Ragan Insider Shundalyn Allen
7 steps to improving your writing
From simply increasing your consumption of other authors’ works to fine-tuning your editing process, these tips can help you hone your craft.
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Ragan Insider Michelle Garrett
8 writing tips for young PR pros
Being able to produce compelling copy or clean press releases is an important skill for those entering the communications industry. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
‘Culture cards’ promote innovation at Time Inc.
As publishers seek ways to stimulate change, the media giant takes the outward-facing idea of a business-style card and turns it into a source of inspiration for its employees.
Ragan Insider Marko Tićak
7 essential books for newbies in the workforce
Still looking to land that first professional position? Maybe you’ve landed a gig and you’re feeling your way. These works offer guidance and examples of personal courage. Read on.
Ragan Insider Brooke B. Sellas
28 great tactics for promoting online content
Your blog post or video might be captivating and inspiring, but unless you spread the word, it won’t reach your target audience and beyond. Try these approaches.
Ragan Insider Clare Lane
Brand managers ride the wave as ‘Grease Live!’ TV ratings soar
Marketers capitalize on the attention of 12.2 million viewers that Fox Network’s latest musical drew in. Celebrities were the focal point for audiences on social media.
Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
6 ways to practice better writing
What do Kobe Bryant and Paul McCartney have in common? They practice their respective crafts to improve. Writers should do so, too. Try these tactics to keep your writing skills sharp.
Ragan Insider Brianna Bell
15 outstanding podcasts for writers
From Grammar Girl’s weekly batch of helpful tips to guidelines on self-publishing, the array of options will prove helpful to scribes of all types.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
Social media marketers cash in on #HowIStaySaneInMyWorkspace
Did the organizations’ designated tweeters compete ably with the amusing confessions by office jokesters? Only if the brand managers were witty.
Ragan Insider Pratik Dholakiva
Your guide to the perfect headline
More depends on a good headline for a post than you might imagine. Social research has uncovered powerful truths about writing a headline that inspires lots of online sharing.
Ragan Insider Emily Konouchi
4 essentials for getting your emails opened and read
Inboxes today brim with offers, pitches and solicitations, and more people than ever are receiving email on their phones. Here’s guidance on how to grab your recipients’ attention.
Ragan Insider Taylor Smith
PR lessons from 6 powerful TV characters
The next time you plop on the couch, tune in to ‘How to Get Away with Murder,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ or ‘Parks and Recreation.’ Prominent characters provide excellent PR inspiration.
Ragan Insider Ann Handley
How to create a unique voice for your content marketing
Your brand reaches new dimensions that your competitors can’t even fathom, but if the tone of your messaging doesn’t deliver that excitement, your branding has failed. Try these approaches.
Ragan Insider Nicole Dieker
22 outstanding gift ideas for writers
Inspired and inspiring, these presents will warm the hearts—and the hands—of the freezing freelancers, aspiring authors and pithy poets on your shopping list.
Ragan Insider Kevin J. Allen
PR pros read journalists’ ‘mean tweets’
This PR firm took inspiration from Jimmy Kimmel, and showcased several pitches that drive reporters nuts.
