
Michael Smart
@michaelsmartpr
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Helping PR pros boost salaries and autonomy. Once rolled a 206 on Wii Bowling. Twice left my laptop on airplanes. Faith, family, football. #GoCougs
Joined November 2008
Using nothing but the English language, Shea turned a faltering account into a nationwide spectacle:
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Using nothing but the English language, Shea turned a faltering account into a nationwide spectacle.
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The junior PR staffer who made ESPN pay for the story:
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Using nothing but the English language, Shea turned a faltering account into a nationwide spectacle.
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Don’t compare yourself to peers when your goals and your loads are entirely different:
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Don’t compare yourself to peers when your goals and your loads are entirely different.
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Stop racing people who aren’t carrying your load:
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Don’t compare yourself to peers when your goals and your loads are entirely different.
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“Impressions” are a mirage. Run this experiment for 90 days and see if the term disappears from your slide deck:
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“Impressions” are a mirage. Run this experiment for 90 days and see if the term disappears from your slide deck.
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Muck Rack is gathering responses for its annual “State of PR” report. Give back by filling out their survey: @muckrack.
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Those 8-figure “reach” numbers are lying to you:
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“Impressions” are a mirage. Run this experiment for 90 days and see if the term disappears from your slide deck.
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I'm afraid our younger generation of PR pros doesn’t know what’s about to hit them:
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I'm afraid our younger generation of PR pros doesn’t know what’s about to hit them.
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The tiny workplace rituals that earn outsized respect:
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I'm afraid our younger generation of PR pros doesn’t know what’s about to hit them.
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The State of Journalism 2025 from @muckrack: LinkedIn vs X, AI adoption as a baseline, and other learnings from the report
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A kid down the street who formed a garage band right after high school. That was the beginning, middle and end of the story . until everything changed last weekend:
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A kid down the street who formed a garage band right after high school. That was the beginning, middle and end of the story . . . until everything changed last weekend.
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3 PR moves you can steal from band’s breakthrough:
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A kid down the street who formed a garage band right after high school. That was the beginning, middle and end of the story . . . until everything changed last weekend.
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Because my newsletters and webinars often hammer on best-practice precision, you might think every pitch has to be flawless or you’ll get flamed. Here is a counterbalance:
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Because my newsletters and webinars often hammer on best-practice precision, you might think every pitch has to be flawless or you’ll get flamed. Here is a counterbalance.
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