As a PR professional, your days are filled with research, media lists, interview coordination, segment rundowns, media kits, pitches, press releases, follow-up, emails, client calls and more. What we often put last is ongoing education and learning. It needs to be a top priority, and these kickass PR newsletters are a great place to start. […]
It’s time to say goodbye to the terms, ‘girl boss,’ ‘mompreneur,’ ‘She-EO’ and all the offshoots of these. They aren’t cutesy, they aren’t empowering and they need to go away. Call Us What We Are We are bosses, entrepreneurs and CEOs, just like our male counterparts. Look at it this way: we would never refer […]
This blog comes directly from Kim! In the past few months, I have been solicited multiple times through LinkedIn, email or phone. These individuals always have a great partnership opportunity for 8THIRTYFOUR, and it is always mutually beneficial. Just today I got a job offer. Seriously? Listen up. Cold emailing, LinkedIn connecting or calling is […]
We know V-day happened this past Sunday, but we do what we want. In honor of this Valentine’s Day, we are writing love notes to those we admire, respect and just think are general badasses. Eleanor Roosevelt Dearest Eleanor: What an absolute bore your husband was, when we all know it was you who crafted […]
In this weekâs edition of âshit youâre just not gonna believe,â we present the following. Weâre sleeping better now We canât wait to order GoodPillow, the brainchild of David Hogg, one of the founders of March 4 Our Lives. Itâs the newest competitor of MyPillow, the company owned by conspiracy theorist, Mike Lindell. The poor […]
Recently, several members of our team took part in a workshop designed to teach us how to have more effective communication with our clients, especially when it came to talking about the really tough stuff. What sounded like a great idea turned into something that underscored one of the biggest issues with the workplace today: […]
This post comes to you directly from Kim. PR seems like a sexy field, am I right? If you’re older like me, then you think of Samantha from Sex in the City and her high rolling lifestyle. She got into all the best parties and represented the coolest people. Maybe you’re thinking more along the […]
A career in PR is often learned on the job, even though new grads like to think they know it all once they have the shiny new degree. We’ve tossed around the idea of launching a series of workshops for new grads and first-year professionals to share our tips and tricks of the trade. If […]
