It’s the unfortunate reality that during economic downturns, as businesses look for ways to cut costs, their eyes often land on the advertising, marketing, and the PR and communications departments. In a timely webinar, Lucie Szalma, Senior Account Director, and...
Every Super Bowl Sunday, the brands that are willing to shell out the big bucks (we’re talking upwards of $6.5 million for a 30-second spot) compete to have the most memorable ad. Our Media Insights Group monitored Twitter, starting on February 11 until February 14,...
It’s one of the best days of the year—the day you decide to submit a nomination for a PR industry award (such as the Bulldog PR Awards) and win yourself, your brand, or your agency some acclaim and recognition for all your hard work. As much as you’re looking forward...
In May 2021, when we surveyed over 3,700 global PR and communications professionals about their media relations practices, we also asked the taboo question: “How much do you make?” And we didn’t stop there—we also asked survey respondents about their satisfaction...
“The best thing about being in PR is you can change the conversation,” says Abbi Whitaker, President of The Abbi Agency in Reno, Nevada. Recognized as a 2020 Top Woman in PR by PRNEWS, Abbi started her agency almost 14 years ago after noticing a void for “really...
On January 26, three PR pros, Bridgette Borst Ombres, Michelle Garrett, and Tressa Robins, joined us to talk about the trends that could define the industry in 2022. Moderated by Richard Carufel, Editor of Bulldog Reporter, this rousing panel discussion covered a...
Thanks to our webinars, virtual summits, and clients, we’ve had a lot of opportunities to pick the brains of journalists and PR pros about pitching and relationship building. We took that knowledge, plus the insights from our all-in-one media relations platform, and...
Karen Swim is a true PR powerhouse, no doubt about it. Not only does she run her successful virtual agency, Words for Hire, but she also has, “the joy and pleasure of leading a professional organization for independent PR practitioners” called Solo PR Pro. For her,...
“I started my career in the boiler room of a small financial services practice making over a hundred cold calls most days,” says Brian Hart, the founder of Flackable, an award-winning PR agency in Philadelphia. For a recent college grad who had just interned at a...
“When I was a kid, I would go to the library and get stuck in there,” says Michelle Egan from her office in Anchorage, Alaska. “Not because I would sit down and read a book, but because I would go from section to section, learn a little something about each and then...
“It’s been ingrained in me to watch the news early in the morning,” says Annie Scranton, founder and president of Pace Public Relations and host of the PR Pace podcast. “Without reading and consuming the news voraciously I wouldn’t be able to do my job.” Before she...
“My story is a story,” says Melissa Agnes with a laugh, recalling how she, an entrepreneur since she was 21, got into crisis communications. Thirteen years ago, Melissa had no idea she would one day be an expert in crisis comms—or that it was even a field she could...