Public Relations is an industry from which it is not easy to determine an exact ROI from – and there’s many a PR Agency in 2015 that works strictly in media relations (which can be measured) - many like...
To start 2012 right heres a book excerpt from “For Immediate Release”, the new book by Ronn Torossian. Owing a crisis PR agency, I found this to be a major success in the world of crisis PR.
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Bring to the table - all inspiring, nonstop action, excitement, hunger, passion and desires. It is something which as a business owner I bring to work every single day and my 5WPR management team and I work hard to...
This week we are in the midst of a lesson in Crisis Public Relations at its worst from two major brands - Blackberry and Netflix. While blackberry for three consecutive days has seen outages worldwide and users unable to...
Steve Jobs for those of us in the PR & marketing business is the ultimate Hall of Fame PR legend. Who else could have adults sleeping on the street and clamoring for their products. As the LA Times stated...
For Immediate Release book by 5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian
I have recently become a contributor to Business Insider, and I welcome your thoughts and feedback there.
A column I posted there today had my summer reading which I wanted to share:
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Reading the op-ed in The San Francisco Examiner, I am simply livid at the continued convenience of beating up on the Public Relations industry. This industry is a convenient whipping boy.
In an editorial, the paper stated:
It’s ironic that the San...
Interesting article in the New York Times recently about how some networks are producing new reality shows that revolve around entrepreneurs. From America’s Next Great restaurant to Shark Tank, entrepreneurs are becoming personalities on these programs, and I think...
The annual “State of the News Media” by the Pew Project for excellence in journalism was released yesterday. Amongst other findings in the study, was the rise of tablets and mobile devices has expedited the rise of online news,...
Like most dads, I give into badgering. When my daughter is "bugging out" over "Minnie Mouse”, Ariel or the latest game, I often give in and want to calm the delirium. Last week I visited Disney with my daughter,...