We are exposed to the fruits of public relations every single day, in every medium -- TV, newspapers, radio, on social media, and in magazines. It’s a growing industry. Never before have so many people and businesses been in the public eye. However, despite views to the contrary, not all PR is good PR!
Writer and thought leader, Robin S. Sharma once said: “Awareness precedes choice and choice precedes results.” PR is key to enabling you raise that awareness.
Positive company culture has a transformative impact on organisations. What was once a “nice-to-have” has become a necessity. You might be surprised to know that your PR agency can make a significant impact on your company culture, and as culture affects every aspect of businesses, this is worthy of consideration.
With the world of social media, 24-hour news cycles and digital desks, Public Relations has gone through a transformation in recent years. However, the PR tools that you need for a successful campaign have remained largely unchanged.
As the new year and new decade begin, we’re very much looking forward to the technology PR news opportunities ahead at Comit HQ. While there are some clouds on the horizon, most of our clients are optimistic for growth and continued success.
PR in Ireland is a fast-paced industry. With the dawn of digital and an ever-changing Irish media landscape, it can be challenging to stay abreast of all that’s going on.
A recent survey of Google searchers found that three quarters (75%) of respondents don’t pass the first page of Google results to find an answer to their query. Many of these clicks are being made by your potential buyers, maybe even your current customers. To stay competitive and generate leads, therefore, businesses need to ensure that they are on the first page of Google. The surprise for many is that PR – when done using proper SEO techniques – can be the most powerful tool to enable companies nab many of the influential links on Google’s first page.
The world’s top companies use online PR to improve their business reputation, support their digital marketing and grow. It is a technique, which when done correctly, can make a significant impact on brand presence, international PR, attracting talent and generating leads.
How important is it to measure public relations? Well, without it, PR professionals can’t determine which aspects of a strategy have worked and which haven’t quite had the desired impact. Public relations measurement is important both during and after a campaign as it gives PR professionals benchmarks to work from and allows them to adapt the approach.
The Comit team was delighted to see our client, DataSolutions, being recognised with the Communications Excellence Award at this year’s Tech Excellence Awards for an integrated PR, digital and marketing campaign promoting its hugely successful Secure Computing Forum 2018. Collaboration is a key pillar of what Comit, as a PR company does, and we were thrilled to be a central contributor to helping raise awareness of the Forum through this integrated PR and marketing campaign.
