Planet Relations

The July/August 2008 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review examines climate change and asserts that "media coverage of climate change is at a crossroads." Essentially, the article is saying that we're [moving] "beyond the science of global warming into the broader arena of what governments, entrepeneurs, and ordinary citizens are doing about it." Hence… "Journalists [...]

A recent article by Alex Williams of the NYTimes, discussed how consumers are feeling overwhelmed with the "urgent, sometimes vexing or even contradictory information played at too high a volume for too long" about environmental issues.   For businesses and organizations wondering how best to overcome this consumer fatigue, I suggest that they reexamine and [...]

There's always much debate within certain companies about whether to talk with the press. Why risk getting misquoted or facilitating a story that from the onset is slanted to portray the company unfavorably. Recently, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke to NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg, and provided some excellent PR advice.  "The reality [...]

Information overload. That's the best way to describe my trip to the EcoCity World Summit in San Francisco as a member of the press. As I write for Jetson Green, a green building blog, I was able to secure a press pass thanks to help from Amy Senn who handles media relations for Sensible City, [...]

There's value in preparing regular announcements about company activities and feeding them on to the web via online newswire services like PRWeb to increase search engine ranking. As customers, prospects, potential hires, and reporters seek out 'background' information about your company, search engines can provide a virtual storehouse of information. Special emphasis is added because [...]

One of the biggest (legitimate) concerns about business blogging is the time commitment. "I'm already overextended, how can I possibly start writing meaningful posts that discuss the future of my industry? Rest assured, you don't need to solve the world's problems with your blog; you just need to initiate a conversation that resonates with your [...]

But, according to a new study by Allianz Global Investors, 62% think "it's great that companies are publicly making statements about 'going green'." They're not only saying it's great but investing in those types of companies too.   According to the study, investors view the environment as a major long-term investing opportunity. "Of the 1,003 investors [...]

That's the important question for green building companies and pr professionals. What exactly is the impact that social media and blogs are having on traditional news delivery? Well, according to a recent survey of US journalists by Brodeur, a unit of Omnicom group, blogs are not only having an impact on the speed and availability [...]

It seems that almost everyone with an Internet connection has seen at least one video on YouTube. Well not quite, but according to a recently released report (January 9th) from the Pew & American Life Project, roughly 48% of Internet users have been to video sharing sites like YouTube. Last year the figure was 33%. [...]

For at least the last 6 years, I've been focused on green building, either as director of communications for a third-party certification firm or through Planet Relations. Well today that has finally paid off! According to Grist.org, "green building is the new black". Apparently, the press is just gushing about all aspects of green building. [...]