When Bad Punctuation, Spelling and Grammar Happen to Good People I’m delighted for these students but to paraphrase the words of Inigo Montoya, “I do not think this headline means what they think it means.”For heaven’s sake, where was the copy editor? Managing editor? Reporter? Anyone? What ever happened to reading your work before hitting “send” or going to print? …
Public relations writing is different from the practice of PR
I Don’t DO Public Relations, I Write for Public Relations Well, not to look gift horses in the mouth, because I am truly appreciative . . . but so many people recommend me to colleagues in response to the inquiry, “Can you recommend someone who does PR?” And then I have to have the conversation with the inquirer about how …
Caryn Starr: Queen Of Copywriting
The Deep Voice Man Show Podcast On his The Deep Voice Man Show, Luke Jean-Louis has guests share their expertise and life lessons. Listeners can learn valuable information and add to their networks by being introduced to “Centers of Influence” to easily connect with. This is his gift to the guests and listeners. In this podcast, Caryn Starr-Gates shares tips …
The Art of the Quality Referral
I am fortunate that in my work as a copywriter and marketing communications practitioner, I get to collaborate with and provide outsourced writing services to many people. They are agency owners who run advertising, marketing, and public relations firms; branding experts; marketing strategists and implementers of marketing campaigns; art directors and graphic designers; videographers and photographers. With all those connections, …