On Friday, May 12, a devastating cyber-attack, known as WannaCry, hit computers at more than 230,000 companies in 150 countries. This global ransomware event targeted a vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Windows, negatively impacting hospitals throughout the entire United Kingdom, as well as Spain’s largest telecommunications conglomerate and FedEx, among thousands of other organizations. … Continued
Today, I’m beyond excited to formally announce ARPR’s expansion to the West Coast and our office in San Francisco. Many tech PR agencies and practices are born in the Bay Area and then move to the East Coast. But, as with so many things we do here at ARPR, we’re breaking the mold. In 2012, … Continued
One of the best things about living and working in Atlanta is the amazing industry conferences that come to the city each year. From May 22-24, I had the pleasure of attending Social Media Today’s Social Shakeup Show. The conference brought together more than 600 social media professionals with the same goal of “shaking things … Continued
This article originally appeared in Ragan’s PR Daily. PR practitioners have an important job. Just think about the title of our profession: public relations. First, “public.” That’s a broad word in and of itself, referring to our communities, employees, board, investors, media, competitors, legislators and more. The list of “publics” can go on and on. … Continued
We love each other. No really, we do. We think you should love us, too. Today we are continuing our series that lets you get to know our Army of Awesome. Meet our creative and insightful new Digital Marketing Specialist, Alessandra. How was your first day of work at ARPR? My first day was fast-paced … Continued
There’s an old adage that the cobbler’s children always need new shoes. Then there’s the adage that one of my mentors is fond of saying, “you need to eat your own dog food.” Combined, those two adages couldn’t be truer for marketing, branding and PR firms. Many agencies get lost in the hustle and ignore … Continued
As with almost every week in the Big Easy, the first week of May brought people from all over the world to our lovely land. However, this time it wasn’t only for one of the best music festivals of all time (for those who have never been, it’s called Jazz Fest, look it up!), the … Continued
In case you haven’t been following closely, AR|PR recently initiated and subsequently accelerated important conversations about the future of the PR industry (#futureofpr for our millennial friends). Today, the almost 120-year old profession is attempting to mitigate the consequences of having failed to innovate; struggling to stay relevant, cutting edge and valuable with clients and … Continued
This article originally appeared in O’Dwyer’s. As my colleague, pointed out in her most recent article, the public relations industry is celebrating its birthday. One hundred and twenty years after Ivy Lee founded PR we’re at a crossroads. This $14B global industry’s future is uncertain as other industries and new subsectors take over our very … Continued
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend three days in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina with some of the south’s leading innovators. In case you missed it, here are my top 4 takeaways from #DIG2017. Startups in the south have to hustle extra hard for investor attention. While there is an increasing number of angel … Continued
Money is pouring into growing the thriving FinTech sector. In fact investment in FinTech has risen from $1.8 billion in 2010 to $19 billion in 2015. Why so much investment? From credit loans to financing and paperless funding, technology is propelling the financial services industry and providing consumers and businesses a better way to collect … Continued
We love it when clients come to us with plans to implement a marketing automation tool or have a solution already in place. In fact, my last blog post discussed how much more effective PR can become when married with marketing automation. However, we often find that clients are underutilizing their marketing automation investments, or … Continued
It’s no secret that technology is fundamentally changing the way most industries operate. Manufacturing has become largely automated. Improved logistics processes have created efficiencies previously unimaginable. Payments can be processed and transmitted faster than ever before. But PR, as an industry, has been slow to change. In fact, PR firms only spend 1.9% of their … Continued
Happy Birthday To You, PR! That’s right, public relations turns 120 this year. Despite this milestone, the industry has failed to continue the innovation set in motion so long ago. As a result, the reputation, reliability and revenues associated with PR have all taken hits. AR|PR is taking rebuilding the industry into our own hands by … Continued
The Internet of Things (IoT), the cybersecurity skills gap, pessimism surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies, and Russia’s hacking of the U.S. election dominated the dialogue at the annual RSA conference in San Francisco last month.This year, more than 550 companies descended on the Moscone Center to showcase their products and services … Continued
This article originally appeared in O’Dwyers. As the story goes, Ivy Ledbetter Lee founded public relations in 1897. He is lauded with sending the first press release, opening the world’s third PR firm and holding the first executive-level PR position. He was a trailblazer, a risk taker and an entrepreneur. Mr. Lee saw how communications … Continued
HIMSS, the annual conference that reigns supreme in the health IT industry, attracts over 40,000 health IT professionals from around the world – all of whom are interested in learning about the next big thing in healthcare technology. I had my first experience with HIMSS back in 2014. I had just started working for AR|PR … Continued
This post originally appeared on PRNews. If you’re a PR professional and you’ve never had the opportunity to work a South by Southwest (SXSW) on behalf of a brand, you should definitely add it to your career bucket list. Unlike other global tradeshows like CES, SXSW is more of a PR Wild West. Why? Well, … Continued
We love each other. No really, we do. We think you should love us, too. Today we are continuing our series that lets you get to know our “army of awesome.” Meet our resourceful and strategic new Junior Account Coordinator, Nick. How was your first day of work at AR|PR? Having been an intern … Continued
As part of AR|PR’s professional development, the senior account managers (or SAMS, as we call ourselves) are given the opportunity to attend a tradeshow of our choice. After researching several different content marketing conferences, I landed on Digital Summit Dallas. Held last month, this event promised attendees real-world, practical solutions happening at the crossroads of … Continued