Shaun Low

Happy New Year everyone!

The discussion around blogger relations is more relevant now than ever. And quite honestly, with every debate, exploration, and analysis, these conversations only fuel the advancement and improvement of Public Relations overall.

It makes us think.

Lest we forget, there is a significant percentage of bloggers, reporters, and analysts who think we’re useless - we’re merely spin artists who focus on pitching, blasting, and cranking out poorly written press releases. We contact people without caring or knowing their interests or passions without knowing what we’re talking about or why it should matter to them. That’s the perception.

Don’t be that PR person.

No, seriously. Chances are, at one point in your career, you contributed to the stereotype. So, let’s do something about it now.

Believe it or not, I still arm wrestle with influencers defending PR. But in may cases, they’re right. And, a lot of it has to do with pushing down important outreach to people who are either too junior to engage with industry veterans or not concerned with educating themselves as to why they’re reaching out in the first place and why it matters to the person they’re contacting. But, this is another topic for another day.

Blogger relations is so much more than the recognition that bloggers ARE influencers in their own right. Now it’s the understanding of how PR can work with them in addition to their traditional day-to-day activity.

I compiled a series of articles into one ebook that I hope will contribute to the elevation of PR as a respected profession, not just by the clients and executives, but by the very people we hope to build relationships with to bridge our story to the people who matter.

View it here.

Download the Word Doc.

Download the PDF.

About the Author

Brian Solis is principal at FutureWorks PR, an award-winning PR and Social Media agency founded in 1999. FW PR bridges the communications gap between companies and their customers, and between products and their specific benefits for their target markets. Solis blogs at PR2.0, http://www.briansolis.com, and regularly contributes to many industry trades. He is also frequently quoted in articles relating to technology trends and Marketing/PR strategies.

About The Author

Posted in: social media |

If you enjoyed this post, then make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed.

Related Posts

• Put RSS icon at the end of each post
• Blogging Is Growing Up
• Increase Blog Traffic - Part 4 - Stumble Any Incoming Links
• Social Media Adoption Has Communicators Out of Sync
• A Blog Is Your Voice. What You Do With It Is Up To You.

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 at 3:45 pm and is filed under social media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.