tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30827235.post3349065249332664631..comments2024-03-12T08:53:00.766+00:00Comments on The Marple Leaf: Hacks guide to managing PR peopleMichael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08616909770570609477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30827235.post-33253561463404612552009-02-13T21:13:00.000+00:002009-02-13T21:13:00.000+00:00I'm not a journalist, however I do work for a glob...I'm not a journalist, however I do work for a global Market Research firm and I have the displeasure of working with many PR Firms. It been my experience that most independent PR firms are worthless at best. PR people always want their hand in the pot, so to speak, but they do nothing but retard the communication process. I try an avoid PR firms like a plague but sometimes get stuck with them. Most PR people could probably be replaced with Mongoloids and we'd have just as good results. Moreover, they never do what's best for their clients, they think they are so smart but I wonder if they know how many of us laugh at them...I did study PR in college so I know what it takes to be in PR and I'm amazed at the idiocy of most all PR professionals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30827235.post-28661512551603028162009-02-06T11:05:00.000+00:002009-02-06T11:05:00.000+00:00This is genius. It also appears that a lot of jou...This is genius. It also appears that a lot of journalists have taken your advice, including soome who managed it before it was given (how so?) Seriously both entertaing and on the mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30827235.post-35437027976642256752009-01-29T11:22:00.000+00:002009-01-29T11:22:00.000+00:00Liked your list, and thanks for linking my Media R...Liked your list, and thanks for linking my Media Relations 101 post in there too!<BR/>In defence of increasingly time-pressured and resource-limited journalists, of course we rely to a greater or lesser extent on PRs.<BR/>BUT there is still no excuse for poorly-delivered media relations - a PR Agency or Consultant should be able to consistently demonstrate the very best in media relations practice, if they take their Clients' press relations seriously. Most journos I know only get irate/upset/rude with PRs who do not engage them appropriately. Simple as that. In my experience, of the 250 PR emails I receive on average per day, I can count on 1 hand the number of PRs who consistently add value to my magazines and readerships. <BR/>That's not alot of good PR is it? Or maybe lower ranked PR Executives are not getting the right amount of training from Account Directors before they are unleashed on the phone or email to the Media. <BR/>Either way, although some hacks undoubtedly need to refresh their PR management skills, it is largely on the backs of PRs to raise their game and improve the services they deliver to the Press ON BEHALF OF their PAYING Clients!<BR/><BR/>Bestest,<BR/><BR/>Bristol EditorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30827235.post-75534533470110488612009-01-29T09:20:00.000+00:002009-01-29T09:20:00.000+00:00An amusing take on the etiquette of journo/PR rela...An amusing take on the etiquette of journo/PR relationships, but something far more serious is going on in media land: the rise in power and influence of PR people at the expense of journalists. As advertising income falls away, profit-hungry publishers are slashing editorial staffing levels. This is happening across the board, from local rags to the quality national newspapers. Do you think the news you read has been researched and written objectively and with integrity by independent, trained journalists? It’s increasingly likely that an underpaid and overworked hack has just done a copy and paste job on the latest piece of PR flim flam to drop into his mailbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30827235.post-47925152192247106592009-01-28T17:19:00.000+00:002009-01-28T17:19:00.000+00:00This is a very comical post. I think the list is v...This is a very comical post. I think the list is very good, I especially like one tip about gratitude and not thanking the pr professionals (classic!). <BR/><BR/>A very great article on what to "not" do to PR people and it definitely made me laugh.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>-TimothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com