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Public Relations

Acting the Part, with Brette Goldstein

I had the great pleasure of meeting Brette Goldstein when my old friend Jeffrey Koeppel introduced us a while back. He's a Maryland-based corporate, securities, and M&A lawyer who knows Brette from his work in the film business. Brette is a dynamo, someone who uniquely

3 Surefire Open Spaces Marketing Tactics

Last month I explained the Open Spaces Marketing concept. Basically, it is about getting your customer's attention by avoiding noise and going where competitors aren't. I also shared a tip that should be especially effective for those who work in the tech sector.

Episode 6: PR on a Global Scale, with Tina Loncaric

In this episode, friend and former colleague Tina Loncaric speaks with PR,Done & Doner host Jordan Chanofsky about how to achieve success with international PR programs. Originally from Sweden, Tina began her PR career in the US at Fusion PR. Since then she has gone on

Tech Words to Banish in 2022

Every year Lake Superior State University publishes a list of words that should be banished because they are so overused.  It’s based on thousands of submissions from around the world.  As reported in CNN. The 2021 list includes an interesting mix of words, from Gen-Z speak

Episode 4: Tales from the PR Client Side

In this episode, I speak with Dan Prince, a B2B PR and marketing pro who achieved success at companies like Accenture, Alliant, Deloitte, Marsh, and Willis for over 20 years before launching  his own shop, Prince Communications. Dan discusses his career at length, and lessons from

Rumors of Tech PR’s Demise are Greatly Exaggerated

Many wish to continue to write off public relations and kick it to the curb - by coldly saying that the profession and/or its trappings are dead. First it was gripes about the press release, and in the latest example, a report that tech PR is

From “Secret Sauce” to Market Leadership

Here is the third installment in my series about maximizing "secret sauce" in tech marketing. In the first post, I explored the meaning and history of the term, and shared examples. In the next one, I outlined steps to turn your core IP

Secret Sauce: What it is, and How to Apply for Best PR Results

It can go by various names.  IP (short for intellectual property). Or proprietary tech. Or keys to the kingdom.   I like "secret sauce".   Most who work in IT understand that this refers to the magical ingredient that sets a technology or solution apart. If "communications" or “PR” are in

Talking Heads cover Branding

First posted on Flack's Revenge I love the band Talking Heads, and saw them for first time in college many years ago. Back then, I thought they had a cool name - but only found out that it refers to the disembodied heads of yakking