Public Relations – Steve Fogg: Clear & Simple

Did You See The ‘He Gets Us’ SuperBowl Advert?

Did you see the 'He Gets Us' SuperBowl Advert? I know the ad has divided opinions. Many have said they are a waste of money. Lets face it, millions of dollars spent on any advert at the ...

Download My New Free eBook That Will Improve Your Digital Strategy

As part of the redesign of my blog I wrote a short, but very actionable free ebook for anyone who serves in a church, non-profit or business....

I’m Speaking About How Churches Can Use Social Media In England!

One of my dreams has been to use my talents and gifts serve the church in the United Kingdom. If you didn't know I was grew up in the UK. I'm so excited to share with you some upcoming social media seminars I'll be speaking at in late May and June 2013. If you or your church are just starting out in using social media then these seminars will help make you more effective!...

7 Practical Public Relations Tips For Churches

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Churches can be typically shy in dealing with the media. Many church leaders have been burnt. But it's my experience that public relations (PR) can be a great way for a church to tell the world about the great work that they are doing. PR is a much more authentic communications channel for churches than advertising. I would highly recommend that Pastors, church leaders and Church Communications Directors use it as a communications tactic. I've written a few ideas below based on my own experience that I hope will help you the next time you want to tell your community about what your church is doing....

5 Reputation Management Lessons From The Instagram Disaster

If you have missed the news, 24 hours ago Instagram just updated it's terms and conditions for using the App. Since then there has been an uproar both in the blogosphere and on every social network I'm on. You may think, so what? What does that have to do with charities, non-profits, churches and communications? Well there are in fact many lessons here for all of us.

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How Not To Create A Compelling Brand Experience

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Before I start this post I want to let you know this isn't a rant/venting post. Really it isn't. I just want to demonstrate to you an example of how your brand is so much more than just the pretty pictures on your brochures and website. Your brand experience transcends the visual and is realised in the physical and the present (wow, thats deep). Good branding goes much further than skin deep. Here's what happened to me a few weeks ago.

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What Would You Do With The Next 48 Hours If It Were Your Last?

This isn't a post about how to manage your time effectively in a super corporate warrior kind of way.

It isn't about being the über project manager and delivering that last-minute project on time despite the ridiculous deadline.

Here is what this post is about, I was told this morning that someone I know has 48 hours to live. ...

Qantas Makes A Complete Hash Of Social Media Tweet Campaign

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse for Qantas. Their brand took a further nose dive today (excuse the pun). They had a go at relaunching their battered reputation though starting a competition on Twitter on the day after their negotiations broke down with their airline pilots.

Really bad timing. ...

4 Simple Ways To Destroy Your Own Brand In One Day

Qantas is one of Australia's most prestigious brands. It is the national airline. It has had an extremely high-profile and enjoys the reputation of being one of the safest airlines in the world (It also trades off this fact). Aussies have had a national love affair with Qantas over the years. Its logo is also one of Australia's national symbols and many consider part of their national identity.

Today Alan Joyce and the executive management of Qantas just ended that love affair and mauled the airline's brand equity and it's reputation in one day....

5 PR lessons I’ve Learnt from Google And It’s Engineers

Yesterday a Google+ engineer mistakenly hit the wrong buttons on his keyboard in a message that was meant for Google staff ended up being posted to his Google+ page (Check out the full post here). I don't know about you but there have been times when I have typed a response on email to something I didn't like but after the initial vent I have deleted the email and approached the person directly. Phew! (By the way come and say hello on my google+ page).

Here are 5 PR lessons I think we can all learn out of this:...

6 lessons I’ve learnt from media work this week

The last two weeks have been very focused on time intensive media issues that our church has been taking a lead in. Public relations (PR) isn't my strongest point, but I love engaging with the press.

My role has been setting up the various media and preparing our message to ensure we stay on message.

Here are some of the media outlets Crossway has had coverage on:...

What The Church Can Learn From GoDaddy About PR

In case you've been under a rock for the last week and missed it, Bob Parsons who the boss of GoDaddy has blogged about how he shot an elephant and put a video up on his blog.

Talk about a ...