[Sponsored by Ruby Press] Top Fashion PR Links 2/27/09

This Top Fashion PR Links post is sponsored by Ruby Press, a boutique public relations agency representing style-driven businesses. For more information on sponsoring a post, please contact info[at]prcouture.com

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Elle’s beauty & fitness director shares insights about pitching multiple contacts at the same time (Cision Blog)

  • Emily Dougherty, beauty and fitness director at Elle, is a very busy woman. However, she’s “always happy to help streamline the pitching process” – even on the go from her Blackberry. “A well-researched, intelligent, straight-forward pitch on something that is newsworthy is always a pleasure to receive.”

How can I translate my love of fashion to a college education? (KansasCity.com)

  • Both stylists and publicists promote their client’s image to the public in order to increase their recognition and fame. This requires a keen business sense and ability to spot trends. The main difference between the two professions is that a stylist promotes through fashion, while a publicist promotes through the media. Knowledge of both will be essential if you wish to make it in the field.

Bluebird Showroom Melds Tradition and Technology (Retailing Together)

  • The most interesting public page is the About page, the first About page we’ve seen that is entirely a video. The video instantly humanizes the showroom owner and staff, giving buyers who have never visited the showroom or met any of the staff the feeling they are already acquainted. Because of the video, Bluebird Showroom quickly shifts from being a corporation to being a local business that is run by people the buyer already knows and likes.

What PR People Wish Bloggers Knew (Publicly Relating)

  • Well, for starters, when you’re proactively pitching a PR person, list the name of the product you want to review and/or the company that makes it! You wouldn’t believe how many times people just cut and paste email to me or my colleagues that clearly nothing more than spam. Take the time to investigate my product. For instance, maybe you’ve noted a few people in the blogosphere complaining about the noise my product makes. In your email to me, offer to test product against the competitors to see who actually creates the most noise.

Fashion 2.0 | An Interactive Future for Fashion Magazines (The Business of Fashion)

  • While many advertisers are cutting budgets, others have followed readers online. On the web, consumers can access timely and engaging content free of charge and advertisers can communicate at a fraction of the cost, track the impact of their message (by counting how many consumers click) and link their ads through to e-commerce sites. But the idea of magazines migrating online is problematic, not least because the current business model that underpins online publishing is not self-sustaining.

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Stay In Fashion: The How’s and Why’s of Choosing a PR Agency in 2009

[The following is a guest post by Melissa Davis of Ruby Press. Founded in 2001, Ruby Press is a boutique public relations agency representing style-driven businesses. Founder and Co-Owner Melissa Davis is a former fashion editor with a combined twelve years of experience at Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Lucky, and 7x7 magazines. Additional information about Ruby Press can be found at www.rubypr.com.]

Vogue Cover Paris November 2008 with Vanessa Paradis

Vogue Cover Paris November 2008 with Vanessa Paradis

Hire a PR agency in this economy? Really?

In this kind of economy, which naturally makes business owners wary, many look at PR services as a place where they can “trim the fat”. The climate is scary right now, but PR is now more important than ever. In an economic downturn, when shoppers are cutting back on spending and are becoming more discerning as to where they spend their dollars, it is imperative that one’s products are in the forefront of the target audience’s mind.

Consumer spending is down to be sure, but people are still shopping – just not as much. They’re being more careful than ever with each purchase that they make, whether it’s a lipstick or a pair of shoes. They’re doing their homework (reading the magazines, scouring their favorite blogs) and educating themselves on the best buy. Editorial coverage, (specifically fashion editorial coverage) whereby an editor or writer has chosen to provide unique coverage of a brand/product/personality, is uniquely powerful, in that the potential consumer generally trusts the media outlet and its coverage. When they see that the editors have endorsed a particular product by putting it in their magazine, they trust that it’s chic and of-the-moment. And the more they see the brand in the press, the more familiar they feel with the brand and the company’s products.

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Fashion PR Job: Intern with Ruby Press in Berkeley, CA

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pr couture fashion blogRuby Press, one of PR Couture’s favorite boutique PR agencies is hiring for a part-time intern at their Berkeley, CA location.

Ruby Press is seeking a mature, professional intern who is interested in learning multiple aspects of the industry. The position is part time, three days per week. This is a great opportunity for an energetic, confident individual seeking an entry-level position in a public relations firm specializing in fashion, beauty and lifestyle clients. This is an unpaid internship lasting six months.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist dynamic, highly motivated team at a boutique P.R. agency specializing in fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Daily telephone/email contact with local and national press and vendors
• Maintain press contact database and client files
• Track press coverage and manage monthly press credits report
• Assist in distribution of press releases and client press kits/lookbooks
• Assist with research
• Assist with planning, production and execution of local PR events
• Managing VIP lists
• Assist with research
• Assisting with sample returns
• Updating database
• Mailings

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