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To RFP or Not RFP, That is Usually Not the Question

By Steve Burkhart, President, North America I have seen them all — the good, the bad and all of the in-betweens. The ones that were fair and respectful. The ones that were exploitive and thinly veiled attempts to get free work from many agencies. RFPs seem to be a fact of life for anyone in…

Getting that #firstPRjob: thoughts and reflections

By Mark Pinsent, Managing Director, Europe at The Hoffman Agency Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of sharing a stage with my good friend Wadds and Alice Weightman of Hanson Search, which kindly organised the event. Our audience was undergraduates and recent graduates who are looking to pursue a career in PR and communications, with the premise being that…

3 PR lessons from ‘Suits’

The article was originally published on PR Daily. Nadiah Halim, PR Executive at The Hoffman Agency Singapore This article was originally published on PR Daily in July 2016. “Play the man, not the odds,” Harvey Specter says in countless episodes of the riveting law-drama, “Suits.” Although the worlds of law and public relations might seem different,…

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The Value of Interactivity in PR

By Peh Yuxin, Account Executive, The Hoffman Agency Singapore Interactive infographics and documentaries are powerful new forms of news communication in the digital era, and news outlets are starting to recognize their reach and relevance. International news outlets have been regularly producing digital interactive projects — award-winning examples include The New York Times’ Snowfall: The…

The Art of Selling in Public Relations

By Low Sieu Ping, Senior Account Executive, The Hoffman Agency Singapore Public relations (PR) is very much about reputation management. Most PR consultants can associate themselves with building and/or shaping opinion for a win-win scenario between their clients and the clients’ stakeholders. But in this course of seeking that attention and receiving favourable sentiments is…

The Art of Selling in PR

Refining your B2B Social Media Strategy

By Samson Lam, Digital Strategist, The Hoffman Agency Singapore When you think of brands that are absolutely crushing it on social media, the top 10 names (or 20) you think of are probably B2C, so there is little to no point in B2B companies embarking on them, right? I don’t blame you for thinking that….