2019 PR Prediction: An Increased Need for Corporate Crisis Plans

2019 PR Prediction: An Increased Need for Corporate Crisis Plans

While not every incident will become a corporate crisis, the PR industry is seeing an enormous spike in need for crisis management. When a company has invested in a crisis response plan, executives can sleep better at night knowing they are better prepared to handle an incident when it arises.

December 2018

Public Relations for Lawyers: Social Media Engagement

Public Relations for Lawyers: Social Media Engagement

Social media engagement should be a tactic in your law firm’s public relations and marketing plan. Social media engagement provides a cost-effective and timely way to communicate with clients and prospects. When managed properly any sized law firm can gain exposure and an advantage over competition with strategic use of social media.

December 2018

Shhhh: Here’s the Real Reason That Reporter Won’t Answer Your Phone Call

Shhhh: Here’s the Real Reason That Reporter Won’t Answer Your Phone Call

Like most public relations agencies, Furia Rubel subscribes to media database services, and we have tried a handful of them over the years. Most are laughably outdated, in an industry that changes rapidly, or inexplicably incorrect, a point that was driven home to me on two recent occasions.

December 2018

10 Podcasting Tips for Law Firms

10 Podcasting Tips for Law Firms

Law firms are successfully implementing podcasts for business development. If your law firm is looking for an inexpensive and efficient tactic that appeals to smaller practices with niche target audiences, here are ten podcasting tips for incorporating a lawyer podcast into your business development plan.

November 2018

Public Relations for Lawyers: Own Your Reputation

Public Relations for Lawyers: Own Your Reputation

Lawyers have countless encounters with target audiences on a daily basis and the power to control messaging in person, online, and over the phone. Learn how to leave a lasting impression in person, over the phone and online to own your lawyer reputation.

October 2018

Furia Rubel Tours A Hidden Bucks County Treasure: George Nakashima Woodworkers

Furia Rubel Tours A Hidden Bucks County Treasure: George Nakashima Woodworkers

The staff of Furia Rubel Communications recently had the privilege of touring the Bucks County property of iconic furniture woodworker George Nakashima, who purchased the estate in 1945 to establish a woodworking studio. We are pleased to share our experiences at this local National Historic Landmark.

October 2018

Public Relations for Lawyers: Media Outreach Tools Part 2

Public Relations for Lawyers: Media Outreach Tools Part 2

As with all public relations efforts, identify what you want to accomplish. Once you know your goal, you can then pick and choose among the media relations tools that will accomplish your objectives. They include the press release, law firm backgrounder, press kit, op-ed, letter to the editor, calendar listing, Q&A, fact sheet and media advisory for your law firm PR efforts.

October 2018

Google+ Social Media Profiles To Go the Way of Friendster

Google+ Social Media Profiles To Go the Way of Friendster

Social media platforms come and go. And much like Friendster which launched in 2002 and shut down in 2015, Google+ profiles are going away by August 2019. What remains unknown is the extent of the public relations fallout from Google’s failure to disclose that it exposed the private data of hundreds of thousands of users.

October 2018