To be successful in PR, you need to be prepared and be able to give members of the media whatever they want and need on a silver platter. That’s it! 1. Update your site and sales process. It drives me nuts when people think a PR team is a sales team. It’s not. You need to be ready to convert those leads PR brings… or else, what’s the point? 2. Be nice. I know this sounds silly, but so many people go into a PR strategy like members of the media owe them something, like they deserve media coverage. Trust me, every journalist in the world would not mind if media pitches stopped. They’d be fine. you wouldn’t. So yes, being nice and courteous to members of the media is helpful. 3. Focus on social media… as an expert. This doesn’t mean post a bunch of randomness on every platform. This means you should ask yourself, “What are members of the media or potential customers going to find when they search for me on social media?” 4. Have “real people” on standby. If all the news stories were only the people behind the business, things would get boring really fast. You need to have those trusted customers, referrals, and people who have actually experienced what you talk about ready to go. If you’re a doctor, have a patient. If you have a product, have a real customer who uses your product on a regular basis. These are the people that add the entertainment factor. 5. Do the math. I hate math, but I mean stats and data when I say do the math. All journalists like numbers because numbers make things current and relevant. It screams “NEWS” when people can see there are hard facts that can be quantified in a news story. If you have all of these things ready to go and you’re willing to share (even overshare), you will be way ahead of many others looking to build their brand in the media. Some resources mentioned in this episode: MediaMentoringProgram.com Please subscribe to this podcast and leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.