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Everything you wanted to know about social media tool kits
Nearly everyone is on social media, but not everyone knows the best way to use it. Like every form of communication, we all have our own ideas on how to use it for business. Sometimes it’s appropriate to enlist the help of your team, stakeholders, and partners to reach more people with important messages about your work.
How to create a digital press kit reporters will thank you for
Creating a well-designed digital press kit is one of the most effective ways to cultivate positive relationships with media while representing your business in the best light. Think of a digital press kit as a one-stop shop where journalists can find everything they’ll need to write about your subject.
Everyone should have a crisis plan and here’s how
By now everyone should know that every business, brand, and organization is bound to experience crisis. A crisis may not be happening within the four walls of your operations or directly calling you out for a customer service experience gone wrong, but we know that natural disasters, global health crises, and community unrest affect everyone.
From queso to tech, Austin brands found a way to give back during COVID-19
If you feel like you’ve heard “unprecedented” and “together” over and over again, you’re not imagining things. In fact, the descriptors capture the spirit of how the world was caught off-guard as COVID-19 challenged our way of life, and how collaborative solutions are needed to lessen the pain of those most affected.
Great things that came out of the internet in spite of COVID-19
It’s difficult to imagine what life was like a century ago when 675,000 people in the US succumbed to the Spanish flu pandemic. Historians have found a number of similarities between the 1918 policies of social distancing and work stoppages to the current response to COVID-19. Except we have the internet.
How small businesses can generate brand awareness in the age of COVID [Podcast]
The Great Lock Down, as it’s being called out by the news junkies as a historical reference to the challenges of the 1930s, is a challenging, tricky time for small businesses and how to communicate effectively.
#HoustonStrong once again: Local brands are stepping up to fight COVID 19
You know the saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”? As communicators obsessed with language, we have adapted this adage to read “when the going gets tough, the tough get creative.”
Relationships with reporters are tricky: Here’s how public relations pros can get it right
It’s no secret that the state of journalism is in constant flux. These days, traditional reporters aren’t the only ones we rely on for information: bloggers, influencers and citizen journalists also contribute to the media landscape and cultural zeitgeist.