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No-Cost 30-min Communications Strategy Sessions for Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic and Introducing Public Relations On-Demand Corbett Public Relations has assisted hundreds of businesses through challenging times and PR crisis events. Our team isRead more

By Bill Corbett, Jr. Leaders from all sectors, especially small business owners, must rise to the occasion and fight to make it through these challenging times.  This is not a time to sit back andRead more

While the Founding Fathers did not have social media vehicles and platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Youtube, Flickr and Foursquare I am sure that they would have taken advantage of them as mediums for communicating with contacts, public, friends and others interested in “the cause.” Social networking and marketing did not exist, but these individuals knew the importance of publicity, having a personal brand, word of mouth marketing, networking, effective writing, publishing and public speaking. Do these skills and approaches sound familiar? These techniques and others are the same that individuals need to capitalize on today to build their own personal brands, the foundation for a success in life, in business and in any community.

When I describe someone as a “LinkedIn Loser,” I do so tongue-in-cheek. LinkedIn is the most significant business networking site in the world. If you are in business or need to network in any wayRead more

Your Social Media Plan: Why you need one and first steps (This blog was origionally published on the Digital Brand Marketing Education Blog – www.digitalbrandmarketing.com ) Over the years I have conducted workshops and sat on panelsRead more

Checking out the 750i People often wonder what it’s like to work in public relations, and although it is a lot of work, sometimes it has its perks.  This week I have the distinct pleasureRead more

Websites, blogs and social media pages make up the bulk of a business’s web identity and contribute significantly to the public perception of the company.  Everyone agrees that maintaining an interactive and informational web WilliamRead more

There I an ongoing debate about whom one should connect with. Should people connect with people they don’t know or don’t know well? I changed my tune on this subject earlier this year. In the past I tried to limit my connections to people that I “actually” knew in the real world. This limited my ability to grow my contact list and network. Several months ago I started to contact people with whom I had some connection with or who were members of groups of which I am part. (Note: If you are a member of a group, you can directly contact other members and request to connect.) This has enabled me to grow my contact list and create new relationships.