Category Archives: PR

Real PR Takes Real Relationships, Really

Jeremy Pepper just wrote a blog post entitled Can I can get a big cup of STFU please? that you should read.  The long story short is that  social media is just one part of public relations and that everything really hinges on relationships and connections (Via Marketing Conversation and POP! PR Jots):
The fact is […]

What Does Abraham Harrison LLC Do?

My business partner and CEO, Mark Harrison, boiled our, Abraham Harrison’s, elevator speech down into bullet points.  Let me know what you think!

Abraham Harrison, LLC is a Public Relations company dealing solely in online media

AHLLC has two practices: Promotional online PR, and Defensive online PR

Promotional online PR is about getting the client’s message out

Three […]

Three Mistakes PR Folks Make Pitching Bloggers

Krishna De just wrote an article called How Not To Pitch A Blogger and it is brilliant and useful — “here are three of the many mistakes they made in the pitch:”

there was no personal connection in the email to me about why the story may be of interest to me and my readers
they did […]

Stevie Wilson on The Swag Culture of LA

I just posted an article onto Marketing Conversation called Gifting Bloggers Doesn’t Mean Pushing Swag and within minutes Stevie Wilson of LA-Story wrote the most amazing comment on the culture of swag that is commonplace in Los Angeles, California… (via Marketing Conversation)
Swag is the name of the game in Los Angeles– in a city that […]

Gifting Bloggers Doesn’t Mean Pushing Swag

This morning, Norman Birnbach wrote an article wherein he suggests that I emphasize giving swag:
One of his tips is to “Give swag” — a point that Chris Abraham emphasized in a recent interview. The reason is that blogging is often a second career and there are few perks so swag can make a difference to […]

Marketing in the New Millenium is PR

My Director of Client Service, Daniel Krueger, wrote an insightful blog post over at Abraham Harrison’s PR and marketing blog, Marketing Conversation, called Marketing in the New Millenium. The story is in growing response to the fine article from Norman Birnback over at PR Backtalk, including Spread The Word: Blogs Matter We Just Can’t Measure […]

Be Generous, Not Stingy, When Engaging Bloggers

Andy Sernovitz’s blog’s name says it all, and definitely reflects my response to reading this: Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That!, especially in his post Instant Word of Mouth for Restaurants. From our experience doing blogger outreach and blogger gift-giving, this is on-the-money advice you should all consider:
 
Give every lunch customer 6 desserts to […]

Chris Abraham is Officially an A-List Blogger of Note


Advanced Blogging Workshop in Bethesda Today

“Okay, you have a blog and consider yourself a blogger. The next step is how to build your prestige, your readership, and your reputation. This class will demystify the process of taking your personal blog and developing it into a popular resource. Being brilliant, funny, insightful, and inspired is just the beginning; learn how to […]

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