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Episode 36: PR vs Marketing: What Most Businesses Get Completely Wrong


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Most businesses invest in marketingโ€ฆ but completely overlook PR.
And thatโ€™s a problem.


In this episode of ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ we sit down with ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ to break down the real difference between ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€”and why the two work better together, not against each other.


Robbie shares how PR helps businesses build ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, land media opportunities, and position themselves as trusted expertsโ€”without relying on paid ads.


We dive into:

  • The real difference between ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

  • Why PR is a ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† (๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป)

  • How to get featured in media without โ€œspamming reportersโ€

  • The ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น (Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned media) explained

  • Why leadership and personal branding matter in PR

  • How small businesses can start using PR today

If youโ€™ve ever wondered how some businesses seem to be โ€œeverywhereโ€ without running adsโ€”this is the behind-the-scenes strategy.


๐Ÿ“Filmed at ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ, where business owners and experts share real strategies for growth.


๐ŸŒ Learn more about Blue Bridge PR: https://bluebridgepr.com
๐ŸŽฌ Produced by: https://paper-jacket.com


๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜€
00:00 โ€“ Why Most Businesses Ignore PR
00:30 โ€“ Meet Robbie from Blue Bridge PR
01:30 โ€“ What Public Relations Actually Is
02:30 โ€“ PR vs Marketing (The Real Difference)
04:00 โ€“ Why PR Builds Credibility Faster Than Ads
05:30 โ€“ The Role of Leadership in Brand Messaging
07:00 โ€“ Why Consistency in Messaging Matters
08:30 โ€“ The PESO Model Explained
10:30 โ€“ How PR and Marketing Work Together
12:00 โ€“ Robbieโ€™s Journey Into PR (And Why It Stuck)
14:30 โ€“ Why PR Is a Long-Term Strategy
16:00 โ€“ Common Mistakes Businesses Make With PR

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