Using your blog to showcase press coverage: #FollowFriday Professor 2, Bill George
“#FollowFriday Professor” is an editorial series focused on professors’ best practice in digital communications. Every Friday, I highlight one academic who is strategically leveraging the power of digital communications. I do a quick analysis of what he/she is doing well and provide examples of best practice that can be gleaned from the individual highlighted. The […]
The art of integrating interviews into thought leadership: #FollowFriday Professor 1, Karl Moore
Today I am launching a new editorial series focused on best practice communications from other academics. Every Friday, I will highlight one academic who is strategically leveraging the power of digital communications. I will do a quick analysis of what he/she is doing well and provide examples of best practice that can be gleaned from […]
How to do media relations without pitching a story
PR professionals – are you doing media relations” or “media blasting”? There is an important distinction between the two. Many journalists complain about some of the terrible tactics public relations professionals employ. From what I see and hear, this complaint has some warrant to it. Many PR folks resort to blasting their message as far […]
Communicating experience and impact in higher education
A couple of years ago, I was the hiring manager for a public relations position that came down to two qualified candidates. Person A had an undergraduate degree from an “average” school. By this, it was a school that you would have heard of, but isn’t known for being an elite or prestigious university. Person […]
Leveraging online communities and relationships to make big decisions
Who did you want to be when growing up? For me as an avid sports fan growing up in New Jersey, I wanted to follow in the footsteps of former New York Mets center fielder Lenny Dykstra, basketball legend Michael Jordan and renowned sportscaster Marv Albert. As a grown adult, I still ask myself that […]
University online pressrooms – best practice examples
University communicators – how is your online pressroom? Is it meeting journalists’ expectations? If your media site is like the average, then according to a new survey your site needs some revamping. A study led by Proactive Report and Press Feed found that only 15 percent of PR practitioners are delivering the information that media need. Some […]
Trust and higher education – lessons for academics, presidents and communicators
We all know how important trust is for any aspect of life: personal, work and education. Edelman, the global public relations firm, has been surveying the trust levels of the public for the last 14 years through the Edelman Trust Barometer. Their annual survey was released earlier this week – 33,000 people in 27 global […]
Podcast #2 – Media relations tips in a higher education environment
It is a competitive world out there in media relations land. As we all know, the media industry has been significantly disrupted. So what are they keys to generating consistent positive media coverage for an institution? How can academics and thought leaders best prepare for interviews? What is the role of the media relations professional […]
Holiday greeting lessons from Truman State University
Don’t we all love receiving those politically correct holiday well wishes with no personalized message from brands we hardly ever interacted with? Note sarcasm. Of course, holiday greetings, done right, are an important way in which we can connect with different stakeholder groups. Truman State University, a public liberal arts and sciences university located in […]
2013 reflections and lessons on launching a consultancy while balancing other responsibilities
2013 will go down as one my most exhilarating and intense years of my life. Starting my own communications consulting company has been a career goal for many years, and I am delighted to be in the position to finally go for it. Getting a company off the ground, as any entrepreneur can attest to, requires […]