Tuesday Toolbox: PR, There’s an App for That
Posted on 21. May, 2013 by PMGpr
You’ve seen them, those people constantly checking their phones. What could possibly be that important that they need to look every two minutes? Well, if you work in public relations, chances are you are glued to your mobile device to check the news cycle, Google Alerts that pull for your clients, social media channels… the list goes on. Our [...]
Tuesday Toolbox: The Write Way
Posted on 15. May, 2013 by PMGpr
Grammar and writing: two things you kind of have to know and like if you go into the field of public relations. This week’s Tuesday Toolbox is all about writing. Here you’ll see links to tips on grammar, writing pitches, and more. Michelle‘s pick: Grammar rules everyone should follow At first glance, I know I [...]
Tuesday Toolbox: Social Relations
Posted on 07. May, 2013 by PMGpr
In the past few years publicists jobs have changed dramatically. No longer could you rely on just your rolodex and writing to get your job done. Good publicists had to learn what “new media” was, where it was going and how to use it all for their clients best interests. Publicists who have not figured how to get their arms around social media [...]
Tuesday Toolbox: The ‘So What if it’s Actually Friday?!’ Edition
Posted on 03. May, 2013 by PMGpr
Oh, dear. The emails started on Tuesday afternoon from the team: “Hey Nicole, are you posting Toolbox today?” They continued to come Wednesday. So did the client deadlines and new business meetings that had to be handled first. And, then all of a sudden it’s Friday. And the Tuesday Toolbox had not been posted. Whoops. [...]
Tuesday Toolbox: The Sayonara Facebook [psych!] Edition
Posted on 23. Apr, 2013 by PMGpr
Without naming names, I think it is fair to say we were all a little shocked when one PMGer stated that they were “thinking about leaving Facebook” in our team meeting this week. Of course this was supported by a PMG partner, ahem… I am sure you can guess which one. This is a sentiment that we [...]
Tuesday Toolbox: The Straighten Up and Fly Right Edition
Posted on 16. Apr, 2013 by PMGpr
One of the joys of editing this weekly post is that I need to select a common thread between all of the associate submissions. This week, this is no easy task. What I came up with was “straighten up and fly right“. Why? Well, it’s the title of a Nat King Cole song. For one [...]
Tuesday Toolbox: About FACE[book]! Edition
Posted on 09. Apr, 2013 by PMGpr
We’re bringing back weekly tips to the PMG blog. In the past we have done tips, favorite apps, ongoing associate interviews, and other things. Now, we’ll be bringing you a round-up of some of the articles our team has found over the past week that we think are helpful. Welcome to the first edition of [...]
CSR, Sustainability and the Illusion of “Work/Life Balance” – Are we practicing what we preach?
Posted on 02. Jan, 2012 by PMGpr
Today, we have our first ever guest blogger, Laura Crandall. Laura is the owner of Slate Communication, a consultancy specializing in workplace communication. She is our organizational and human resources consultant at PMG. A version of this post initially appeared on her blog. We all struggle with how to make our lives what we [...]
Meet Our Summer Interns: Brittany Kirvan
Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by PMGpr
This summer we have seven new additions to our PMG family! Our interns are special to us, that’s why we want to feature them in our blog. Each week we will add a profile of an intern so you can get a sense of who they are and what they are doing here at PMG. [...]
Meet Our Summer Interns: Thomas Renner
Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by PMGpr
This summer we have seven new additions to our PMG family! Our interns are special to us, that’s why we want to feature them in our blog. Each week we will add a profile of an intern so you can get a sense of who they are and what they are doing here at PMG. [...]