Author Archives: Phil Dennison, Senior Marketing Specialist, Business Wire

Editor’s Corner: PR Disasters! Why a Crisis Comm Plan is Critical

When it comes to crisis communications, if you’re not in charge of the story right away, someone else will be. That’s why it’s critical to have a plan in place.

Hispanic Media Experts Advise DC-Area Audience on Marketing to Latinos

by Danny Selnick, Vice President, Public Policy Services Business Wire’s LatinoWire hosted a panel  event for professional communicators on Sept. 28 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The panel featured: Erica Gonzalez, Executive Editor of El Diario/La Prensa Julio Aliaga, News Director, Telemundo (Washington, DC affiliate) Hilda Garcia, Vice President of Multiplatform Content [...]

BW Gives Back: The Borough of Ramsey 9/11 Remembrance

Alan Asarch of Business Wire describes his experience at a local 9/11 remembrance ceremony, in which he took part with The Ramsey Wind Symphony.

Two Great Tips for Pitching Health and Life Science Reporters

Two great pitching tips for reaching health sciences, pharma, and medical device reporters.

April in Omaha: My Invitation to 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

by Deb Subia, Editorial Process Development Manager, Business Wire A dozen lucky Business Wire employees from several U.S. bureaus and London joined CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz in Omaha for the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.  I was thrilled to be one of them. Never having been, I was anxious to attend the meeting – okay, [...]

Friday Fast Links: Agencies, redundancies and more

Can your copy be helped by repetition and redundancy? If past history is any guide . . . If your PR agency never tells you you’re wrong, they’re probably one of the five types to avoid. When and how should online news stories include hyperlinks? My hometown paper made the Top 25 Newspapers on Twitter. [...]

Friday Fast Links: Fifth calls, CSR, name changes and more

Some in the IR community are discussing whether there’s a need for a “fifth call” prior to a company’s annual meeting. Does your organization need an additional call? What does that say about the rest of your investor relations program? Who’s in charge of your corporate social responsibility efforts? If it’s not you, it might [...]

Friday Fast Links for April 1: Why consumers use SM, defining marketing, and more

Does your company have a clear idea of how and why your customers use social media? Because some companies clearly do not. Your PR strategy doesn’t always have to involve going after the A-listers. You can sometimes get a lot more traction elsewhere. There are more definitions of marketing than there are Heinz varieties, apparently. What’s [...]

Media Pitching Tips from Top Business Magazines

Top business magazines share media pitching tips for PR professionals. Collected from a Publicity Club of New York panel discussion

Friday Fast Links: LinkedIn Tips, Social CMOs, Measurement and more

Business Wire’s Karen Reynolds on improving your LinkedIn profile. How one company is putting the Barcelona Principles for PR measurement into practice. How do the CMOs from the Fortune 1000 fare in the social space? Not so well, says Business Insider. Seven reasons why businesses are the future of publishing. (Hint: It’s VERY good for [...]