Category Archives: PR

New Tech Reality Show: It’s Magic, is it a Leap?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by rgeller

While many were anxiously awaiting the results of the Iowa caucuses yesterday, tech media were caught up in another drama. They were buzzing about $793 million funding for Magic Leap, a secretive startup now valued at $4B. The back and … Continue reading →

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Did Fox Jump the Snark? (Brief History of Fake News Fails)

Posted on January 29, 2016 by rgeller

“Childishly written!” “A disgrace” These are the words most junior PR account executives fear hearing from clients about press releases submitted for review.  But it was Donald Trump that just said them, in tweets and interviews, about a statement that … Continue reading →

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How to Get Press for Your Startup

Posted on January 20, 2016 by rgeller

Top Reporters Share Tips at Enterprise Tech Meetup New York Enterprise Tech Meetup is one of my favorite tech events in the city. So I quickly signed up when my friend John Kaczala (also a NYETM regular) alerted me to … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Pitch: Get Tech Savvy, take a PR Briefing

Posted on January 5, 2016 by rgeller

NY Times reporter Farhad Manjoo wrote a nice story that highlighted the growing problem of tech illiteracy and its implications. He wrote: “People in the tech industry… act as if the products they build sit at the center of everything. … Continue reading →

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Meetup Explores the Art of the PR Pitch

Posted on December 15, 2015 by rgeller

The NYC PR Innovators meetup hosted a session on The Art (and Science) of the PR Pitch at District CoWork last week, where I participated as a panelist. Over 50 people attended, and organizer Erin Commarato ran a very lively … Continue reading →

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Of Immoderate Moderators and Paranoid Pols

Posted on November 4, 2015 by rgeller

Is the press really the enemy? That was Nixon’s line – and I was in a Nixon frame of mind, having just finished the excellent book Crooked by Austin Grossman. It is a faux memoir, written in the former president’s … Continue reading →

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The Martians Have Landed, Your Pitch Stinks, We’re All Going to Die!!!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by rgeller

I was glued to third Republican presidential debate last night, watching for signs of intelligent life , when the show cut to an important announcement. It said: “Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt our program to bring you a special bulletin … Continue reading →

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Wonky Articles Trump other forms of Content

Posted on October 13, 2015 by rgeller

I saw an article in Hinge Marketing’s newsletter that reaffirmed my faith in PR, media and humanity. It cited research that shows substantive articles outperform other content types, when it comes to drawing links and shares (don’t get too excited, … Continue reading →

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Tech Blogger Lament: “It’s now all about the page-clicks”

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rgeller

It seems hard to believe, but I wrote my PR Death Watch series, which chronicled the changing nature of the profession, seven years ago.   One of the tactics that I questioned back then was the media tour: “With news cycles … Continue reading →

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Trump, Tinder, Press Offender – New Rules of Taking on Media

Posted on August 13, 2015 by rgeller

Media battles are nothing new. Back in the ’70s Nixon famously said “the press is the enemy,” and kept a list. But up until relatively recently, most have opted not to pick fights with those who buy ink by the barrel. … Continue reading →

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