As a moonlight wedding blogger, I think I have an interesting perspective when it comes to public relations; I’m both a PR girl AND a member of the media, so I get to see both sides of the coin on a daily basis. In fact, I truly believe blogging has helped me in my own media relations.

That said, I definitely see my share of horrible pitches. I’ve made a hobby of responding to the culprits of this bad practice, but I decided I wanted to go one step further and use my experience on the receiving end to teach some important lessons to my fellow PR pros. That’s why I’ve decided to start this series — aptly named “Pitch, Please” (thanks to Jody Collins for the great name idea!) Read more →

As more and more professionals continue to jump on the social media bandwagon, LinkedIn is becoming an integral component for job searches, networking and new business prospecting.  LinkedIn, the quiet giant in the social media universe with 161 million users worldwide, trails only Facebook, Twitter and just recently Pinterest. In fact, every two seconds, someone new joins LinkedIn. Read more →