Comments on: Why outsourcing PR services is really a bargain http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/2009/10/26/outsourcing-pr-services/ Online and Offline Marketing and PR Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: November 5th: PR top 5 | Strive Notes http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/2009/10/26/outsourcing-pr-services/comment-page-1/#comment-2349 November 5th: PR top 5 | Strive Notes Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:32 +0000 http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/?p=586#comment-2349 [...] In Words of a Broken Mirror, Alina Popescu gives us her take on how to resource PR when budgets are tight. She looks at [...] [...] In Words of a Broken Mirror, Alina Popescu gives us her take on how to resource PR when budgets are tight. She looks at [...]

]]> By: Alina Popescu http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/2009/10/26/outsourcing-pr-services/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Alina Popescu Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:29:50 +0000 http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/?p=586#comment-2327 Karen, you are quite right! Information is out there, withing reach, we sometimes thing it's all it takes. We forget about experience, in depth knowledge and in the case of press releases and any form of writing, we actually do believe that reading some dos and donts will really cut it. I also understand the budget is always limited, you cannot afford to get all you need. But if you embark on a DIY road, you should at least be aware of the limitations. Karen, you are quite right! Information is out there, withing reach, we sometimes thing it’s all it takes. We forget about experience, in depth knowledge and in the case of press releases and any form of writing, we actually do believe that reading some dos and donts will really cut it.

I also understand the budget is always limited, you cannot afford to get all you need. But if you embark on a DIY road, you should at least be aware of the limitations.

]]> By: Karen Swim http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/2009/10/26/outsourcing-pr-services/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Karen Swim Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:50:24 +0000 http://wordsofabrokenmirror.com/?p=586#comment-2326 Alina, great post! You have captured perfectly the fallout of our DIY mentality. The web has made it easy for us to find and share information and as such leads us to believe we know more than we really do. People buy medicines over the net because they have read about conditions and symptoms. They write and distribute press releases because they have followed a template. Yet, reading about a thing and having the specialized knowledge to understand the nuances are very different. .-= Karen Swim´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordsForHire/~3/B8kGRcXsojQ/">The World’s Not Small It’s Just Sliced Really Thin</a> =-. Alina, great post! You have captured perfectly the fallout of our DIY mentality. The web has made it easy for us to find and share information and as such leads us to believe we know more than we really do. People buy medicines over the net because they have read about conditions and symptoms. They write and distribute press releases because they have followed a template. Yet, reading about a thing and having the specialized knowledge to understand the nuances are very different.
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