Setting and articulating S.M.A.R.T. goals is an integral part of building and maintaining any business. In fact, business success can be attributed to the ability to set and achieve goals. Further, it’s a helpful way to motivate yourself and your employees to remain strategically aligned with the company’s objectives. You and your team might be setting goals, but are you …
Staying Up to Date on Social Media
Social media can mean many things to many people, but it’s without a doubt an important tool for your business. It’s inexpensive, engaging, and can be fun if done in the right way. Staying up to date on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other platforms allows you the opportunity to build a relationship and connect with …
Putting Fun in Your Marketing
When it comes time to think about how to position your next marketing campaign, you have lots of options. You could go with something short, simple and sweet, or lots of complex images and intense messaging, or go the serious route. Have you ever considered, though, having a little bit of fun? Inserting humor is a powerful way to engage …
5 Things To Ask Your PR Firm Before Signing a Contract
What should a prospective client ask their preferred PR firm before doing business with them? There is plenty a PR firm can do for a company and should be viewed as a valuable investment. Like any investment, however, it should be done with careful consideration. The team here at Pushing the Envelope has gathered a few insightful questions to ask …
CAN-SPAM and How it Affects Your Email Marketing
If you are using email in your business – you need to be aware of the CAN-SPAM Act. This Act sets the rules and establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have you stop emailing them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. This Act covers all commercial messages, which the law defines as “any electronic mail …
Marketing Firm vs. In-House – 5 Questions to Ask
By: Samantha Scott, APR Should we hire a marketing firm or a staff person? It’s a question many business owners face and the answer is different depending on your goals, needs and budget, but there are also commonalities as well. Maybe you’re handling the marketing now and you aren’t able to anymore. Maybe you have a staff person doing marketing, …
What I’ve Learned So Far in My PTE Internship
By: Jessica McAffee I can’t believe that my internship at Pushing the Envelope is almost complete. Not having any prior marketing or PR experience before this internship, I was at first a little afraid of what I was going to get myself into. But as the internship went on, I found myself learning new skills that I know will benefit …
What I’ve Learned So Far In My PTE Internship
By: Natalie Bollt It is safe to say that I have learned more in these past weeks interning at Pushing the Envelope than I could have ever imagined. While the courses I take at the University of Miami are educational and provide textbook information on the industry, this internship has truly shown me how an actual agency operates and how …
Does Local PR Matter for National Brands?
For those of you working for national brands the question sometimes arises, “do we really need a local PR person or local PR effort?” Sometimes the answer is “no,” but sometimes the answer is “yes” and it all comes down to the scenario. One prime example is work we did with West Marine when they opened their Fort Myers flagship …