Build a PR Strategy From Scratch (The 90-Day Plan)
Most founders treat PR as random pitches. The 90-day plan to build your PR strategy with measurable wins, not press release prayers.
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Most founders treat PR as random pitches. The 90-day plan to build your PR strategy with measurable wins, not press release prayers.
Read →LGBTQ+ editors get pitched 200 times weekly. Six outlets where your brand gets featured in LGBTQ+ media, plus pitch angles that land.
Read →Your service pages are invisible to ChatGPT and Perplexity. The 4-layer AI search stack that turns them into citation magnets.
Read →Your BBB rating drops the moment you ignore complaints. The 72-hour playbook to respond fast and protect your accreditation.
Read →Most press events draw 4 reporters and zero coverage. The 5-step press event planning sequence that fills your room with media you want.
Read →Most executive hire press releases get one screenshot and die. The 6 lines that get your new SVP into Reuters and trade press.
Read →Most new service announcements die in editor inboxes. The 7 press release plays that earn coverage for your service launch in regional and trade press.
Read →Your CISO buyers ask Perplexity, not Google. The AEO playbook cybersecurity vendors use to be the brand AI cites first.
Read →Your media portfolio is the authority signal. One Forbes byline does nothing. Five tiers, layered in a specific order. Here is the stack.
Read →Most aspiring keynoters wait for invites that never come. Build a speaking career on your 5-stage booking ladder instead.
Read →Generic surveys produce generic data nobody cites. The 4 methods that produce research journalists pick up and competitors cannot copy.
Read →Most bottom-funnel content converts at 0.4%. The 4 pages your prospects need to see before they pull out a credit card.
Read →Most founders ship LinkedIn personal branding nobody reads. The 7 plays your audience actually engages with in the 2026 algorithm.
Read →No PR firm? You can still own your category in the press. The media relations guide your founder peers wish they had.
Read →Most industry report press release drafts die in the inbox. Here are the 7 hooks your launch should lead with, plus what gets cut.
Read →Most medical practice press releases get spam-filtered. The 6 story angles your local health reporter actually picks up.
Read →Most small business social accounts post into the void. The 90/10 rule that turns followers into customers, with the exact post mix.
Read →District buyers ask ChatGPT for EdTech vendor names before they ask a sales rep. The 6 signals your AEO program needs to be the brand it picks.
Read →Clients now ask ChatGPT for photographers before they scroll Instagram. The 5 moves your portfolio needs so AEO results put your name in the answer.
Read →Your brand authority isn't what your CMO thinks it is. Here's how LLMs actually score it, and the 4 signals you need to stop being skipped.
Read →Most founders miss Inc. 5000 because they apply at the wrong revenue year. The 3-year math that gets you on the list, broken down.
Read →Most restaurant pitches die at the subject line. The 7 hooks that earn your restaurant real press coverage from the critics you want to win.
Read →TechCrunch editors delete most startup pitches in 8 seconds. The 5 patterns that survive, and the angle reporters actually open.
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