Crisis communications practitioners spend large chunks of time on communications – drafting holding statements, scripting key messages and tweaking media statements. But it’s just as important to spend time thinking about what could – and should – happen, if a…
On Thursday, February 8, 2018, the city of Philadelphia celebrated the Eagles’ first Super Bowl victory with a massive parade. Hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of happy fans crowded the streets, “Philly Philly Dilly Dilly” skywriting laced the clear blue…
I come from a long line of Philadelphia sports fans. My maternal grandparents grew up in Fishtown and my paternal grandparents grew up in Bryn Mawr – right near BPR’s current office location. Straight out of the womb, my dad…
Employee Feature: January Name: Amanda Mueller Title: Account Executive Favorite Part of Working in Public Relations: I came from a broadcast background and used to work with many public relations professionals, so it’s been extremely fascinating to learn how the…
Name: Blair Kahora Cardinal Title: Assistant VP, Director of Media Relations Favorite Part of Working in Public Relations: Mentoring. Uplifting junior team members is essential for success. It’s never: “make this media list, and I’ll take it from here.” I…
– A.J. Litchfield Consumer boycotts of businesses and products have long been one of the most effective ways for the everyday citizen to enact social, and in some cases, political, change. Perhaps the most famous example of a boycott was…
Should we ‘go digital?’ What are digital services? Should we offer digital services? Are we still a public relations firm if we do? These are questions that leaders in the public relations world are fervently discussing with their teams…
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the season of giving is officially upon us. Many people unfamiliar with the public relations industry might be convinced that companies set up charitable publicity stunts only to make themselves look better. In reality,…
Name: Megan Keohane Title: Account Supervisor Date Started at Buchanan PR: May 2014 Favorite Part of Working in Public Relations: Strategy is my favorite component – I love figuring out how we can tell a story to the right audience…
I recently returned from Japan, where I traveled to attend the fall meeting of the Public Relations Global Network. PRGN marked its 25th anniversary at this conference. This was an especially meaningful milestone to me, as we – along with…