Things to Know When Hiring a Publicist

Ever since I started this little business of mine, I’ve had a lot of questions from people asking me what I actually do. And, while I believe my elevator pitch is on point, there are still a lot of misconceptions around publicists, in particular ones that do the kind of work I do. So, if you’ll humor me, I thought I’d dedicate some time here to go through some things to know before committing to hiring a publicist on behalf of your brand:

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Announcing BIDE Market!

Ok, I’m pretty excited to share some pretty big client news that I’ve been hinting at for a while now…

A few months ago, when Parisa and I first met for coffee, she told me about her dreams of creating her very own artisan market. As she explained to me, she had been a part of a lot of markets for Town & Anchor and, although it was always been something she enjoyed, the waste, the unnecessary plastic, and the lack of curation for brands sharing the same values and mission, left her wondering if there was a better way.

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New Client Updates!

While I frequently post about the amazing client events and happenings we have going on over here in MBPR land, I realized I haven’t just done a quick update on some of the latest clients I’ve brought on board in the past few months! So, without further ado, here’s some of the latest news…

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Client Happenings: Ignite Community

Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to attend an event with Renetta McCann, the Chief Inclusion Experience Officer of Publicis Groupe, for a “Candid Conversation” experience as part of the Ignite Community (more on that below). Recognized as one of the leading innovators and most influential executives in the advertising, marketing, and media industries, Renetta shared a refreshingly honest look at what we can all do to learn, change, and grow on our personal and professional journey.

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Client Happenings: Preview of Exchange 312

I remember my first meeting with the team at ESP Presents…our half hour meeting quickly turned into a 2 hour conversation and tour of what would eventually become Exchange. Now, let me be clear, it was essentially a pile of rocks but, as Matt and Sarah toured me around the space, their energy and excitement filled the huge empty room and I could see their vision for what this space would become.

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Big News for MBPR

As most of you reading this likely know, towards the end of last year I made the decision to leave my corporate job and follow my heart.

While it was an extremely hard decision for me to leave a place that had been my home for more than five years, I couldn’t ignore this feeling deep down that there was something else I was meant to do.

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Reputation 101

There is an old saying, “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to destroy it.”I was thinking about this statement a lot this past week. In fact, if I had a dollar for every friend who texted/called asking my professional opinion well, let’s just say I’d be treating you all to coffee instead of writing this here.

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PR INSIGHTSMorgan Bellock