PR during the Writers Strike

10 PR Survival Tips for Promoters During the Hollywood Strike by Cynthia Lieberman, LieberComm ___________________ In an industry heavily reliant on actors and writers for promotion and PR, dealing with a WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike can be challenging. Here are 10 ways to successfully promote the launch of your entertainment projects effectively without directly involving your stars or…

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Revolutionize Your TV PR Efforts With These 12 ChatGPT Prompts

Revolutionize Your TV PR Efforts With These 12 ChatGPT Prompts Are you a TV publicist looking to boost your productivity and save valuable time? Generative AI platforms like ChatGPT can automate many of the tedious tasks that you currently do manually, freeing up your time to focus on more strategic initiatives, such as developing new…

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10 Tips for Effective Media Pitching

  Unveiling the Secrets to Effective Media Pitching: Insights from USA TODAY Journalist Bryan Alexander Students at UCLA were privileged to gain invaluable insights from USA TODAY’s features journalist, Bryan Alexander, regarding strategies for pitching media in the entertainment industry. Below are 10 of the essential tips he recommends for putting together an effective media outreach:   Develop a…

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“Advertising Is Paid For, Publicity Is Prayed For”

Igniting a spark with PR Many people in my family and outside of work use the terms marketing, advertising, and publicity interchangeably, to the point of sounding redundant. The truth is, marketing is a strategy, while advertising and public relations are tactics. Although both tactics fall under the marketing umbrella and have similar end goals,…

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Why the Game Mechanics of Wordle Made it Go Viral

What makes games so appealing, and how can you use them to grow your brand? This month, Twitter users may have noticed an increase in the number of people posting gray, green, and yellow squares in a grid on their feeds. Memes, art, and even cross-stitching inspired by these matrices have popped up all over…

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What Parents Should Know About “Dating” Apps

Flirting, dating (and, yes, even “hooking up”) are a lot easier to do in the digital age. Today, downloading a dating app, like the most well-known one — Tinder — takes no more than a moment, and suddenly you have a whole world of possible “dates” at your fingertips. Many of these dating apps have…

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