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12 Tips for DIY PR

Cascade Communications

Feb 23, 2018
4 min

12 Tips for DIY PR

The DIY craze has been around for years. Thanks to the cable television, the Internet and the whole "information at your finger tips" you can learn to do most anything from changing your oil to renovating your bathroom. Personally, I love it. Taking on a task normally I would pay for feels like so much of a personal accomplishment, however, my cobbler and plumber will always get my business. In recent years, the DIY movement has become even more prevalent due to the economy.

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Cascade Communications

Feb 21, 2018
3 min

What is Your Brand? Why it Can Make, Break Your Business

Starting a business can seem like a daunting task with applications and business plans, but if you don't know or understand what your brand is, you might as well throw all of that in the trash. Consumer perception is 9/10ths of the rule always, not sometimes but always, and how you present yourself to potential clients from the moment you open your doors can determine your success as a business owner. Over the years I've encountered many small businesses, entrepreneurs and ev

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Get Your Press Release Seen By Targeting Your Audience

Cascade Communications

Feb 16, 2018
3 min

Get Your Press Release Seen By Targeting Your Audience

When you're a small business owner you wear every hat from accounts receivable and manager to new business/sales and marketing. It can be a daunting task to look at that laundry list everyday. What you need to do is determine the most efficient route to accomplish it all and grow your business. Determining how to generate public relations for your business can be narrowed down to three things - what is your story, why is it meaningful to people and who is your audience. Knowi

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Are You Primed For Growth?

Jennifer FortneyCascade Communications

Jan 20, 2018
2 min

Are You Primed For Growth?

I’ve told you how public relations can help grow your business, but are you truly ready for the growth a strategic marketing program can bring? When you own a small business, the number one priority is to drive business immediately. The first thing you need to do before putting a marketing plan in place to generate awareness and drive interest in your business is to think through the steps you will take, or put into place, to handle the increase in business. I’ve seen and w

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Why You Need to Be Telling Your Story, Not Selling

Jennifer Fortney

Jan 2, 2018
3 min

Why You Need to Be Telling Your Story, Not Selling

(As originally posted on NBC5 Chicago "Inc. Well") It’s no surprise that over my years in journalism and public relations I have watched a lot change. And I mean a lot. There was a time when it really truly mattered who I knew in the media, and while those relationships are still important today, the success I create for clients is really back to the basics – it’s all about your story. Today, I encounter new people in the media industry every day. An editor I worked with toda

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