Tag Archives: media relations

Stacey Ross Cohen on Upleveling PR amidst Changes Rocking the field

Posted on June 9, 2025 by rgeller

It was great having Stacey Ross Cohen, Founder and CEO of NY and CT -based Co-C0mmunicatons, on our podcast. We discussed her books, including the latest, Brand Up 2.0; and the changes that are rocking the PR world. Stacey and … Continue reading →

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Former Journalist Shares Tips for Improving Media Relations Results

Posted on April 30, 2025 by rgeller

It was great having Kourtney Jason on the podcast. She was an entertainment journalist before launching and growing book publicity and digital marketing agency ⁠Pacific and Court⁠. Kourtney offered advice on how to improve media relations and results. We discussed … Continue reading →

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Interviews that Went off the Rails in 2023

Posted on January 18, 2024 by rgeller

The PR, Done and Doner podcast panel had fun watching and discussing famous video interview flameouts of 2023. It was a wild ride, and nice follow-up to my post about one-hit blunders, i.e. high profile figures who were felled by … Continue reading →

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Defining PR: Top Tips, AI Tools and Takeaways

Posted on August 1, 2023 by rgeller

I enjoyed participating in the Defining PR roundtable on Twitter Spaces recently, which was organized and led by Stephen Karaolis, founder of Pear The Agency and AI startup PR Labs (more on this below). It was a great panel and … Continue reading →

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Boo! Now will you cover my PR?

Posted on October 31, 2022 by rgeller

Tapping emotions is a time-honored tactic in PR and marketing.  This can involve fear-mongering.  Scaring folks can be a great attention-getter, particularly if you are promoting solutions in areas like cyebrsecurity, public safety and infrastructure protection. The reasons relate to … Continue reading →

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Top Crypto Reporter offers Tips for PR and Startups

Posted on June 2, 2022 by rgeller

If you work for a crypto or blockchain company and want to improve visibility and marketing results, check out our latest podcast. Fusion PR CEO Jordan Chanofsky interviewed CoinDesk Deputy Business Editor Danny Nelson about the state of the space and implications … Continue reading →

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How to Become a Media Darling

Posted on June 20, 2019 by rgeller

This post originally appeared on Business2community Every startup wants to be the belle of the media ball. But what do you do if the press just aren’t biting? It’s all the worse if they’re lavishing attention on the competition. So … Continue reading →

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End of Media Relations – or a new Beginning?

Posted on October 3, 2018 by rgeller

By now, content marketing has become an important part of almost every PR’s arsenal.  We’ve become an army of bloggers and article writers. And why not? Content is the motive force for today’s noisy internet.  It offers more runway to … Continue reading →

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NewsWhip’s Benedict Nicholson on Social Data to Boost PR

Posted on March 21, 2018 by rgeller

In my last post, I explained that social media data can be used to bolster PR efforts. E.g., knowing that KDnuggets scores higher than the NY Times for social media engagements about machine learning can be a big deal if you … Continue reading →

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Pitch about Nothing – Good PR or Con Job?

Posted on February 20, 2018 by rgeller

I came to PR in a roundabout way, via engineering, marketing, sales and IT consulting. When I finally landed in PR (at the agency where I still work today), I learned I was good at this. But key experiences along … Continue reading →

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