Excessive Government Regulation is Bad for Small Business

By Steve Stroum | March 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

In “The State of Small Business: A Report of The President” Transmitted to the Congress May 1985, Chapter 1. began with “The key word for the American economy in 1984 was growth, in terms of both employment and national output.

Sharpe Mixers Stirs up Widespread Interest with Folding Impeller

By Steve Stroum | March 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Sharpe Mixers of Seattle, WA knows how to mix it up!  Their partnership with Venmark International has generated widespread exposure for their folding impeller in publications and websites serving industries ranging from food to chemical, oil, gas & petrochemical, processing, and water & wastes.

Advertising vs Publicity

By Steve Stroum | March 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

I was watching the local cable news this morning while munching on toast and drinking coffee when the “journalist” mentioned that our Governor was “publicizing” a notice on billboards about casino gambling in Massachusetts.

The Internet Has Amplified the Power of Product Publicity

By Steve Stroum | February 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

Inspiration occurs in many ways.  For me, there was an article in “Advertising Age Magazine” entitled, “What Product PR can do for you in today’s advertising world.”

An Entrepreneur is not an Entrepreneur, is not an Entrepreneur

By Steve Stroum | February 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

When reading people’s thoughts about entrepreneurs on LinkedIn, and the attributes necessary to be a successful entrepreneur, it occurred to me that “an entrepreneur is not an entrepreneur, is not an entrepreneur.”

Content is King

By Steve Stroum | February 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

“Content is King,” is more than a cliché.  The one thing about content that hasn’t changed since Gutenberg and the first printing press is that content is “news and information” which is “of interest” to a readership or audience.

Search Optimization

By Steve Stroum | February 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

I’m reading another book about attracting and engaging more customers by integrating SEO, social media and content marketing.  The book is entitled, “Optimize,” by Lee Odden.  Early in the book he writes, “To meet brand needs to engage customer

Consistency Counts in Business and in Life

By Steve Stroum | January 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

When one of my clients turned 35, he was experiencing identity issues.  When I said to him, “Who hasn’t?” He said, “What identity issues do you have?  You are product publicity, that’s who you are, it is as simple as that!”

Abraham Lincoln Got It

By Steve Stroum | January 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

As I listened to another campaign-style speech by President Obama lecturing Republicans about only wanting to protect the interests of the wealthy, relative to the “fiscal cliff,” I opened one of my favorite books, “The Forbes Scrapbook of Thoughts on the Business of Life” and found three quotations from Abraham Lincoln that are apropos.

A Product Doesn’t Have to be New to be Newsworthy

By Steve Stroum | December 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Someone told me the word “NEWS” stands for information coming from the North, East, West, and South.  It has nothing to do with the meaning of “new.”  For over 36 years, I’ve specialized in preparing product news releases.