Fixing Tech’s Image Problem
I am a PR guy. I build brands and polish images. My industry is technology. It is not my client (well, companies within tech are). But if it were, I’d say there’s a problem. Namely I am getting tired of all the articles slamming the tech industry, and painting it with the same brush. Here […]
What to do when PR hits a Pay Wall
PR folks know the feeling. You put a press release over the wire – and then duck. Not necessarily because of all the press inquiries that come in (wouldn’t that be great)? You duck to avoid the flood of offers from pay-to-play opportunities. Each one needs to be vetted and explained to the client or […]
3 Ways to Blow out Influencer Marketing Results
When looking for the right influencers, it’s tempting to focus on the big fish, the ones with huge followings. Most think that size matters (as I’ve pointed out, influence is not just a number). Then again, much has been said about the benefits of targeting micro-influencers – those with fewer than 10K Twitter followers. They’re […]
Crowdsourcing Advice on PR Dashboards
A client asked recently for our recommendations in PR dashboards. We are techies here at Fusion PR, and generally pretty smart about PR and marketing tech. So I thought this would be easy. But, as I learned, the tools that I was familiar with did not fit the bill. Luckily, with a little online sleuthing, […]
9to5 Blogging Impresario Seth Weintraub Chimes in
I had the pleasure of meeting blogging entrepreneur Seth Weintraub over coffee last week. My friend Adam Rothberg arranged an intro after informing me that the head of the “9to5” empire (including 9to5Mac, Google and Toys) lives in our town, Croton-on-Hudson, NY. I was very excited to meet and speak with Seth. Sites like 9to5Mac […]
Huffington Goes Viral with Data Science – You can Too
Cross posted on Hack the Feed My recent posts have explored how publishers are working with social platforms to expand audience and adapt story telling formats (see Publishers & Platforms In a Relationship, and Platforms as Publishers: 6 Key Takeaways for Brands). They reported the experiences of social teams and editors at some of the […]
What is Public Relations Anyway?
By Cynthia Hurtado, Intern What is Public Relations Anyway? As graduation season quickly approaches, many students will be faced with the infamous question; what did you major in? Unlike other somewhat obvious majors like computer science or history, public relations students are usually asked a follow up question regarding their major; what exactly is that? […]
The Best Way to Reach Chinese Media
We have dispelled myths about how PR works in Asia, and offered tips for getting tech news covered in China. This post focuses on WeChat, a messenger app that is one of the best ways to reach Chinese media. Former Fusion PR intern Carmen Ren is from Shenzhen, China, and recently completed her Masters Degree […]
The Invisible Warriors: Millennials & Social Media
By Laura Davenport, Intern Lazy, they call us. Apathetic, they accuse. Insults like these, and many others aside—materialistic, selfish, and lacking in focus, to name a few—are leveled at the Millennial Generation on a regular basis. When they accuse us of these charges, I wonder to whom we are compared. Maybe its the all-American soldiers […]
A Brave New World: My First Month as a Fusion Intern
By Laura Davenport, Intern I looked at my calendar today and was bowled over when I realized that I have been at Fusion for over a month. In the wake of this realization, I began to reflect on the ways in which my perceptions of PR have changed. These shifts are caused by both […]