Best PR & Products from CES 2020
While 2020 still sounds like a futuristic year, the future of technology is here. This week, thousands of exhibitors are at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where the products of both the near and distant future are on full display for media, influencers and buyers to try out for themselves. […]
Acquisition for Better Branding, Royal PR Firms, Cruise Lines Providing Hurricane Relief and More
QUICK PR READS YOU CAN TACKLE BETWEEN BITES Happy Tuesday, Lunch Breakers! As summer vacations start to end and everyone is settling back into their daily routines, it’s the perfect time to read our round-up of PR news to get you back on track. This week we’re talking acquisition for better branding, breaking royal tradition, […]
Better Pitching, Year of Video, Remembering Toni Morrison and More
QUICK PR READS YOU CAN TACKLE BETWEEN BITES Happy Tuesday, Lunch Breakers! It’s the dog days of summer, and we’re spending equal amounts of time soaking up the sun but also enjoying the A/C while catching up on the latest in PR news. We’ve rounded up a few stories that are important to keep on your radar […]
PR for the Pros, Authenticity in Marketing, Arby’s Has the Alternative Meats, and More
Happy Tuesday, Lunch Breakers! In addition to last-minute fireworks and cookout plans for the Fourth of July, we’re also re-reading what communicators can learn from the Founding Fathers. In this week’s edition, we cover a startling study about public relations, how marketers can be authentic and Arby’s witty take on fast food meat alternatives. What […]
Pizza Hut Throws It Back, Cannes Controversy, Love Thy Pitch and More
Happy Tuesday, Lunch Breakers! We’re cranking up the air condition and at all costs trying to avoid stepping out in this humidity. In this week’s Lunch Break, we’re sizzling up with Pizza Hut hitting the wayback machine with a vintage logo, a Cannes campaign controversy and why you shouldn’t go out with a media pitch […]
Pride Month, Instagram Ads, Women’s World Cup and More
QUICK PR READS YOU CAN TACKLE BETWEEN BITES Happy Wednesday and Global Running Day, Lunch Breakers! Today we’re talking about the highly anticipated Women’s World Cup, the beginning of Pride Month, new ways to advertise on Instagram and the continued rise of the social media analytics market. No Price for Pride Month This week marks the beginning […]
The Evolution of Traditional Media to Digital Platforms
Traditional media still matter but are evolving to become more than a standard publication that’s sold on a newsstand thanks to the rise of the internet. Because millennials and Gen-Zers are looking at their smartphones and computers, print magazines and newspapers look dramatically different today than they did even a decade ago and have changed to […]
Three St. Patrick’s Day Social Media Tips for your Brand
PR professionals are always looking for ways to connect their clients with current, trending events – especially fun holidays like St. Patrick’s Day. In 2018, more than 149 million Americans planned to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and 83 percent of Americans planned to wear green, so there’s a huge opportunity to join in on the […]
Super Bowl Commercials, Crisis Response, Analytics And More
QUICK PR READS YOU CAN TACKLE BETWEEN BITES Happy Tuesday, Lunch Breakers! We hope you’ve recovered from watching what might go down as the most boring Super Bowl in history, where the most exciting part of your shindig was probably the buffalo chicken dip, rather than the commercials or the actual game. Author’s note: I’m […]
#GivingTuesday, Goodbye Instagram Bots, Branded Beer And more
QUICK PR READS YOU CAN TACKLE BETWEEN BITES With Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday in our rear-view mirror, it’s time to look forward to the holidays – which has already brought colder temperatures. No one in the D.C. office is brave enough to walk outside, so we’re all paying close attention to industry news […]