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RMR’S Recommendations For Increasing The Productivity of Your Agency By Robyn Sachs, President and CEO of RMR & Associates I wrote this article for companies who wanted to find ways to increase the productivity of their advertising and public relations agencies. If you have never worked with an agency before, we would like to share our recommendations with you. Rest assured, our team will also counsel and guide you to ensure our new partnership is a success. 1. Create a working partnership. The principals and executives of your advertising and public relations agency have marketing communications expertise in a wide variety of businesses and industries. In order to make the most of this valuable resource, treat agency members as part of your company, and include them in the strategic planning process. Because agency executives can play a powerful role in creating and promoting your public image, help them to understand what makes your company and its products and services unique. 2. Eliminate the fear of failure. The real business of any advertising and public relations agency is creativity. To help your agency deliver, allow its professionals to push the edge of the creative or public relations envelope. Move away from conservatism because “we’ve never done [...]

Eight Sure-Fire Steps to Better Sales Collateral By Robyn Sachs, President and CEO of RMR & Associates   You're in a face-to-face meeting, and someone has asked for more information about your company, product, or service. This opportunity calls for good sales collateral. Forget the "nobody reads them" myth. The truth is a customer with a problem to solve will read your brochure to see if you can help. Sure, it takes a salesperson to close the deal on a big-ticket item or customized service; but powerful collateral keeps you in the running. Like websites, weak collateral can eliminate you before the first cut. So here are eight techniques guaranteed to put more selling power into your sales collateral.   Start selling on the cover. A marketing brochure must answer the prospect's number one question: "What's in this for me?" Waste no time getting to the answer. Put a marketing message on the cover. If you can clearly and creatively express the main benefit, so much the better.   Sell benefits, not features. Why should anyone buy what you sell? Brochure copy written with selling power, focuses on benefits to the customer, not features of the product or service. Of [...]

The RMR Rollers had a blast at the Junior Acheievment Bowl-a-thon! Our very own Matt Potter won the High Roller-Male award for highest score of all the men that night. Great time, great fundraiser, great cause. Check out some photos from the event here.  

Embarrassing and sly, how do these typos somehow always get past our eye? By Robyn Sachs, President and CEO of RMR & Associates   Ode to the Typographical Error... ’Till the forms are on the press, it is strange how still it keeps. It shrinks down in a corner, and it never stirs or peeps – That typographical error, too small for human eyes – ’Till the ink is on the paper, when it grows to mountain size. The boss, he stares with horror, then he grabs his hair and groans; The copyreader drops his head upon his hands and moans. The remainder of the issue may be clean as clean can be, But the typographical error is the only thing you see. — Anonymous   In our proofreading experience at RMR, we have seen how your "mind’s eye" corrects typographical errors. With this amazing brain, we've found that the three most important proofreading tactics are to: Read aloud Proof changes on a document with a second person to confirm edits/ corrections have been made Always spellcheck and grammarcheck Read on to learn RMR’s Official Proofreading System that has been very successful for over 25 years. RMR’s Official Proofreading System [...]

5 Secrets to Picking the Perfect PR Firm  By Robyn Sachs, President and CEO of RMR & Associates   Successful PR campaigns propel your company to greater awareness and grow your business. By using these steps, you can select a PR firm that will help you meet, and even exceed, your business goals.   These five questions will help you find the Public Relations firm that fits your growing business. If you're looking for new ways to grow your business - and who isn't? - it's smart to turn to a public relations firm. The right PR firm can devise a strategic, integrated plan that maximizes your resources to give you the best return on your financial investment. But PR firms are not all the same. Some specialize in certain industries. Some may not have the right media contacts for your business. So how do you know what you're really getting? The secret is to ask the right questions up front. By putting the same questions to each firm you're considering, you'll be able to compare what each offers and determine which one is the best fit for your business. Start by asking yourself these two important questions: 1.) What [...]

  Discover 6 Ways to Use Great Creative in 2018 to Gain the Attention of Your Market By Robyn M. Sachs Finish this sentence: "Certs with Retsyn gives you ___, ____, _____ ______ ___ ____." If you were able to supply the missing words "two, two, two mints in one," you are a living, breathing example of the effectiveness of advertising creative. This Certs breath mint ad ran decades ago, yet most people can still spout it off as if they had just viewed it this morning. This creative scored well because the message was concise, memorable, benefit-orientated, frequent and distinctly unique. Of those five attributes, being distinctly unique is the most important. “We're fighting for attention in a noisy world,” says RMR President Robyn Sachs. “Surveys show that readers, viewers and listeners give you only two-seconds to gain their attention. If you can't stop the reader, viewer or listener, you've wasted your investment and you've communicated nothing.” Before you start crafting jingles or designing creative, it's best to clearly define exactly what advertising truly is. Advertising is controlled communications designed to increase profits. Properly done, good advertising will increase brand preference, increase product trial and increase sales leads. All of which are [...]

RMR is excited to announce the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area event, 2017 Bowl for Kids' Sake at Bowlero in Centreville, VA.  Register your team of 6 for a fun-filled evening. 2017 Bowl for Kids' Sake - Bowlero Centreville, VA Where: Bowlero Centreville, VA 13814 Lee Highway, Centreville, VA 20120. When:  June 9, 2017 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Register Here! Come join us for a night of fun and games supporting a great cause! Register your team of 6 for 2 whole hours of unlimited bowling fun for just $1,200! With your full team, that's only $200 a player, which helps support a single One-To-One mentorship for an entire year! If interested in sponsorship, please contact Masada or Caiti for more info. You may also fundraise for this great event without creating a team, or make a one-time donation Here. For More Information, Please Contact: Masada Johnson - masada.johnson@bbbsnca.org | (240) 396-7001 Caiti Goodman - cgoodman@bbbsnca.org | (202) 785-5583, ext. 21