Comments on: Ways PR Agents Piss Off Journalists, and a Few Companies That Do It Right

By: karl l. gechlik of AskTheAdmin

karl l. gechlik of AskTheAdmin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:28:48 +0000

We have been dealing with pr firms for a little over a year and have had GREAT responses from Philips, Dell, roxio, Ahead, Crucial and Samsung just to name a few. Its all about dealing with the right people! I cant wait to hear more about your pr nighmares in tech writing!

Keep up the great work from your friends @ http://www.askTheAdmin.com !

By: Julie Crabill

Julie Crabill — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 00:30:10 +0000

Great post, Seth – I must say that the L. Ron Hubbard book cover is a little creepy though. I kind of want to buy that book now – more out of random fascination that he wrote something on the topic than actual interest… :-) Either way thanks for the insight.

By: John Berard

John Berard — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:00:17 +0000

The best and the worst always distinguish any profession; public relations is not immune. In fact, the breadth of what is done in the name of “public relations” — from press agentry to lobbying to ghostwriting to research and more — makes it harder to characterize and easier to criticize. In the examples you cite, with good reason. But as the pressure builds on all of us to know more than we can pack into a 24 hour day, a good public relations person’s eyes and ears are worth their weight in silver and those you can trust are gold. If all public relations people viewed it this way, your post would be the last about it and not just the latest.

By: Steven Lewis

Steven Lewis — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:12:35 +0000

Great piece. As a former freelance journalist doing tech reviews (in Hong Kong) and current PR-type (in Australia), I can tell you it’s the same the whole world over :)

By: Jackie Romulo

Jackie Romulo — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:59:28 +0000

I’m glad my PR professor taught me right! =)

By: AUB

AUB — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:14:59 +0000

This is a great article. Thanks for taking the time to provide the tips!

By: Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:46:11 +0000

Interesting to here more about the things behind the scenes that make everything work for a site like crunchgear, etc. Very interesting. If I am ever a PR agent, now I’ll know what to avoid…. :)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:55:12 +0000

Interesting article. I’ve always know journalists are under constant pressure from all directions from people wanting to make sure their product gets the attention they want. It’s nice to see a more in depth analysis.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:32:39 +0000

Hi Seth, I have been on both sides of this fence, most people don’t give credit to writers for what they do… you guys are TOLD by people what to write and then spun around by PR people then based on that, if you are strong enough, come out with an article without neither. As long as you don’t become a mouthpiece then you will be fine, but let greed get in the way and as a writer, your reputation (and income) will suffer long term.

Jon
ps: I didn’t know L. Ron Hubbard wrote books about business issues, I guess he had lots of free time while traveling around the world on his boat ;-)

By: Seth Porges

Seth Porges — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:18:30 +0000

Hey Jon — You bet it is. But as hopefully-informed consumers, we thought it might interest you guys to get a sense of exactly what calculus goes into products that pop up in magazines and on TV and yes, even on blogs.

By: ffextensionguru

ffextensionguru — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:19:49 +0000

Nice aritcle, something different and quite informative. Thanks for a breath of fresh air!

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:37:35 +0000

Hi Seth, correct me if I am wrong but isn’t CrunchGear about product reviews… not sure what the purpose of posting a PR article unless it’s a follow up to a cool new gadget that can give you real time IQ ratings when talking to sales people on the phone.

Jon
ps: good article by the way, will pass it around to a few buddies