Hey, it’s time to down to work building our businesses as it seems the recession is not going anywhere. It’s time to empower ourselves, build our careers and businesses by kicking our marketing and publicity strategy up a notch! Is it as easy as it sounds? Anyone can add to the power of their influence and persuasion in their marketplace. If you want the edge, pack your professional bio and enhance your reputation by being the quoted or commenting expert in the news, on internet sites, on radio shows and on TV.

It’s more important than ever for your clients, both the ones you have and the ones you are targeting, for you to be seen and heard on the media that is significant to your marketplace. Competition is intense as the well capitalized businesses have positioned themselves to not only to preserve their current client base but to secure the new business that is available to them to ensure their survival throughout the recession. This competition (your competition) is using savvy marketing and publicity and strategically using their resources.

How should you spend your public relations and marketing dollars? For the individual building a career or running a consulting/service oriented business the answer is to become known as an expert in your field, branding yourself as a thought leader and influencer. You want to be known as the person whose voice and opinions matter.

The secret to creating a strong presence in your field so get lots of radio interviews, TV interviews, quotes in magazines and newspapers and quotes on the internet news sites. These media opportunity allows you the opportunity to showcase your cutting edge, your ability to out-think and out-perform you competitors. Stay up to date with the news stories you can comment on, stay socially relevant and be sure whenever there is a story in your area of expertise, you are the quoted expert. Yes, it might be time to hire a publicist to help you as consistency is key once you are starting the momentum.

Let’s illustrate the point: If you wanted to hire a financial planner to help you decide how to invest your hard earned dollars for growth and safety, would you hire someone on their last legs, someone you have not heard from in a while or the finance expert you watched on your local TV news or local morning show, read about in your local newspaper, watched on national TV being interviewed by a top notch host and read about as the quoted expert in a major newspaper or magazine? The answer you give to the above question should help you develop a strategic marketing, publicity and branding strategy to keep you competitive and successful despite economic conditions.

Get more information on how you can use the media strategy for business publicity please visit Annie Jennings PR. A good business strategy that uses TV appearances, radio appearances, expert quotes in newspapers, magazines and on the internet is essential to enjoying outstanding success in your goals.