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I was flattered that several people at the interior design conference I just spoke at asked me for more information on how to work with them on their P.R. efforts.
While several people were interested in working with us on a monthly basis, others asked about additional P.R. options.
I was presented with some great ideas and [...]

David and I really enjoyed spending last Friday through Sunday at the Ritz in downtown Atlanta.

I spoke last Saturday morning to a group of almost 200 interior designers across the United States on using Public Relations to “create your celebrity brand,” as part of the “Creating Your Celebrity Brand” conference from Designing Profits, Inc. (www.designingprofits.com)
This [...]

A friend of mine told me that several years ago he had asked a P.R. person how many front-page (of the newspaper – and not the business or local sections) placements he had gotten.  The P.R. guy said none.  My friend said that he was looking for a P.R. person who got front-page placements.
My friend [...]

When you’re rushing around trying to get things done, it’s inevitable that you’ll make some mistakes.

In business, instead of finding out that “haste makes waste,” you find that “haste leads to lost trust,” which is much worse.

Recently I had a very busy week (I know, who doesn’t?), and I made some stupid mistakes.  That led [...]

I always eagerly await the Inc. 500 – the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S.
Now Inc. Magazine is expanding their Inc. 500 list.
The magazine is now looking for U.S.-based privately held companies that have been generating revenue since the beginning of 2003 and that have grown revenue by more than 50% from 2003 to [...]

From Huliq:
“Do you have an original idea that you want the world to know about?” Oprah Winfrey invites hopeful entrepreneurs to pitch their creative and unique products during one of the three national trade shows that QVC is sponsoring in Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles during the month of March.
Up to 10 finalists from these [...]

Accepting credit cards is good P.R.
Not accepting credit cards is bad P.R. Why? Because you’re making it harder for people to pay you. And this message can be detrimental to your business.
Here’s an example of a recent conversation discussing where to meet for a business lunch:
“Hey Margie, let’s go to x restaurant.”
“Nah, they don’t take [...]