Why business owners should be using lockdown to do their own PR
With lockdowns happening across the nation, the demand for media content continues to grow. Business owners can utilise this demand and grow their presence through DIY PR.
Doing your own PR? Here are five mistakes not to make
If you can avoid making these five common mistakes, you'll have a better chance of standing out when competing for media attention.
Woolworths provides perfect example of why you cannot ignore stakeholders
Woolworths had planned to build a Dan Murphy’s within walking distance of three “dry” communities, failing a basic principle of stakeholder engagement and communication.
There is much more to PR agencies than press releases. Here’s why you need them
While dispatching press releases is part of what PR agencies do, the service is actually far more comprehensive than running a mail merge and organising bulk distribution.
To engage, or not engage? What to do when faced with online complaints and negative comments
Many people would argue companies should respond to online complaints swiftly, openly and with empathy. But new research suggests it is more complex.
Stopping the downward spiral: Harvey Norman’s PR disaster continues
Harvey Norman has been trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons this week, in a perfect example of how not to handle crisis communications.
Ditch the buzzwords: Why searching for the ‘new normal’ is harming your business
By thoughtlessly using overused phrases and pandemic buzzwords at any opportunity, businesses run the risk of becoming a mere echo.
Burger King’s whopping IWD PR fail: What can you learn?
How can you make sure your PR stunt or activation creates a memorable message for the right reasons, instead of becoming a whopper fail?
From Lorna Jane to Hungry Jack’s: Here are 2020’s PR winners and sinners
This year, we witnessed some organisations bury into reputational damage, while others won customers over through innovation and connection.
Securing media coverage: Is the press release dead or alive in 2020?
Should you write a press release for your business? It’s a question that plagues many a small business owner, especially those just starting out.
B2B activism is growing: But is it corporate accountability or commercial censorship?
When does the act of removing products from stock, or boycotting a major supplier, move beyond marketing strategy to moral act? And when does it become censorship?
Coon is finally retiring its racist branding: Here’s why it took so long
The makers of Coon cheese will have paid close attention to the publicity surrounding Nestle’s rebadging of Red Skins and Chicos.