Tuesday, June 10, 2014

PR Campaigns with NO Budget

I can’t accept each and every client.  Even more so, I can’t accept clients who have no budget to work with. It sets me up for failureand  them up for disappointment. If you don’t have a budget, however, you shouldn’t shy away from trying to be your own pitch person.

Public relations, when executed properly, is a major part of any brand and marketing campaign.  The first thing you should know when you have no budget is how to define your story line. Everyone thinks they have a great news story. This is rarely true.  You have to really consider why someone should write about you or your product / services.  If you are not promoting anything that truly is newsworthy, don’t bother writing a press release about it. It will fall on deaf ears. So, this said, pick and choose your press release battles wisely.

You also have to consider  ProfNet as a resource. I know, there is a fee. Trust me, this website service is worth the fee. While others are hanging out on freebie or PRWeb’s internal “media connection” resource, real public relations experts are using ProfNet to connect with one another.  I suggest you save up your financial resources and invest in this one PR tool.  http://www.prnewswire.com/profnet/

Finally, don’t keep changing the direction of your campaign / brand and do not rely on who you know, photos of you with celebrities (or a like), or your social media following to boost your brand. You do have to do the work to get results and this will not happen overnight.

I’m hopeful these tips will assist you in developing a promising PR platform.

Until tomorrow,


Coco the CEO

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