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PR Tips and Hacks for a Small Business

Proactive Report

So, it was a great opportunity for the attendees to get advice from a group of PR experts. Local business networking still thrives on personal connections – Join the Chamber of Commerce and other relevant groups. There are usually industry groups you can network with. Alignable has local groups you can connect with.

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Why Your Corporate Website Needs a Blog

Bill Hartzer

The same goes for industry trade groups. Corporations should assist promote trade groups and associations to which they belong. Likewise, it’s useful if the trade group or association lists its member companies, providing links to the company Web sites. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us.

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24 of the Best Google+ Guides, Tips, Rants and Raves of 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Susan Gunelius outlines five social networking features unique to Google+, including circles (which enable you to “separate your customers from your colleagues and online influencers from your business partners”) and hangouts (which can be “used for things like small-group webinars, question and answer sessions, and more”).

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7 Essential Building Blocks to Manage a Corporate Reputation Online

Oktopost

Forums, Discord chats, Facebook groups, and other special-interest sites dedicated to your business, products, or industry should also be on your radar. People are naturally skeptical of messaging that comes from executives, owners, and faceless press releases. . Engage Respectfully.

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What Kind of Online Community Do You Have Behind Your Firewall?

Social Media Strategery

Despite the newsletter articles, blog posts, press releases, and conference presentations, many "communities" are nothing more than a new version of the same old Intranet, only with shinier tools. What group/community receives the most visits and/or posts on a particular day? The Android/iPhone User Group.

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How To Become A Public Relations Star

Waxing UnLyrical

In the year I applied, out of our group interview of 10, there were probably seven future fashion PRs, and three music PRs (I was the latter at the time). The answers from this group of candidates were generally proceeded by a declaration of love for parties, air-kissing and champagne. Image: Marc Benton via Flickr, Creative Commons 3.

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Information Literacy in the Workplace - Special Libraries Association

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Many corporations are judged by their impact on societytheir stand on environmental issues, their contributions to local communities, or their support of external programs designed to benefit specific groups or individuals. · Construction and leveraging of personal and corporate knowledge bases. · Information Systems. ·

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