Archive for November, 2007

Our PR Clients in the News

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Clients in the News

Getting our clients media coverage is what we do, after all, and while we can’t show you everything we’ve gotten (do you have a couple of hours to devote to this newsletter), we do want to show off some of the more outstanding PR placements we are particularly proud of. And there are several to highlight from the last few months, including…

PR Chit Chatter

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

RL&A is proud to launch Chatter RL&A, the new Social Media and Web Strategy campaign division of Robin Leedy & Associates, working with clients to help bring their messages directly to the consumer in non-traditional ways via the Internet. The online world is constantly evolving, where conversations change daily and individuals, who were once obscure, are turned into instant “ceWebrities” — with just a click of a mouse or an upload of a video. While traditional media used to be the only voice to the masses, a single voice (YOURS), driven by the Internet and its various functions can be just as powerful. Think of a popular video that spreads like wild fire via YouTube, a key blogger who can affect the outcome of a political race, online news feeds that reach core bloggers in your category or simple message boards that can make (or break) your product with its audience in just a few consumer reviews. Think of it as word of mouth…on steroids.

Instead of relying on the media to filter your messages within the context of magazine articles or TV segments, though still a highly efficient approach to reaching your audience, social media allows our clients to publish their content, the way they want it – messages intact — and spread it online via a strategic Web outreach. What good is a client’s blog if no one knows about it?  We make sure people know about it.  And we manage the effort, and your image, at the same time.

While traditional media still remains a vital part of most of the public relations campaigns that Robin Leedy & Associates conducts, a complete campaign without a social media element means ignoring key groups that you can reach directly….and so on…and so on…and so on…
But enough of our Chatter…let’s talk about you. And how we can get some buzz going about your company and products. Contact John Whitcomb, our new Social Media Coordinator, to discuss your Social Media needs.

Weird but true research findings

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Are RL&A staffers obsessed with kissing?

Not really, but for two different clients, we learned some weird but true tidbits about locking lips. According to a national survey conducted for new Murine Earigate Ear Cleansing System, 23 percent of men reported they like to have their ears kissed, while 21 percent of women agree.

Don’t like to have your ears kissed? Well, what about kissing a stranger? According to a Harris survey conducted for Soft Lips, some 40 percent of Americans are uncomfortable when someone they’ve just met tries to kiss them hello or goodbye. But more women than men are kiss adverse to acquaintances – 49 percent of women vs. 30 percent of men. That figures!

And they say Northeasterners are unfriendly?? Not so, according to the same Softlips survey that found us Northeasterners are the most likely to greet very close friends with a kiss (42 percent) compared to those in the South (32 percent), West (29 percent) and Midwest (23 percent).

One last word on kissing: almost half of women (45 percent) and a quarter of men (27 percent) admit to kissing their pets. Maybe this isn’t so weird??

PR Agency News

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Our 21st year in business, 2007 has been a wild ride for RL&A, with many new clients and exciting new programs for our existing clients. Some of the brands we’ve added this year include Cold-EEZE (Quigley), Cystex (DSE Healthcare), Florastor (Biocodex), Murine Earigate (Medtech/Prestige), Oxy and Rohto (Mentholatum) and The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation. And just recently, we signed an agreement with Microplane Personal Care products in Russellville, AR, for a national PR campaign.