionals speak as though this practice is optional. Though some refer to follow-up calls as an extra additional service […]
