Recent insights from LCWA

Last week, I met with some of the best and the brightest public relations pros in the world. I attended the Public Relations Global Network (PRGN) meeting in Brussels, Belgium. More than 30 agency leaders from more than 30 cities attended the meeting. We spent time looking at our network goals, reviewing global new business efforts and finding ways to

The home media landscape has evolved dramatically over the past few years – with the increasing importance of online publications, the explosion of reality makeover programming and the advent of social media. During a recent LCWA professional development brown bag, we discussed the latest trends on the homefront and how to tailor our pitches to meet the needs of today’s

Can you measure the value of a friendship — or better yet a fan-ship? Poetic pens will likely claim that it cannot be done, but many public relations practitioners are trying to find a way. Friendships online — translated as Facebook “likes” and Twitter followers — can have a real and meaningful impact on brands. So they must have an

RESULTS! They are the reason we get hired and the key to sustaining long-term relationships with our clients. Yet, far too often, they get relegated to an Excel spreadsheet and filed away in a client’s office somewhere, never to be seen again. While quantitative reports are certainly important, there are many other ways PR results can (and should) be “merchandised”