Another Texas Living Media Hit

This was for a client who I met 3 years ago and I didn't really get to do any PR work for them until now when they called me needing help with their Valentine campaign. 

Here you have a yummy food demo making Banana Walnut Cake Balls for your Valentine. 

Thank you Texas Living!  

Hair Trends for Kids for the New Year

I recently had my first media hit on Texas Living. 

Here, Amy Kott-Hovland of Von Anthony Salon shares hair styling tips for kids hair!

Little Girls (See a cute braid for girls who are growing out their bangs.)

Little Boys (Learn how to get that adorable spiky look!)

You have to watch the girly segment first and then the boy segment will appear. 

Saw this on PR Daily.

20 holiday gift ideas for writers

By Dee Ann Adams

I like:
6. A massage to ease a sore neck and back from typing all day.
11. Fingerless gloves.
12. An Amazon gift card.

Merry Christmas to my fellow WAHMs! 


Click here to see the full list.

Interesting social media stats

Read these interesting stats today...

Anyone who works in social media will tell you that a robust brand presence is more important than ever. 

Independent studies are corroborating this notion. Take a look at this infographic from Lab 42 and these key findings:

• 82 percent of people surveyed say that Facebook is a good place to connect with brands, but only 35 percent feel brands listen to them more on Facebook.

• Half of those surveyed find that a brand’s Facebook page is more useful than its website.

• 75 percent of those surveyed say they feel more connected to a brand they like on Facebook.

Need someone to help you monitor your social media pages and build relationships with your customers?  Contact me at lori at lbpublicrelations dot com. 

What children’s books teach us about PR

I thought this was cute.

What Children's books teach us about PR by  Julai Whipple

She mentions “The Monster At The End of This Book,” by Jon Stone - which I have read.

PR Lesson: Be fearless. Go forth. Identify people you’re afraid to talk to, and do it. Nobody is “out of your league.”    

Reminds me of media pitching. It can be intimidating at times!  Thanks for the encouragement Julai!  

Julia goes on...Who do you really want to work with? Contact them today. It’s not that you’ll never be scared when you break new career ground; but if you’re not at least a little bit scared, it’s probably not worth doing. Whatever you do, keep turning new pages. If you’re brave, you can handle whatever comes next.

Here's the full article.
 

Twas the night before Kindergarten

My first born starts Kindergarten tomorrow!  I've made it five and a half years of being a work-from-home mom!  

It was five-and-a-half years ago that I officially stopped working outside the home and concentrated on building my PR freelance business. 

Once again I'm thankful to my clients for the opportunity to work from home and still be available to have my kids with me during the day.  Because I work from home, I haven't missed seeing any milestones, I've been able to attend play dates, visit the library and even hit the grocery store when it's not so crowded as well as start dinner at 3 p.m. 

Of course, with the birth of baby number three this year, I've ensured a 3 a.m. wake up call to work for another five years!  That will be a decade of waking up at that hour to work!  Calm down grey hairs!  

Thank you Lord for blessing me and my business. Here's to another chapter in my life as a work from home mom with a school age kid.  Hello car-pool line.

Scientists seek next wave in power generation

I love working from home! I live in Dallas. 

My client is based in Colorado Springs and was doing research in Houston. 

 So I pitched the Houston Chronicle and they wrote a story!

Click below if you are interested in how researchers are using the power of the ocean to generate electricity. http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/08/06/scientists-seek-next-wave-in-power-generation/