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How Public Relations, Marketing and Sales Work Together

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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
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People putting pieces of a puzzle togetherA question that entrepreneurs often ask me is “What should I focus on to make my business more successful: PR, Marketing or Sales?”

You probably think that I’d say PR without question, right? But the reality is a business would thrive better with all three elements working closely together.

Marketing works to communicate the value of your offerings to your customers, potential clients, employees and investors, through your own advertising, newsletters and website. It’s you talking about yourself.

Public Relations can be simply defined as activities that build awareness and credibility for your company, product or service through third-party influencers – such as the media and bloggers. It’s others talking about you. Read More→

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Categories : Social Media, What Is PR and How Do You Get It
Tags : elena verlee, entrepreneur advice, Marketing, marketing for entrepreneurs, PR and Sales, public relations, public relations for entrepreneurs, Relationship between Marketing, Sales, sales for entrepreneurs, small business marketing, small business public relations, small business sales

How to Use Photos to Get PR (and save time and money)

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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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using photos to get PRSometimes a good photo can illustrate a story more than words.  I guess that’s why they say “a photo is worth a thousand words.”

When we had our men’s socks company (which due to a ton of media coverage, attracted a buyer less than a year after we started it), one of the things we struggled with was, “how on earth do we show photos of boring men’s socks?”

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Categories : What Is PR and How Do You Get It
Tags : diy pr, entrepreneurs, getting pr, media, media exposure, media photos, photos, pr photos, small business marketing

How to Love Marketing

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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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How to love marketingI very rarely come across entrepreneurs that love marketing. Most often, it’s a chore on your to-do list, or a nagging thought that accompanies you everywhere, everyday – you know you need to do it to gain clients or sell your product, but maybe it can be put off for just a little while longer.

What often stops small business owners from marketing, is the word marketing itself. For many of us, deep down the word “marketing” equates to “selling”. We don’t want to be perceived as pushy, in-your-face, annoying or needy. It feels stressful so we don’t do it. And when we do nothing, we get nothing.

One way to be more successful is to think of another word for marketing that reframes your current negative beliefs. When you market your business, what are some positive benefits you are hoping to achieve?

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Categories : What Is PR and How Do You Get It
Tags : elena verlee, marketing a business, small business marketing

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