Templates
Sometimes an outline is all you need to get going. Templates provide a guide to what should be put where. Just fill in the blanks and you are on your way!
The Media Advisory Template
With events, press conferences—or anything you are inviting people to—it’s best to follow a Who, What, Where, When, Why format.
The Press Release Template
Looking for a template for the classic press release? Look no further for a straightforward example. Who, what, where, when, why?
Educational Minicasts
Audio and/or video clips under 20 minutes that give you step-by-step PR and marketing insights.
Minicast: A weird & kinda random conversation about SEMpdx’s Engage Conference
Engage Conference returns to Portland March 7 & 8. Amy and Mike talk about why you should attend and ask what you want Amy to cover at the conference.
Minicast: Role of Ethics in Marketing
I was asked to join an AMA-PDX panel discussion event on the Role of Ethics in Marketing. Listen to this minicast for a sneak peek on one of the topics, Fake News, and attend the FREE event on Thursday, January 17 at UO Portland.
Minicast: The 3 Keys to TV Success
Visual. Charity. Timing. Seems pretty simple. If you have these three elements in your pitch, you are on your way to a higher probability of success.
How To’s
Much of the content on our blog is educational. How To posts provide advice and guidance for a variety of topics.
Podcast: Dan Cook: Wikipedia
Over his thirty-year career, Dan Cook has worked as a staff journalist in five different markets, including stops at the Portland Business Journal and Reuters.
Back to Basics: Optimizing a Facebook Company Page
Specific step-by-step guide for completing Facebook Business page info, image specifics, and content tips.
Creating a Blog Schedule for a Nonprofit
Answer 5 questions and follow a systematic guide for building a blogging plan with staff, a board and volunteers.
Back to the Basics: Optimizing a LinkedIn Company Page
The basics for creating and/or optimizing a LinkedIn company page and what type of content to share.
Ed Cals: Turning Uncertain PR Coverage into a Sure Thing
With the new year right around the corner, there couldn’t be a better time to address editorial calendars.
Leveraging Your Award, the Public Relations Way
5 steps for winning an award and how to ensure you get coverage for your hard work.
PR Talk Podcast
Our PR Talk Podcast features education and tips for today’s marketer. Listen to interviews with media personalities for direct insight and recommendations from the source. Plus minicasts and solo tutorials from our staff.
Podcast: Kim Moore: Oregon Business Magazine
PR Talk host Amy Rosenberg talks with Kim about connecting local business to the larger trends that matter as well as tips for PRs seeking coverage.
Podcast: Habit Change
Tricking ourselves into doing our New Year’s Resolutions we uncover our personal tendencies from Gretchen Rubin’s Habit Change Quiz
Podcast: Steve Strauss: USA Today
Mr.AllBiz delves into the intersection of small business and PR, talks about how to get into his columns, why small business should embrace PR and more.
Podcast: Elyse Stoner: Fresh Perspective
In this episode of the PR Talk podcast, Elyse joins host Amy Rosenberg for a conversation about her event philosophy and why ROI may be the wrong framework to measure an event’s success.
Podcast: Talia Beckett Davis: Women in PR
The owner of Pink Pearl PR and FEMpreneur, and founder of The Organization of Canadian Women in PR and American Women in PR joins the PR Talk Podcast.
Podcast: Rhoda Weiss: PRSA International
PR Talk Podcast with Dr. Rhoda Weiss, CEO of Rhoda Weiss & Associates, Inc. and this year’s chair of the PRSA International Conference in San Diego.
Podcast: Mark Mohammadpour: Chasing the Sun
In this episode of the PR Talk podcast, Amy Rosenberg sits down for an extended talk with Mark Mohammadpour of Chasing the Sun — a health coaching company for communications professionals.
Podcast: Rebecca Dersh: Cision
PR Talk Podcast interview about PR reporting, analytics, automation and more. Host Amy Rosenberg talks with Cision’s PR Manager Rebecca Dersh.
Podcast: Mark Knowles: So Much More Than Swivel
Episode 70 of the PR Talk podcast is a candid conversation that went beyond the upcoming marketing conference he’s organizing in Bend called Swivel.