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Hiring a PR Agency Does Not Make You Famous!
So you hired a PR Agency? You were excited and expected you or your brand to be plastered on the front pages of the media in the next few days. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen! You waited, as they asked for time! You waited some more and then you saw very little results and then you took an executive decision and fired them! Then you hired another PR agency! This time with better credentials and also at a cost reduction of 10%. Then you went through the entire process again. It’s not them, my friend, it’s you. As a stakeholder in your company’s or your personal reputation management, your job is…
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Are you pitch-slapping your way to clients? Stop, right now!
Hey readers, do you want to know how to generate publicity without spending money? If yes, get in touch with us. I am sharing our credentials here for your reference. If you read the above paragraph wondering what the hell is this, know that I have just pitch-slapped you. Did it hurt? I am sure it did. It hurt because you did not come here to read a sales pitch. You came here to read an article about business development and how to avoid the pitfalls of sending a blind pitch to your target customers. Pitch-slapping is when you send a sales pitch to somebody you just connected with (or…
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Behave yourself, version 3.0
Isn’t this brilliant? In the age of us (humans) building satellites like our ancestors did farming, we still need to discuss how Corporate Communication professionals should behave with their agencies?! Wow, long-winding sentence to begin with. Let me nudge you a little more, why not! With our extended capability to buy land on other planets or acceptance to write thesis around ‘empathy’, do we need awareness on how to respect our external partner agencies? These are not whimsical statements, but very pertinent behavior styles, often noticed. Corporate Communications is critical for an organization to build strong pillars of effective storytelling and desirable reputation – this has been strengthened far more,…
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Data & Analytics is the box that still needs to ticked!
PR & CorpComm Industry went all out to support Brands and the Corporate world at large during the pandemic phase. Empirical data suggests that PR was the communication approach of choice and that it helped maintain buoyancy for brands. Encouraged by this, hopefully, 2022 should take us closer to the desired situation where CXO’s will publicly announce their (marriage) dependency on Public Relations industry to build brand and manage businesses. Till about a decade back, a core talent PR Industry professionals would demonstrate would be their networking skills and ability to build connections. Which is why, “I like meeting people” would be a common answer when asked as to why…
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Do you believe media is not dead?
When this was posed to me during a discussion, the question blew my mind off! My mind was bewildered by endless questions. I mean, can media ever be dead? Really?!? What will happen if, media is truly dead? And if it happens, then what can ever fill the void that the death of media creates? Media is a core stakeholder for communications – sans media – how will public relations function, and how will the messages get delivered? Post distressful mental probing I concluded that media is changed, rather ever evolving and not really dead. Can’t be. Ever. Never. Media reflects the society and continues to adapt to societal transformations.…
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Panel Discussions: TMI?
The last two years have been an eye opener on PR for a lot of professionals in the brand and marketing world which includes PR. While marketing teams realized the credibility and depth that PR can bring to the conversations, PR teams across the country realized the power that lay in their hands that could effectively showcase the gravity of a situation with nuance while protecting and sometimes building a reputation. Powerful stuff, right? While we traveled this path which was new for some and an incredible revelation for others, industry professionals came together as a community and helped each other upskill along the way. PRPOI has been at the…
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What PR can Learn from Covid-19
As I write this blog, Omnicron is making firm inroads across the globe. It’s replaced its predecessor Delta as a variant of concern and is now ready for a round trip ensuring widespread panic and lockdowns. Like all the variants of Covid-19, it gets front page news, brilliant social media and is more famous than anything that happened before it. Just like the virus, if you as a PR professional are taking the New Year- New Me hustle seriously then it’s time to learn a few things from our friend Covid-19. It’s a virus for sure, but it’s still got real time lessons for all of us to learn from…
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One-night stands vs Dating in the world of hiring
If your conversation starts with “How come hiring has become….”…stop right there…. There is no answer! The words “hiring” or “I am looking for the right person for the job” or “you know someone who will fit the bill?” are so common these days, that that you will inadvertently end up eavesdropping on while casually passing through a corridor or while sipping coffee at a Starbucks… And, unlike previous talent crunches, this one is industry agnostic! Now, there is a certain economics at play here with the demand and supply of talent being tested for their elasticity – be it in terms of money, skills, or willingness on both sides.…
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5 things you must know if you want to work with a PR boutique firms
As a young aspiring PR professional, I thought getting into PR would be glamorous lots of parties, networking, and more. It wasn’t! There were a lot of things I learnt along the way. The best teacher for me has been experience; I’ve dealt with bosses from hell, clients who never budge on their actions, or their budgets! Media, that’s been tough to crack and extremely difficult and demanding. Text books, courses, and classrooms can teach you theory, but real PR practice comes when you’re in the field actually working, networking and it isn’t always glamorous!To someone who would love to work in PR- here are a few things you should…
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Now, CEOs walk the talk
The Covid-19 pandemic has been an event of unprecedented proportion, for the world. Some have equated it to the second world war in terms of its impact on the planet. While the human cost and business losses are still being calculated, the psychological effect on people is beyond compare. Humans are social beings, and hence have found it extremely difficult to adjust to paradigm shifts like WFH and social distancing. On the work front as well, some dramatic changes took place. Instances such as job cuts, reduced salaries, reduced privacy – became commonplace. In this immensely fluid situation, the CEOs broadly responded in two ways: Short term and Long term.…
