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From Oops to Opportunity: How Social Mistakes Can Become Wins for Your Brand

We’ve all felt it:  that feeling in the pit of your gut when you made some seemingly colossal mistake and it is suddenly out there for all in the world to see.  It is, in a word, awful. Well, earlier this month I was spinning through Linkedin and found mention of a lower level social […]

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That Day Your Realized the Website Wasn’t Quite Right

A website for a business is a funny thing. You work incredibly hard to put it together.  You struggle over every sentence…every thumbnail. Then, as your business grows, you keep adding. You want to show off each and every advancement.  You want to share every piece of content.  Or, it’s a site you developed and […]

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What to do When Things Go Wrong in the Chem Lab

Resilience, Reactions, and Rebuilding the Right Mixture in PR On a bright Monday afternoon, our team was deep in conversation, discussing summer plans and dreams for our agency. We were moving forward. And a goliath client that was, by all means, keeping us fed. But life always seems to have different plans, doesn’t it ? […]

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A Quality Podcast Can Boost Your Business

Name any topic you can think of, and you’ll likely find a podcast devoted to it. Covering subjects from business to Barbie dolls to sports to politics to craft beer, podcasts have become a vital, even disruptive piece of the marketing puzzle, even playing a supportive/disruptive role in our elections. More and more of us […]

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PR Hot Takes: What Can You Learn from Recent PR Bravos and Blunders

These past couple of months have been full of some big PR fiascoes and major wins. Our team at Chemistry has taken a dive deep into real-world examples, dissecting the strategies that soared and the blunders that backfired, providing insights for anyone navigating the complex landscape of reputation management in today’s hyper-connected world.  From presidential […]

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Gen Z’s Fingerprints: How They’re Reshaping the PR and Communication Scene

Gen Z, the generation raised on smartphones and social media, doesn’t just passively consume content; they actively reshape the landscape of public relations, communication and social media. Their unique values and digital fluency force brands to rethink their strategies and embrace a new era of engagement.  You’ll find tips below for engaging new strategies to […]

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Help! My Brand Is Under Attack: Tales from the Trenches of Crisis Management

Do you spend your professional life in Crisis Management? Most of us who land in the world of public relations either studied the Tylenol product-tampering case in college, or longer-term PR practitioners watched the story break in real time, now four plus decades ago. In case you missed that episode in American marketing history … […]

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Don’t Count on AI in Public Speaking

AI in public speaking may generate your words, but it can’t make you deliver them well. Maybe you think you have a knack for public speaking. Maybe you do, but most of us, no matter how skilled, could benefit from some frank finetuning. Topics with higher stakes or deeper emotions call for higher-level prep. You may have the […]

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Elliot Skillings Joins Chemistry as Our Public Relations Apprentice

Say hello to the newest member of the team, our PR/marketing intern Elliot Skillings! Elliot arrives with previous experience in both television journalism and communications and is eager to build on these experiences as a contributing member to Chemistry PR and Multimedia.  A spring 2024 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism with […]

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Is Jerry Seinfeld Right About Public Speaking?

Does public speaking make you or your key spokespeople nervous? Afraid your fears and flaws (or theirs) might diminish your message or tank your reputation? If so, you’re not alone; JERRY SEINFELD said, “At a funeral, most people would rather be in the casket than delivering the eulogy.” If someone at your organization feels a little shaky about their […]