<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR on 2009 Public Relations, Media and PR</title>
	<atom:link href="http://ronntorossian.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://ronntorossian.com</link>
	<description>Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR shares his visions on PR in the 21st century.  Media, PR and Entrepreneurship</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<item>
		<title>MEDIA AND THE CHANGING RULES</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/07/media-and-the-changing-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/07/media-and-the-changing-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MEDIA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read a fascinating article this morning regarding The Washington Post literally selling access to Obama executives. I  can’t say it any clearer than this quote: “The offer — which essentially turns a news organization into a facilitator for private lobbyist-official encounters — is a new sign of the lengths to which news organizations will [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/07/media-and-the-changing-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>INDIVIDUALS, PUBLIC RELATIONS &#038; 60 THOUSAND THOUGHTS A DAY</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/individuals-public-relations-60-thousand-thoughts-a-day/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/individuals-public-relations-60-thousand-thoughts-a-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ENTREPRENEUR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MOTIVATION]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I attended a small breakfast networking meeting hosted by a friend and client for 12 real estate and financing CEO’s. As always, I enjoy spending time with smart, successful people, and the most interesting quote I heard was from a hedge fund CEO who said “There’s no such thing as inventory or product.  [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/individuals-public-relations-60-thousand-thoughts-a-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>MEDIA – CENSORSHIP AND THE RULES ?</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/media-%e2%80%93-censorship-and-the-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/media-%e2%80%93-censorship-and-the-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[NEWS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NY TIMES]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have a number of high-profile clients who pay us, and pay us well, to keep them out of the media – they simply don’t wish to appear in the media, and we are paid monthly retainers to ensure that happens. They are concerned about negative, harmful media coverage and a major part of crisis [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/media-%e2%80%93-censorship-and-the-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>SMARTS ISNT ALWAYS ENOUGH: SUCCESS TIPS</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/smarts-isnt-always-enough-success-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/smarts-isnt-always-enough-success-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[MOTIVATION]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Owning a PR firm, I am blessed with the opportunity to spend a lot of time with successful people. We get hired and paid primarily by CEO’s and CMO’s, which enables me to spend a lot of time learning from the folks we do business with.  Most folks we work with are very smart, but [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/smarts-isnt-always-enough-success-tips/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8220;LIFE IN THE MEDIA BUBBLE”: IMPLICATIONS FOR PR INDUSTRY</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/life-in-the-media-bubble%e2%80%9d-implications-for-pr-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/life-in-the-media-bubble%e2%80%9d-implications-for-pr-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[BLOGGERS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I read a great article in the Sunday NY Post,  entitled “Life in the Media Bubble,” and found it to be a must read for all in PR, and anyone interested in the media.  Owning a PR agency, I have known for a long time that despite claims otherwise, all media, just as all people, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/life-in-the-media-bubble%e2%80%9d-implications-for-pr-industry/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>THE CLIENT ISN’T ALWAYS RIGHT – PR &#038; THE CREATIVE PROCESS</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/the-client-isn%e2%80%99t-always-right-%e2%80%93-pr-the-creative-process/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/the-client-isn%e2%80%99t-always-right-%e2%80%93-pr-the-creative-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[PR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I believe that the best clients for Public Relations firms are those who seek counselors, people to whom they can turn to for guidance and advice. 
It’s important to constantly remember this in client relations. There’s a lot of noise out there and you cannot be paralyzed by fear (of the economy or the situation of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/the-client-isn%e2%80%99t-always-right-%e2%80%93-pr-the-creative-process/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>PUBLIC RELATIONS - VALUE YOUR PR TIME</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/public-relations-value-your-pr-time/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/public-relations-value-your-pr-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ENTREPRENEUR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For better or for worse, I have always been brutally honest.  I am hard working, I don’t know any other way. I only take on clients we can do great work for, treat people well and expect the same in return.  It’s sometimes painful being brutally honest in the service industry. 
Over the past 45 days, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/public-relations-value-your-pr-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>PUBLIC RELATIONS AND BEING THANKFUL</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/public-relations-and-being-thankful/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/public-relations-and-being-thankful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[ENTREPRENEUR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I received a call from an old acquaintance of about 10 years, completely out of the blue, requesting a meeting. We spent considerable time together in 2003 when I first started 5WPR, which I remember vividly. We have spoken many times over the years, both personally and professionally, and he’s risen very rapidly in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/public-relations-and-being-thankful/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CHANGING MEDIA BY THE DAY, BY THE MINUTE</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/changing-media-by-the-day-by-the-minute/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/changing-media-by-the-day-by-the-minute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[BLOGGERS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every media training which we have recently given begins with telling our clients to assume everything they say is being recorded, in every forum.  Every public discussion they have, every speech to an obscure group can constitute media, and we direct them to ask if anyone in the room is recording their speech (and should [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/changing-media-by-the-day-by-the-minute/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>CLIENTS AREN&#8217;T ALWAYS RIGHT - TALES OF A NYC PR FIRM IN 2009</title>
		<link>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/clients-arent-always-right-tales-of-a-nyc-pr-firm-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/clients-arent-always-right-tales-of-a-nyc-pr-firm-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[PR]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://ronntorossian.com/?p=1148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As many have noted over the years, despite the industry axiom, the customer isn’t always right. In fact, as I learned from a previous mentor, “My PR agency isn’t right for you if you always want to be told yes, and always want to be right.” We challenge clients, and appreciate debate and challenge.
That said, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://ronntorossian.com/2009/06/clients-arent-always-right-tales-of-a-nyc-pr-firm-in-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
