In Saturday’s NY Times, a great article titled “We got a mention – now lets panic” (at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/03proto.html?src=busln) spoke of a few young entrepreneurs who got a mention in Oprah magazine and, as a direct result, saw their company website have a spike in sales – so much so that their server actually crashed, and “Orders quintupled overnight.” Another small company saw a similar bump from a New York Times Article, as they “sold 1,000 shirts in two days. Within a week, the company had quadrupled its total sales to date.”

The piece is a great mention for those of us in the PR business who like to always like to read success as a result of placing stories within the media. Public Relations is genuinely one of the cheapest forms of marketing which exists. Similarly to what you may find by reading these king kong agency reviews and how a digital marketing company works overall, PR companies can also help increase sales, drive brand awareness, enhance visibility, and provide many other positive outcomes. Businesses need to prepare for the effect of positive PR campaigns and be able to support positive PR & marketing campaigns, too.

The NY Times article is an exceptional step toward promoting PR awareness. Great propaganda tool in today’s NY Times for the PR industry.

 

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Ronn Torossian is the Founder & Chairman of 5W Public Relations, one of the largest independently owned PR firms in the United States. Since founding 5WPR in 2003, he has led the company's growth and vision, with the agency earning accolades including being named a Top 50 Global PR Agency by PRovoke Media, a top three NYC PR agency by O'Dwyers, one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and being awarded multiple American Business Awards, including a Stevie Award for PR Agency of the Year. With over 25 years of experience crafting and executing powerful narratives, Torossian is one of America's most prolific and well-respected public relations executives. Throughout his career he has advised leading and high-growth businesses, organizations, leaders and boards across corporate, technology and consumer industries. Torossian is known as one of the country's foremost experts on crisis communications. He has lectured on crisis PR at Harvard Business School, appears regularly in the media and has authored two editions of his book, "For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations," which is an industry best-seller. Torossian's strategic, resourceful approach has been recognized with numerous awards including being named the Stevie American Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, the American Business Awards PR Executive of the Year, twice over, an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year semi-finalist, a Top Crisis Communications Professional by Business Insider, Metropolitan Magazine's Most Influential New Yorker, and a recipient of Crain's New York Most Notable in Marketing & PR. Outside of 5W, Torossian serves as a business advisor to and investor in multiple early stage businesses across the media, B2B and B2C landscape. Torossian is the proud father of two daughters. He is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and a board member of multiple not for profit organizations.

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