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"Keep in mind that your target market includes members of the media, whether they become familiar with you from a consumer's perspective or during a deliberate search for a contributing source with your expertise."  ~Nora Firestone, The $10,000 Apostrophe

Articles About Media Relations, Communications and Writing for Business

  • Media Relations, the Journalists' Perspective: An Overview of the Roles, Needs and How to Be Effective in Pursuit of Publicity for Your Business, Book or Cause: An excerpt from the media-relations section of "The $10,000 Apostrophe"
  • Writing Web Pages and Documents for SEO: Mindful, Millennial Writing is Not Too Big a Leap
  • A Virtual Press Room Makes a Real Difference: Why your website should have a pressroom- or newsroom-style section, what to include, and how to design it for effective media-relations appeal and search-engine optimization.
  • How to Prepare for a Radio Interview: Professional advice about preparing for, giving and promoting a good talk-radio interview includes link to my interview with Doug Huggins, host of "The Authors' Talk Show," Feb. 3, 2015.

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