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What Are You Waiting For?

Friday, December 9th, 2011

We’ve been in business for 11 years now.  We’ve had our share of ups and downs but overall, we’ve been very fortunate to have a thriving business that has met both our financial and personal needs. One of the greatest lessons we’ve learned, especially recently as we move into our twelfth year, is that to achieve your goals you have to have a “make it or break it” mindset. In other words, go for it, all out, no regrets.  Give it everything you have now.

This is important particularly when it comes to PR. Public relations is often one of those things that comes second to business operations.  And yet, relating to your publics well must go hand-in-hand with your everyday operations.  If you’re not forging good relationships and improving the ones you have every day through every interaction, then your business may eventually fizzle out and your operations will be for naught.

If you have a list of PR or promotional ideas for your business, either written or in your head, pick the top three and implement them. Be clear about your goals, do the best job you can, and enjoy the process of building strong relationships with the people that matter most to your business success.

So what are you waiting for? Your public is waiting. Reach out to them today.

Be On It

Friday, October 21st, 2011

A few weeks ago when the market declined in response to the Federal Reserve’s move to help stimulate the economy, many people who had investments in the stock market panicked. We didn’t have to though, and that was because our financial advisor was “on it.”

Shortly after the market declined, we received an email from our financial advisor explaining the reasons for the decline, noting that it was predicted, and offering reassurance about next steps in terms of our investments. This told us that we may not be able to predict what the market will do, but we know our financial advisor is paying attention and watching carefully over our money, and will provide thoughtful advice and how we could respond.

Times are uncertain, for sure, in many sectors of our economy and for many businesses.  In response, consumers are unsure. Apply what our financial advisor did for us and demonstrate to your customers that you’re “on it.” Tell them that you know what’s going on and that you know what to do about it in terms of your business.  Communicate in a timely manner, right on the cusp of economic events that affect your business, keep your customers in the loop, and give them reason to patron you over your competitors.

5 Reasons to Have a Fact Sheet

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

There inevitably comes a time in every client interaction in which we recommend that they create a fact sheet, also known as an information paper or white paper. The fact sheet is one of the most simple, effective pieces of corporate communication. Why? Here are five good reasons. (more…)

Event Promotion Packages

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

The success of an event greatly relies on its marketing and promotion. In fact, in our previous blog post, we discuss the recent article about the Philadelphia Orchestra’s bankruptcy filing, the organization’s President Alison Vulgamore said, “…We actually have not marketed our concerts very well, and not spent sufficient funds on marketing.”

We want all businesses and organizations to succeed with their events. To that end, we offer Event Promotion Packages ranging from $1,500 to $5,000. If your event needs a larger-scale, customized PR plan, we can do that as well, or add services to the set packages (priced separately). Depending on your budget and staffing, our job ranges from guiding you through the implementation to coordinating all of it.

Contact us today at info@fmpr.net to request our Event Promotion Packages price list and to find out how we can help you meet your event’s attendance and financial goals.

Orchestra Bankruptcy Could Have Been Avoided with Marketing

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Recently the Philadelphia Orchestra, an institution in the City of Brotherly Love, announced that it was declaring bankruptcy.

According to Newsworks.com, orchestra president Allison Vulgamore said, “We actually have not marketed our concerts very well, and not spent sufficient funds on marketing.” The article continued to say that “Insufficient marketing is one of many elements causing the orchestra to come up short” and that “…organizations such as the orchestra tend to focus their marketing dollars on subscription sales because it’s more efficient, but they will have to change with consumer patterns.” (more…)

Hot Rocks for Humanity (Free Imu)

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Just off the heels of our previous blog post, Harnessing the Spirit of Giving in Business, we heard about the awesome effort called Hot Rocks for Humanity led by a group in this year’s Leadership Kauai class. Their goal is to encourage volunteerism and educate residents about volunteer opportunities on Kauai.  In order to encourage volunteerism, they are opening up a free imu, or underground Hawaiian oven, for people willing to donate a can good and pledge 1 volunteer hour to a non-profit on Kauai.  Their catch phrase is “What if you gave 1 hour?” According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Kauai has 67,000 residents.  If everyone on Kauai donated 1 hour of their time, then that would total 67,000 hours of service, 8,375 working days, 1,675 working weeks, and approximately 32 working years. In short, it would be a significant, positive contribution to the Kauai community.

Here are more details about their effort: (more…)

Harnessing the Spirit of Giving in Business

Friday, April 1st, 2011

There’s a trend these days in corporate charitable giving, and it’s being led by the biggest of the big guys. Take Pepsi, Starbucks and Disney. (more…)

Is Your Business Up With the Trends?

Monday, March 7th, 2011

We are religious readers of Springwise, which defines itself as “one of the world’s leading sources of new business ideas.”  Every week, they automatically send us blurbs about new business trends that have been identified by over 8,000 “spotters” worldwide. Recently, Springwise summed up its “Top 20 business ideas and opportunities for 2011.” There were some interesting findings. (more…)

Target Publics: What’s the Janitor’s Name?

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

A while ago, we traveled to Oahu with a friend and client who is also a local college culinary arts professor. We were eating at a restaurant and as soon as the waitress approached, our client looked at the waitress’ name tag and addressed her by name. After Kara took our order, our client explained, “You know, I always put this question on my students’ test: what’s the name of the janitor who cleans here?” He said that students in the service industry need to understand that everyone in a restaurant is important, from the dishwasher to the chef, and should be recognized for making the business work. (more…)

Timing is (Almost) Everything

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

One thing’s for sure, you realize how important timing is when it’s bad. Like when you have a nine-pound fully-cooked ham and you think it’ll only take 15 minutes to warm up until you realize the directions say 15 minutes per pound. Or when you buy a load of stock and the next day the price falls $10 per share and isn’t expected to recover for the next few years.  Well, it’s the same thing in PR. Timing is critical. (more…)

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