Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, When was the last time something new got added to your overstuffed workload - today, maybe? My guess is your first thought wasn't "what can I let drop" - it was "how do I squeeze this in too?" I'm working with two comms leads living this every day. Both run their entire marketing and communications department for large nonprofits, solo. One's so buried in day-to-day tasks and requests she can't...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, My kids went back to school last week. 🙌 While my kids didn't want their frat house summer to end, it was time. IYKYK. Every morning since my son started kindergarten, I've said the same thing on the way out the door: "Have fun, work hard, and be kind." After a few weeks of hearing me say it to her brother, my daughter started asking me to "say me the words" when I dropped her off at preschool....
18 days ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, I was scrolling LinkedIn last week and saw someone say that if you're in PR, you're basically a journalist's assistant. That's exactly right. It has never been harder to be a journalist. A friend of mine spent the first part of her career in newsrooms and says there's no way she could do the job today - the deadlines are tighter, the inboxes are flooded with AI-generated pitches, and there simply...
25 days ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, You know PR can help your organization grow visibility and influence. But when leadership doesn’t quite “get it” or your board sees it as extra, not essential, it can feel like you’re pushing a boulder uphill. Getting internal buy-in isn’t a separate task — it’s part of the PR work. And how you frame the opportunity can make all the difference. This Week’s Quick PR Tip: Make the Case for PR and...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, I just finished season three of Shrinking and I'm so sad. The kind of sad of leaving people you loved spending time with. I was completely invested in the characters and loved the premise of the show: life is better when you have people in your corner. People who know you, who actually get it, who show up for you, and who make you better. This Week’s Quick PR Tip: Find Someone Who Gets It One of...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, Monday mornings are a lot. You're trying to regroup from the weekend, get your head around the week ahead, and figure out what actually deserves your attention from a to-do list that was already too long last Friday. And somewhere in the back of your mind is that nagging question: is this the week you finally start the media outreach you've been meaning to do for... a while? This Week’s Quick PR...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, Your PR partner came through and landed a killer media hit. Your team celebrated and shared it on social, maybe sent it around internally, maybe included it in your newsletter. And then you moved on. Too many organizations stop there. The coverage lands, the moment passes, and nobody ever asks the harder question: what did it actually do? This Week’s Quick PR Tip: Decide What You Want Coverage to...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, We're helping a client plan a media tour for a major project they're launching. One of the first questions that came up: who will be the spokesperson? Obviously their CEO will be front and center. But who else will be available to talk with the media? Reporters need more than one voice to file a story. This Week’s Quick PR Tip: Build Your Media Moment Around the Story, Not the Spokesperson When a...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Monday Morning PR Minute ⏱️ Your weekly dose of PR inspiration | Read time: 1 minute | Hi Reader, If your CEO has brought up AI search lately, that’s not just small talk. That’s an open door for the PR budget conversation. When someone Googles your organization, or asks ChatGPT about your mission area, what comes back isn’t just your website. It’s also media coverage, quotes, and third-party sources that determine who’s positioned as credible voices on your issue. AI tools pull from earned...
2 months ago • 1 min read