Public relations for small firms...

Hi,
Just wanted to let forum members know that our pr agency,prhq, is offering public relations services tailored to the small to medium size business. We accept that not every firm has the budget to hire a pr agency on the sort of retainer that was considered 'normal.' So we're gearing ourselves up to work with companies that are keeping a close eye marketing and PR budgets. I realise that this is an element of self-promotion, but, I hope that the forum administrators will allow us to post this message so that we can reach out to small to medium-sized businesses that need to raise their profile in both the consumer and business to business press.

Re : Public relations for small firms

Press Dispensary at http://www.pressdispensary.co.uk can also help small businesses with everything from finding a news hook to working out the best timing/strategy for your announcements. And all at an affordable cost.

Re : Public relations for small firms

There's also a press release section on here (free for members) that might be of use to members.

Re : Public relations for small firms- warning of larger networking companies

I totally agree that emphasis should be placed with PR/ marketing companies which are focussed upon size and quality.

We recently had a very bad experience with IBDG who focus on networking between the leaders in each industry.

Our firm signed up for IBDG’s IT Directors Strategy Meeting, scheduled for February 2010, under the impression that we were dealing with a well respected and professional company and thus wanted to take advantage of the networking opportunity that the meetings on offer would provide. We were dismayed however with the immediate bombardment by the sales team once we had shown initial signs of interest in the proposed meeting. After constant pressure and unscrupulous sales tactics we were forcefully encouraged to sign a contract and provided with a very small timeframe in which to do so. When our firm decided a full seven months prior to the proposed meeting that we were unable to attend due to financial constraints, IBDG used the very same aggressive approach in order to ensure we paid for that which we were in no position to attend.

IBDG demanded to be paid an extortionate ‘cancellation fee’ knowing full well that not only could our firm ill-afford them as a ‘special payment schedule’ had been initially implemented by IBDG on our behalf, but also that IBDG had over seven months to fill any places that may have been vacant as a result of our firm’s withdrawal from the meeting.

This is bad business practice at its very worst.

I would be extremely wary in conducting any business with the firm after such a dreadful experience with them.

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