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Joining a PR Agency Mid-Pandemic
Elise Frankel Shares a Behind the Scenes Look at Starting as an Account Coordinator in June 2021 Like many recent grads, spending my last year and a half of college 100% online was a far cry from my original five-year…
Thought Leadership: How to Become a Trusted Industry Expert
When companies seek public relations support, their expectations may revolve around quick results or immediate return on investment (ROI). While some aspects of public relations can lend themselves to this approach, many PR strategies, like increasing brand awareness and establishing…
Create Action: 5 Tips to Effectively Communicate with Elected Officials
Advocating in the government arena, be it local, state or federal, can be challenging. Elected officials, and their staff, are inundated with numerous tasks and requests daily, making it difficult to break through the noise and secure a meeting. When…
Effective Presentations in the Digital Age
The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that more than 73% of adults are affected by a fear of public speaking. Despite that figure, you can’t escape presentations in public relations – even in the digital age. In fact, the…
PR for Nonprofits: Four Tips for Driving Value from Public Relations
At NST, we’ve had an opportunity to work with a number of nonprofit and community organizations throughout our more than 47 years in business. Our agency has been fortunate enough to support several leading mission-driven organizations, including the American Red…
San Diego PR Agency Bolsters Government Relations and Agriculture Capabilities
Dylan Lomanto Joins Nuffer, Smith, Tucker as Government Relations and Public Affairs Specialist In support of growing client needs for government affairs and California agriculture industry connections, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker (NST) adds Dylan Lomanto as a government relations and public…
The Lost Art of the Cover Letter
As businesses plan for office re-entry after more than a year and a half of remote work and a scaled back workforce, the need to find the right talent is more important than ever. Landing the job of your dreams…
Productivity vs. Efficiency. What Should PR Pros Aim For?
Have you looked at the clock during your workday and wondered how the day escaped you? Maybe you felt as though you couldn’t accomplish all that you had planned for that day, or even that there simply wasn’t enough time…
San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed from NST President and Partner Teresa Siles: San Diego businesses are eager to reopen. Here’s what they should keep in mind
The article below originally appeared as an Opinion-Editorial piece by NST President and Partner Teresa Siles in The San Diego Union-Tribune on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. With the elimination of the tiered system in California and low COVID-19 case rates,…
7 Key Metrics to Measure in Google Analytics
You’ve spent countless hours writing the web copy based on SEO best practices for your freshly designed and newly launched website using the latest and greatest accessible web technologies, and that’s great news! But your work is not done. It’s…
Ten ‘Landmines’ to Navigate Before Your Next Crisis
Crises come in all forms and sizes, from the nuisance lawsuit or customer complaints that go viral, to major cybersecurity breaches, sexual harassment issues, or other incidents that impact a community or take human lives. As strategic public relations professionals,…
Public Relations 101: Building and Maintaining Relationships
As public relations professionals, one question we get a lot is, “what is public relations?” If you’ve watched any TV show or movie, your idea of PR is probably based off Samantha Jones from Sex and The City or Olivia…