Tag: Public relations

The Essential Invisibles

by tishmartinez

Who hasn’t worked with someone they disliked? I’m sure, many of us have worked with people who made us uncomfortable or whose values completely clashed with ours. Sitting across difficult clients or hotheaded superiors can be psychologically taxing — especially if you’re a PR pro. It can be hard for people to distinguish between personable … Continue reading The Essential Invisibles

Does your job make you cry?

by tishmartinez

Today, I’m celebrating my 7th year in public relations. Sometimes I can’t believe I stayed so long in an industry I never meant to work in! 🙂 Some things I’ve learned: That thing people say that about business not being personal isn’t true. An organization is only as good as the people running it. If your … Continue reading Does your job make you cry?

PR Work is Grunt Work

by tishmartinez

Public relations is mostly unglamorous. It’s scouring through miles of spreadsheets to finish reports, it’s reading uninspired comments about your brand on blogs, it’s a mastery of screencaps — and most of all: it’s meeting deadline after deadline. There’s no such thing as working with the news cycle. You’re just either in it or out … Continue reading PR Work is Grunt Work