by Tom Ohle | May 16, 2011 | PR, PR Pro Tips
We get a lot of emails from people who want some advice about video game PR. Here’s a tip: hire us, you cheap jerk! Sorry, sorry… it’s Monday, and I may be a bit cranky. Admittedly, we do like getting paid to dispense advice, but I guess...
by Tom Ohle | Apr 19, 2011 | PR, PR Pro Tips
The games industry is a massive beast that churns out billions of dollars in revenue each year, much of which is generated by big-budget titles that become torchbearers for the medium itself: Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Mass Effect and so on. These games exude...
by Tom Ohle | Oct 27, 2009 | PR, PR Pro Tips
Ah, what a great vacation that was. So relaxing. I can still hear the sounds of the waves crashing on the white, sandy beach, tropical birds singing their alluring songs in the lush forest behind me. I really meant to update the blog from my cabana, but the resort was...
by Tom Ohle | Oct 7, 2009 | PR, PR Pro Tips
It’s time for another entertaining installment of PR Shorts, our highly informative — if somewhat basic and embarrassingly infrequent — look at a particular aspect of this job we do. Today I’ll discuss the daunting task of pitching a...
by Tom Ohle | Sep 25, 2009 | PR, PR Pro Tips
For years, big-name PR agencies — and sadly, most game publishers, movie studios, record labels, plywood manufacturers, etc. — have focused most or all of their publicity and marketing efforts on scoring the big kahuna: coverage, big or small, in top-tier...
by Tom Ohle | Sep 9, 2009 | PR, PR Pro Tips
I’m going to try to put together a series of brief posts about PR practices, and thanks to my current diet of cold medication and coffee the best name I could come up with is PR Shorts. I know that sounds like a pair of cut-off jeans that will never give you a...