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Ill Alert The Media There is something newsworthy happening at your organization right now. Here are some tips on how to tell your story. Its Just Common Sense! When a group of outsiders behaves in a way that hurts your business, you usually do something about it. Yet, many business people are amazingly casual about their own external audiences. Two Donts for Financial Planners Seeking Free Publicity Many of my clients have had the misguided perception that they won't be able to get media coverage from a publication that their larger competitors advertise in. Nothing could be further from the truth. Where is the Best PR Value? Wherever the fundamental premise of public relations is practiced.Look at what it suggests. For Financial Planners, Marketing and Publicity Is About You For financial planners, getting publicity, in the end, isn't about having contacts in the media.Or about writing a great press release. Marketing-Minded Financial Planners, Focus on Main Points During an Interview You never want to inundate a reporter with information, but you don't want to be branded a one-trick pony either. That's why I recommend coming up with three key points for every interview you do. 13 Publicity Ideas for Retailers If you're trying to promote your store, but you don't have a big advertising budget, relax. There are lots of ways to get in front of the audience you want to reach by using free publicity. Public Relations: Converting the Non-Believers What's the real reason some managers shy away from public relations? I believe it's because they don't understand, or believe, the direct connection between what public relations is capable of delivering and their need to achieve specific business objectives.It's lost opportunity of the worst kind. PR Going According to Plan? Think carefully! 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