I’ve worked in public relations (PR) for over ten years now. One of the first things I did at my first job was to create a PR contact list, or PR media list if you prefer, so I can keep track of every media outlet, reporter, and journalist that I’m in touch with or that …
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Throughout my career, I’ve found myself particularly keen to learn from others in a similar role to me. I’m the only public relations (PR) person where I work and I am in-house, whereas a lot of PR people I know work for agencies. It’s sometimes strange being the only person doing a job in a …
Early in my public relations career, I made the decision to start a private Twitter list of reporters that I was interested in because they covered topics relevant to my work.
This small decision took only a few minutes and has been a really helpful habit that I’ve kept up because it’s continually helping me build stronger relationships with reporters.
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