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Making Your Company Relevant...

Making Your Company Relevant
How to develop a focused strategy that will win new customers Making yourself, your services or your company relevant to your target market can certainly be challenging in today’s economy.   With all of the messages flying at people every day, it is important now more than ever for organizations to focus on offering something that meets someone’s specific needs or wants.  When...

Key to Business Relationships – Give B...

Key to Business Relationships – Give But Don’t Expect
I have received several questions recently on business relationships – building them, maintaining them and the best way to maximize them. Take a moment to think of all the key business relationships in your life.    They might include your accountant, your lawyer, current clients, etc.  Do you have deep connections with these people?  Do they refer you business?  Do you...

Knowing When to Shake it Up...

Knowing When to Shake it Up
California has been experiencing a lot of shakes lately…of the seismic variety.  The second major earthquake hit near the border of San Diego this week, causing a ripple that was felt up as far as the Los Angeles area.  All of these sudden and quite unexpected tremors got me thinking about a lot of things near and dear to my heart:  Family…friends…my beloved pet Golden...

A Smart Investment for Every Budget...

Jen Olewinski, President of Olewinski Group When I read the news today I am probably not alone in sensing a pattern among top headlines: “The Economy” “Jobs” “Healthcare” There are a lot of uncertainties in society today, which in many ways causes individuals, and businesses, to be more cautious in their spending.  For individuals, it may mean passing on that new purse or...

Remember Who You’re Talking To...

Remember Who You’re Talking To
When communicating to your organization’s audience, whether it be customers, prospects, members or colleagues, you should always consider who they are and what language they speak.  No, I am not talking about learning French to talk to your customers from Quebec (although that probably wouldn’t hurt). Remembering your target audience when developing a blog, press release,...

What is social media?...

What is social media?
Social Media…talk about one of the most popular buzz words in the world right now!  Between the news, water cooler conversation at work, and celebrity gossip, everyone seems to be discussing social media these days.  And with this onslaught of attention, businesses are increasingly being pressured to join social networks to stay on the cutting edge.  Is social media right for...

What is Public Relations? – Part 2...

What is Public Relations? – Part 2
So now that you know from the first post that public relations is simply managing the communication between an organization and its targeted audience, where do you go from here?  I will explain more in-depth several options for reaching those audiences through public relations outreach. The following are some of the avenues Olewinski Group employs to get your story out: Press release...

Keep Your Eye on the Target...

Keep Your Eye on the Target
As a marketer, you never want to blindly point and shoot your PR outreach in just any direction.  Only with a strategic, targeted campaign will you yield the positive results you truly seek.  The most important aspect of a PR or social media plan is your target audience. While this may sound like a daunting task, the good news is your PR professional can help facilitate a...

Small Business’ Guide to Setting P...

Small Business’ Guide to Setting PR or Social Media Goals
Every company should set goals for their communications outreach strategy.   Quite often small businesses, many of which already have a “marketing” plan, feel that this is already done.  However, without including public relations and a social media presence there are a lot of potential tools, and opportunities, being left on the table. As a small business owner you may begin...

What is Public Relations?...

What is Public Relations?
The glitz and the glamour of PR! Sex and the City’s Samantha made public relations look like parties and fun.  The word is thrown around left and right, with most people nodding their head pretending like they understand what public relations, or PR, really means. The Merriam Webster’s definition of public relations is “the business of inducing the public to have understanding...

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