Is every PR agency a scam?
  • Ray.Trentson
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    Is every PR agency a scam?

    by Ray.Trentson » Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:07 am

    I know this may sound controversial to some, but what's the point of hiring a PR agency at all? I talked to a big campaign once that said their project got picked up my the media on it's own, with zero PR at all. From what I gather, journalists are watching on kickstarter pretty actively. And if that is true, then PR has no value - and thus every agency is a scam.

    Has anyone else on here got picked up in the media without any PR? I really think they are all scams, there is no point in hiring any of them if journalists are already seeing your product on their own.


  • Maestro
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    Re: Is every PR agency a scam?

    by Maestro » Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:40 pm

    Not all of them, but probably most of them yes.
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  • WitnessofGreatness
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    Re: Is every PR agency a scam?

    by WitnessofGreatness » Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:15 pm

    I have heard Crowd PR is bad. Funded Today seems to be borderline as well. It is really important that when you're considering hiring a marketing agency for your campaign that you check the heck out of their past campaigns they've worked with. Don't just eye-ball it and make an emotional decision, do your research and think long and hard before ever making a hire.
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  • ThatDapperLook
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    Re: Is every PR agency a scam?

    by ThatDapperLook » Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:20 pm

    After looking into all the marketing agency offers I received in my inbox, I am starting to think that they are all scams as well.
  • p90xsmalls
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    Re: Is every PR agency a scam?

    by p90xsmalls » Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:20 am

    ThatDapperLook wrote:After looking into all the marketing agency offers I received in my inbox, I am starting to think that they are all scams as well.


    Try and check some references, its not that complicated.

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