Posts Tagged 'messaging'

Who Controls The Message?

Posted on June 15 2010 by Josh Sternberg

The first several weeks after signing a new client are always my favorite. Why? Because this is where we lay the foundation of most, if not all, of our efforts moving forward. We come up with the processes as well as the goals to have a successful relationship. Most importantly, this is the time where we get to be creative in helping a company develop its main messages. We get to plan what we want to do with those messages and how they will work. We send test balloons to reporters; we research what are the most favorable key words for SEO; we lay down the groundwork for a communications platform.

The Shift Has Been Televised

Posted on March 21 2010 by Josh Sternberg

Hulu’s TV ad during the sure-fire, can’t miss, absolutely number one show that everyone will be talking about (for if not 24 hours, a good couple of days…which in Internet-time is a freaking eternity), event of the year proved to be a strong topic of discussion. For those not in the know, Hulu helps “people [...]

Speak with us, not at us

Posted on March 21 2010 by Josh Sternberg

I watch a lot of TV. From 5pm until 2 am, my TV is on. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’m sitting in front of the sleek screen, but it does mean that I can warm my apartment with the heat that emanates from my LCD. With a lot TV watching comes a lot of DVRing. [...]

What Should Public Relations Be?

Posted on March 9 2010 by Josh Sternberg

There is a growing conversation within the public relations profession about how to best define PR. Is it putting the “public” or the “relations” back in public relations? Either way, there seems to be some kind of disconnect, and according the proponents of each philosophy believe that social media is both the disrupting agent and [...]