Employee Advocacy Can Improve PR

We could say that PR is the octopus head and body, researching, understanding and pumping out the information, creating the strategies, the messages, defining the audiences and the employee advocates are the tentacles of that octopus, transporting all this to multiple target audiences and persuading them that your client’s company or brand is the best.… Continue reading Employee Advocacy Can Improve PR

Five ways to destress in a stress-inducing industry

Write everything down With countless deadlines, names, and bits of information floating around, set yourself up for success by simply writing down pertinent details or tasks that need to get done. Whether you go through these notes at the end of every day or once a week, you’ll never have to worry about forgetting something.… Continue reading Five ways to destress in a stress-inducing industry

Media Moment: Dennis Lynch

What do you enjoy about journalism and real estate? From the outside, real estate is an intimidating beat to cover. I had never covered anything as complex before I started at The Real Deal and it’s been rewarding and fun to learn how the machine works. That’s true about anything you cover. The most exciting… Continue reading Media Moment: Dennis Lynch

Six Tips for Managing Social Media for a Business, Client or Brand

Have a good calendar This may seem like common knowledge, but many people just fly by the seat of their pants when it comes to social media. This can be attributed to the fact that personal accounts tend to involve less planning and more spontaneity. Having a schedule in place is imperative to maintaining a… Continue reading Six Tips for Managing Social Media for a Business, Client or Brand

Media Moment: Wendy Bowman Littler

Tell us a bit about yourself and your freelance life. I worked as a full-time columnist and editor for Atlanta Business Chronicle for 15 years. After traveling to California frequently on vacation, I decided to buy a little place in Laguna Beach. I began spending more and more time in Laguna, so I asked my… Continue reading Media Moment: Wendy Bowman Littler

International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women’s Day, we wanted to spotlight all of the incredible women at The Hoyt Organization. We asked them three insightful questions: 1. If you could have dinner with any woman, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 2. Who is your female role model? 3. What does… Continue reading International Women’s Day

7 Pieces of Advice on Public Relations

1. Expand your horizons It’s no longer just public relations. Its digital, marketing, special events, social media. Keep learning. Don’t ignore learning the business side of the industry. How are profits generated? Where are the future new business contracts coming from? Then, you’ll be well positioned for the future.   2. Stay on top of… Continue reading 7 Pieces of Advice on Public Relations

Media Moment: An Interview with Jillian Spokely

Jillian Spokely, tell us a bit about your path into real estate? What do you like about working in the luxury residential sector? I got into real estate in 2016, shortly after moving to California. Previous to LA, I was living in Minneapolis, MN working at an advertising agency and bartending on nights & weekends.… Continue reading Media Moment: An Interview with Jillian Spokely

Behind Every Great Public Relations Professional, There’s a Solid Office Manager

Here are some suggestions from a seasoned administrative professional to ensure that your day, your staff and your work life run smoothly, and the office interactions are as seamless as possible: Communication is key. The irony of this statement is not lost on the author. It’s a classic case of the cobbler’s children not having… Continue reading Behind Every Great Public Relations Professional, There’s a Solid Office Manager

Media Moment: An Interview with Orest Mandzy

Orest Mandzy, tell us a bit about yourself and your path to Commercial Real Estate Direct. It’s funny, but I didn’t really study journalism in college. I have a business degree, but I’ve always loved writing, so when I was a sophomore in college (I went to Baruch College, which is part of the City… Continue reading Media Moment: An Interview with Orest Mandzy

10 Tips That Will Make Your Business Travel a Success

1) Go light on the shoes. Yes, I know, most women (myself included) are shoe lovers – except when I travel. Take out what you want to wear, then cut it in half. If you’re doing a four-day conference, you’ll need a pair of flats for walking, a low pair of heels for evening, and flip flops… Continue reading 10 Tips That Will Make Your Business Travel a Success

Media Monday: An Interview with Heather Turk

  Freelancer entertainment writer & editor; associate editor for Sunseeker   A graduate of the University of Southern California, Heather Turk’s byline has appeared everywhere from the Los Angeles Times to Playboy.com — with her review of “The Truman Show” making the front page of The Detroit News‘ movie section when she was just 17… Continue reading Media Monday: An Interview with Heather Turk

Valentine’s Day Advice for a Long, Healthy Relationship with Media

Ask any couple celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary — 10, 25 or 50 years – the key to their longevity, the response is most often: communication, respect and honesty. Naturally, wisdom that is commonplace in our personal relationships easily translates to our professional lives. Yet too often, our colleagues, business partners, customers and even competitors… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Advice for a Long, Healthy Relationship with Media

Media Monday: An Interview with Greg Aragon

At this point in your career, what still surprises or excites you about these stories? To this day, I still get excited when a new building or mega-project is being built. Construction is very exciting. There are new technologies and innovations popping up every day and it’s fun to be at the forefront in learning… Continue reading Media Monday: An Interview with Greg Aragon

What to Do When You Hang up the Phone After an Interview and Realize You’ve Provided False Information

In the age of aggregate news sites where an online news story is instantaneously published in additional news outlets that will copy the story verbatim, accuracy is more essential than ever before. If you share inaccurate information, it can be tempting to let it slide or hope it goes away on its own. Though this… Continue reading What to Do When You Hang up the Phone After an Interview and Realize You’ve Provided False Information