In my opinion, the January 6 Special Committee hearings accomplished its goals of informing viewers who were not previously closely following the January 6 reporting, and/or forgot about the attempted coup that led to the violent insurrection and loss of life during the certification of President Joe Biden’s election.  

Before you write anything for clients or employers, ask what style or tone they want – formal, informal, polite, provocative? Whatever terms work for you. They may not know, but it’s better to inquire. And if they don’t know, you’ll likely have greater license to share your expertise. 

One thing all but the most fanatic Democrats must admit: The recent Supreme Court rulings overturning Roe v. Wade and the New York State gun control law prove that the Democrats PR strategy doesn’t work. Like most agency publicity hits, it’s not the number of placements that matter: It’s the quality of the placements, and while both agency and Democratic media campaigns might pile up enough hits to fill a wing of the Library of Congress they do nothing to change people’s minds.

That’s right, all the activities I’ll be enjoying mentally over this jam-packed weekend with my feet up on my easy chair or maybe stretched out on a chaise lounge chair on our sun-drenched balcony overlooking hopefully a tranquil ocean or see me sleepwalking on the beach.

Who really won?

Citing irregularities in certain swing states, many still questioned who really won the Presidency.  Sound familiar?  Only this was the 1960 general election.  

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To write better in professional PR, we need a clear understanding of why we write in the first place – why, in effect, we’re paid to do what we do and what’s expected in return by those who employ us.

In May the head of the Food and Drug Administration warned that misinformation has become the leading cause of death in the United States.

There’s a lot of similarity between sports and political commentators and that’s a shame because most of it is shameful.

Ukrainian Violinist Assia Ahhatt said she has been privileged to represent her nation at venues worldwide and nothing, not even Putin and his murderous and unprovoked attack on her country, will stop her now!

Gun control and abortion rights issues expose the limits of political and non-political public relations campaigns. It’s not the money spent that counts, or the number of media placements. it’s the number of votes and changing the minds of people that matters.

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Curley Company, an award-winning, women-owned and led strategic communications firm, today announced an exciting leadership decision that will continue to support accelerated growth for the agency. Jennifer Curley will maintain her position as founder & CEO and KayAnn Schoeneman will take on the role of president, positioning the firm for continued growth, investment in the team, excellence in strategy and service and a commitment to Jennifer and KayAnn’s shared values and vision for the future.

These days online discourse is revolving around emerging technologies like cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and Web3. The metaverse, in particular, is one of the trendiest topics in all of tech today. 

Reading one of my favorite newspapers, The Boston Globe, I came across a story about botanical sexism debunked.  

The Globe is one of the half dozen papers to which I subscribe, plus the mags and digital pubs, endless NBC where I used to work, then CNN and FOX TV.  Yes, being a news junkie, I like hearing both sides.  

On May 24, on this site, I wrote a column giving my opinion on why the Republican Party has stymied Democratic legislation on women’s right to choose and gun control.

Ever since the conclusion of the 2020 presidential election, I stayed away from writing columns about politics.  That’s because political pundits of the broadcast and print media are not contributing factual information to their audiences. New information is disseminated in the news sections and the pundits use those details to try to convince followers that  what the pundits write or say is reality, when, actually, it is nothing but the ego-centric opinions of pundits. It was this way yesterday, it is this way today and, thus, it will be this way tomorrow and the many tomorrows that follow until the end of time.

As all PR professionals are aware, the media landscape has changed drastically in the past 2 years – becoming more difficult to earn the media’s attention and land quality coverage. However, the importance of public relations continues to rise, which has forced agencies to become more creative in their strategies to gain the visibility their clients need.

Nearly 70% of all activity online starts with search engines and queries from users. That's why companies need to base any digital marketing and many Public Relations campaigns they create on keywords. The goal of keyword research is for companies to figure out what their target audiences are trying to find when they're searching online, and then determine what they need to do to rank on the various search engines for the exact same keywords that the audience is using. However, if a company doesn't know which keywords and needs to target, it won't be able to optimize its business website, know which content it needs to create to reach the target audience, or which phrases and queries it needs to use for more link building efforts.

Years ago, frustrated by the absence of a codified means to assess PR agency job candidates, I developed a questionnaire on media trends, PR, and popular culture. The PR/Media Quiz has evolved over the years but remains a useful, albeit non-scientific barometer of one’s currency and connectivity.