Author Archives: Abbie Fink
Does Influencer Marketing Make Traditional Marketing Communications Obsolete?
Does influencer marketing make traditional marketing communications obsolete? No, it is just another tool in our toolbox and that’s the topic of this week’s Copper State of Mind podcast.
READ MOREShould We Be Educating Our Clients About Public Relations?
Should we be educating our clients about public relations? Abbie shares why this is an important part of our success.
READ MOREShould Your Business Have a ‘Do Good’ Community Relations Strategy?
Is community relations a part of your overall business strategy? It should be. A strategic community relations plan has the power to impact both your community and your business.
READ MOREWhat is the Difference Between Local and National Public Relations?
Several times a month, when discussing with prospects our public relations agency’s strengths and business philosophies, we are asked whether we can provide national public relations support. The answer is yes. But, they’ll usually go on to say, you are a Phoenix-based public relations agency. Also, yes. We are a Phoenix-based public relations agency and because of our membership in the Public Relations Global Network, we have “local” offices in more than 50 locations around the world.
READ MOREA Lot Can Happen in a Year
March 16, 2020 was a Monday. I was in Tucson for an all-day meeting with a client’s emergency operations team. They were putting plans in place “just in case.” It is always best to be prepared, right? You plan and hope you’ll never need it. I was there to discuss communications strategies. Others in the […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday Update – Fernanda Santos
We profiled Fernanda Santos in June 2016, then with the New York Times. A lot has changed for Fernanda over the past several years. She shared an update on her Facebook page recently and gave us permission to share it here as well. Fernanda – what’s new? I’ve been named a contributing columnist for Washington […]
READ MOREThe Royal Interview
Perhaps the most talked about interview in recent days was the sit-down with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Oprah. I have been intrigued by the Royal Family for as long as I can remember. My dad and I stayed up all night to watch Diana marry Charles. I was glued to the television […]
READ MORESometimes You Have to Forget the Script
In May, I purchased a new air conditioning unit. The company I purchased it from offered one-year, same-as-cash financing. I arranged for the financing, had the unit installed and set-up automatic payments. About two months later, I got a notification that an American Express account could not be opened because my identity couldn’t be verified. […]
READ MOREWhat is a copyright troll?
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well, what if that picture costs you thousands of dollars? Just when you think you’ve found the perfect picture to accompany your blog post or to include in your company newsletter, you see the words Images may be subject to copyright. No big deal, right? After all, […]
READ MOREHas New Business Development Changed?
So much about the workplace has changed because of the pandemic. Work-from-home has become the norm, more and more meetings are taking place virtually using a variety of different platforms and we’ve been challenged to find ways to network. And for those of us that work with clients, the biggest change has been in how […]
READ MOREWhat the Flack?
The PR community is all a-flutter about Flack, currently running on Amazon Prime. The show focuses on Robyn, an American publicist working for a cutthroat London PR company that represents troubled celebrities. And while she’s helping cover-up her clients’, shall we say, “misdeeds,” she is doing drugs, drinking and sleeping with her clients. Don’t get […]
READ MOREUtilize professional event planners, crisis managers to assist with COVID-19 vaccination process
After about three hours of refreshing the browser, my dad was able to book an appointment for he and my mom to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. A few days before their appointment, the Arizona Department of Health announced that, if available, the on-site clinicians were authorized to vaccinate the “plus one” […]
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