Great communicators can influence change, whether political, cultural or in business. From Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan, Steve Jobs to Martin Luther King, history is full of individuals who, through their words and deeds, have shifted public opinion and...
So, following an earlier article I wrote about the definition of Public Relations, Keith Trivitt, Associate Director of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) wrote that after all of PRSA’s work on the definition of public relations, and...
My crisis PR agency, 5WPR was pleased today to read the announcement that Liberty Mutual Insurance has added a crisis management endorsement to its new commercial lead umbrella policy form –It’s great that insurance companies recognize the vast importance...
According to new research from cybersecurity firm Cheq, the rise of influencer fraud now has a price tag: a whopping $1.3 billion. As per the brand protection agency, at least 15% of all influencers’ followers have been found to...
Social media has changed public relations as much as it has every other form of marketing. One example of this shift is in the funny, often pointless, but also powerful potential of the MEME.
Memes are designed to convey immediate...
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...
Public Relations Tips from Ronn Torossian
“Publicity geniuses are different from you and me. They have the stomach for it. This temperamental combination of imperviousness and egomania that allows them, compels them, to dominate the media . . . means,...
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.
Hit the Books...
It’s easy for a story to get lost in the constant firehose of headlines being generated in today’s “24-7 and right now” media cycles. Trying to get the attention of a specific media outlet can feel impossible, and trying...
It might surprise you to learn just how many platforms support storytelling formats these days. We all know the major players: Snapchat, and Instagram. Cast your mind further afield, however, and you’ll note that WhatsApp, Medium, Skype, Youtube, Facebook,...
