Category: Building Relationships

Eight Ways A Company Can Leverage Social Media To Attract Mainstream Media Attention

Your company’s social media presence can be used in all sorts of ways — from announcing job postings to sharing employee testimonials and product launches. But it can also be leveraged to attract attention from the mainstream media and generate positive publicity.

Create A Network Map To Build Your Personal Brand

Remember that old adage: "It’s not what you know. It’s who you know." Well, it’s true.

The Value of Emotional Currency

On The PR Maven® Podcast episode 24, Nancy spoke with David Lee, owner of Human Nature@Work. David shared some excellent tips on how to better understand your co-workers and employees.

Stand Out From The Crowd By Going Old School: Write Personal Thank-You Notes

Use the written word to your advantage and you can stand out from the crowd. In this article, Nancy discusses the value of handwritten thank-you cards and more.

Advice Round-Up for Entrepreneurs

Nancy recently talked with Leanne Pressly, the CEO of Stitchcraft Marketing, who she met through the Agency Management Institute’s agency owner peer network group and this post is a round-up of some of the great tips shared for entrepreneurs.

How to Do Your Own Market Research

On The PR Maven Podcast, Nancy interviewed Susan Baier, whose company, Audience Audit, develops custom attitudinal segmentation research for smart marketing agencies and their clients in a wide range of industries. 

Why Podcasting Is A Smart Marketing Strategy For Businesses Today

Podcasting is one of the most powerful ways to reach people. It's estimated that 60 million Americans listen to podcasts weekly.

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel – The Art of Repurposing Content

One of my favorite pieces of advice from Michael Katz, chief penguin at Blue Penguin Development, when he was interviewed on The PR Maven Podcast® was how he has learned to repurpose his content in numerous ways.

The Importance of Being Accessible on Social Media

On The PR Maven® Podcast, Nancy spoke to Cory Lee, a travel blogger for Curb Free with Cory Lee, and she described his online presence as being very accessible—Cory writes about accessible travel for people with disabilities.

Ways to Consume All the Media You Need

In the 18th episode of The PR Maven Podcast®, Nancy Marshall spoke with Mackenzie Riley Young, the assistant director of media relations at Thomas College. Mackenzie, who is fairly new to her career in public relations, has already learned a very important lesson about doing your job well: “If you’re going into public relations and media relations you have to consume a lot of news.”