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When public relations is discussed – in newspapers, on Twitter, in coffee shops – conversation most commonly  focusses on the latest public disaster, ethical practices, or how someone needs the magic wand of PR (if only there...

There's a viral meme spreading around the Internet in which people are sharing graphics depicting what people think they do versus what they really do. Naturally, it's called What People Think I Do/What I Really Do. (Why...

You know you must streamline your writing, but how, exactly? Here are some specific issues to look for: 1. Remove redundancies. Avoid double-teaming terms like "a period of one week," "end result," "free gift," and "personal...

The Internet's latest ingenue is a visual bookmarking site dominated by young women linking to retail sites.

As the online face of your company, you put a lot of time, sweat, and tears into your work. Here are four ways to keep from wearing out.

Don't dismiss Pinterest as just a source of pretty pictures. It can bring you a lot of website visitors if you use it correctly.

Got what it takes to work in public relations? Better read this PR executive's checklist to find out.

I’ve always been fascinated by people who are consistently successful at what they do; especially those who experience repeated success in many areas of their life throughout their lifetime.  In entertainment, I think of Clint...

About six years ago, an editor at Ragan sent me an e-mail asking me to stop using two spaces after my periods when submitting my columns to The Ragan Report. In a “voice” dripping with superiority, I sent him a reply that said...

Guess what. Problematic punctuation is ubiquitous. It’s also profoundly disturbing to a great many people. Here’s what you can do to help.

After spending yet another maddening evening cleaning up my e-mail, I realized that many of the messages clogging my inbox stemmed from oversize attachments, press releases completely unrelated to my beat, and back-and-forth...