PRBI Insights

By Bryce Gruber That’s a jarring headline, right? I know. You probably spent the last 20 or so years developing the world’s best relationships and understanding every obscure ingredient and material that goes into client widgets. The truth is excellent relationships...

6 Reasons a Boutique Agency Might be the Right Choice for Your Next Job By Samantha Gonda We’ve all heard the age-old saying that size doesn’t matter, but when it comes to choosing the right public relations agency, it really does. And spoiler alert: a smaller...

The virtual agency model has gained popularity in recent years – especially among boutique agencies striving to be nimble in today’s ever-evolving world. The idea of running a virtual PR agency without any employees – relying solely on contractors or freelancers...

Worldwide, public relations encompasses communications counseling and the development of strategy. However, the way public relations is practiced in a particular country depends on how an organization's messages are distributed and how local media channels operate....

Newspapers have been in decline for 20 years. Newspaper advertising revenue peaked in 2000 and has been declining ever since. According to research done by the University of North Caroline’s School of Media and Journalism, this resulted in the death of 20% of U.S....

China, Japan, South Korea and other Asian countries are so close, and yet so far apart: in the same neighborhood geographically, but when it comes to culture, including journalism and the media, the differences are vast. And don’t even try to compare PR in Asia with...

Briefing a new PR agency is the most crucial preparation for a successful relationship with your company. The agency will require significant input from your company, from the time you meet with them to ask for a proposal to the post-hire briefing and frequently...

Meet Nancy C.J. Choi, president of CJ’s World Co., Ltd., a public relations firm in Seoul, Republic of Korea. CJ’s World specializes in travel PR. Over the agency’s 30-year history, it has represented a stellar list of international travel brands, ranging from...

There has been an uproar over Vogue magazine’s February issue, which featured an article on Vice President Kamala Harris, with her photo on the cover. The magazine hired photographer Tyler Mitchell for the photoshoot. Mitchell was the first Black photographer to shoot...

The rapid advance of digital communications is a wellspring of new marketing terms, but not the only one. Shifts in business philosophy, including new ideas arising from research, give birth to terminology to express those ideas. Here are a few recent communications...