You want to generate exposure for your business or organization, right? Publicity seems like a natural option – you can share your news with the media and they’ll cover it. While it sounds simple, it’s anything but… Reporters and journalists receive hundreds of emails each day, which means sending a standard news release won’t always put you in the spotlight. …
Graphic Design Best Practices
In the age of all-things-digital, visual content reigns supreme. While video popularity is on the rise, graphic design still proves to be a key player in compelling readers and viewers to build a relationship with your brand. If you don’t yet have a working knowledge of graphic design basics, here are some simple rules to follow to make sure you’re …
Pushing The Envelope Honored with Six Regional Awards
Pushing the Envelope, Inc. (PTE), a local marketing and public relations firm, won a Grand Image Award, two Image Awards, two Judges’ Award and one Award of Distinction at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Southwest Florida Chapter Image Awards ceremony earlier this month. This is the tenth year in a row that the firm has been honored for outstanding communications campaigns. PTE won the Grand Image Award in …
Build it. Track it. Analyze it.
UTM codes… A simple way to track exactly where traffic to your website is coming from and can easily be used by Google Analytics to measure, track and sort all data derived from these links. Why use UTM codes? Think about it this way: If you have 5 different sources pointing to 1 link, UTM codes are the easiest and …
5 Ways to Measure the Success of an Event
Looking for ways to make your event more successful than the last? How do you know if your event succeeded? Event marketers are often tasked with finding the metrics that matter to their clients to prove the value of an event. Before the start of an event, goals must be established – attendee satisfaction, registration numbers vs the actual number …
Show your Fans and Followers Love Year-Round!
Social Media Engagement We can all agree that social media has grown in importance over the years, making it a major factor of business development today. With an array of globally popular channels and more niche/industry-specific mediums, social media changes are inevitable. No matter the space, your goal is to captivate (and retain) your audience. Don’t just create your business …
What I Learned From My Internship At PTE
As the semester quickly winds down, and graduation is right around the corner, I can hardly believe my internship with Pushing the Envelope is coming to an end. It feels like yesterday was my first day and as I reflect..
What I Learned At PTE
I had a great experience interning at Pushing the Envelope. I have learned so much in such a short time. I have written news releases, media alerts, blogs, conducted research for campaigns and developed content for social media calendars.
The Highlight Of My Internship At PTE
Reflecting on my time at PTE, I am so thankful that I was given this wonderful opportunity to learn about marketing and PR.
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, …