April 30, 2020

Spring Spruce Up with DAP

Spring is an ideal time to take on cleaning and organization projects around the home. And, because people are spending more time at home these days, they are looking for timely DIY projects to tackle. To fill that need, LCWA recommended that client DAP participate in a “Spring Spruce Ups” co-op satellite media tour (SMT) featuring expert craftsman and HGTV
September 26, 2019

Own an Issue: Keys to Establishing Effective Thought Leadership

Thought leadership is a marketing strategy that can help a company build a reputation and establish itself as an industry expert and authority. With an effective thought leadership strategy, experts can establish credibility for an issue, differentiate a business from the competition, and create positive brand interest.Customers and clients often prefer companies that are recognized as thought leaders because these
July 11, 2019

Leveraging News of the Day

It’s the job of PR professionals to constantly look for ways to keep their clients in the news. One such approach is responding to news of the day or breaking news stories. This is an especially useful strategy when your clients don’t necessarily have their own news to share. By leveraging trending stories already in the news you can insert
September 28, 2018

Brand Makeovers and PR Pointers

This week featured several major brand makeover announcements as well as some interesting and helpful marketing tips for PR practitioners. Here are some of my favorite finds: Hello Dunkin’, goodbye Donuts – Dunkin’ Donuts made its rebrand official on Tuesday, shrinking its name to just “Dunkin.” Fun fact: the brand had been credited with popularizing the word “donut,” instead of