Month: October 2019

Digital Tool to Help Congressional Candidates with Publicity

Posted on by Mark Macias

The top tech public relations firm, MACIAS PR, has updated The Publicity App to include interactive features to help politicians improve their chances of getting on the local news.

Political strategist and former journalist, Mark Macias, says The Publicity App will give political candidates a new digital tool to help them identify news angles for local reporters.

Macias, who is a former Executive Producer with NBC and Senior Producer with CBS in New York, originally developed the mobile app for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

“MACIAS PR is working with Democratic candidates across the US, but not every campaign can afford to hire a top political PR firm,” said Macias. “The Publicity App was designed for these smaller campaigns that need help with publicity but don’t know where to begin.”

The Publicity App features six campaign strategies to help politicians who need help raising money or telling their story to the local media. They include:

  • Political Publicity
  • Story Telling
  • Crisis Management
  • Political Fundraising
  • Online and SEO Campaign
  • Event Promotion

The Publicity App is free to download on iOS and Android. It also includes a personalized calculator that gives PR Estimates to political candidates who are curious how much a campaign will cost for their campaign. The Publicity App will deliver a customized PR proposal – complete with cost – after a PR estimate is requested.

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MACIAS PR – 10 Year Anniversary Getting Clients on the News

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The tech and healthcare public relations firm, MACIAS PR, is celebrating 10 years of business, growing from a boot-strapped agency into an award-winning full-service public relations firm.

Over the last ten years, MACIAS PR has led media and branding campaigns for clients in technology, healthcare/digital health, finance, politics and the nonprofit sectors. Their clients have ranged from boot-strapped startups with no messaging in place to established companies with international brand recognition.

In 2015, MACIAS PR won its first industry award when Finance Monthly named MACIAS PR the PR Consultant Firm of the Year; In 2016 and 2017, Finance Monthly named MACIAS PR the Financial PR Firm of the Year based on the firm’s media deliverables and expertise; And in 2017 and 2018, marketing peers named MACIAS PR the Strategic PR Firm of the Year, awarding it the ACQ5 Global Award in public relations.

The founder, Mark Macias, started the firm after an extensive career with NBC, CBS, American Journal, KTVK and The Arizona Republic. He was Executive Producer with NBC, Senior Producer with CBS in New York, and Investigative Producer with the nationally syndicated TV program, American Journal. Macias started his journalism career with the Arizona Republic and KTVK-TV 3 in Phoenix. He’s also the author of the business book, Beat the Press: Your Guide to Managing the Media, and a contributor with CNBC.

“Potential clients and competitors always try to figure out how we succeed on such a large scale,” said Macias. “Journalism is at the root of our strategy. Our firm continues to dig deeper, searching for the best angles to position our clients in the news. We won’t promote fluff or engage in hyperbole. Instead, we look at the timely news cycle and find ways to position our clients in it.”

Macias credits that editorial approach with helping his firm secure prominent media placements with the NBC Today Show, Good Morning America, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, New York Times, Bloomberg and others.

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MACIAS PR Releases Q3 Media Report, Detailing Coverage for Clients

Posted on by Mark Macias

NEW YORK, October 1, 2019 (Newswire.com) – ​​​​The top tech and healthcare PR firm —​ MACIAS PR — has released its third-quarter publicity report, detailing the media coverage secured by the agency from July to September 2019.

In the third quarter, MACIAS PR secured prominent news placements with Newsweek, Forbes, New York Times, Washington Post, People en Espanol, Channel 11 in New York, NBC in New York, News 12 in New York City, Cheddar and other news sites.

The founder of the firm, Mark Macias, said this latest media report reinforces how his PR agency delivers faster and better results than other agencies.

“If you go back and look at our Q1 and Q2 reports for 2019 — or previous years — you will see similar results,” said Macias. “Our PR firm consistently delivers solid media placements with the most influential news organizations. This quarter, MACIAS PR had a trifecta with stories in the New York Times, Washington Post and Newsweek for our latest political client.”

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What is Public Relations? FAQ on how PR Works

Posted on by Mark Macias

What is public relations? It’s one of the most popular questions we continually hear from business owners when we talk shop.

Public relations is one of the most efficient and strategic ways to get your story in front of customers. It introduces your story, product and service directly to potential clients via the media. It’s also more affordable than advertising.

How is PR different from Advertising?

Public relations is not advertising. You can’t buy a news story with the media. Yes, you can buy “sponsored” posts with the media, but that’s really just a commercial put in words. More important, when your advertising budget is over, say goodbye to your “sponsored” post. However, with PR, your story stays on the media website long after your PR budget is over.

PR can also help improve your brand in the media. PR specialists are frequently the front line of defense against crises linked to legal problems, technical difficulties and perhaps even natural disasters. Public relations involves a wide selection of tactics and strategies. So how is MACIAS PR better than other PR firms?

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