The PR Paradox: How to Master the Art of PR as a Startup or Scale-up

The PR Paradox is an educational and engaging study on the nature of PR today, culling Rodsevich’s expertise and insights gained from his years working in agencies, in-house and finally creating his own agency
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A simple guide to help small businesses get media attention and grow.

For startups and scale-ups

The PR Paradox by Matias Rodsevich is a must-read for startups and scale-ups that are looking to establish and elevate their presence in the saturated tech market. 

Essentially "a public relations handbook", it is one of the best PR books and a complete guide on the creative foundation of their own PR strategy in a cost-effective and timely manner, to achieve growth-driven integrated solutions.

Modern PR practice

The book offers exclusive insights into the modern PR practice, including tangible advice from renowned PR professionals, and provides real-time solutions on how to achieve significant PR results that will boost business growth in a cost and time effective manner. 

Unlike other PR books, The PR Paradox acts as a hands-on strategic guide for small businesses to achieve their goal implementing a practical and cost-effective PR strategy.

Lessons and examples

Written for PR newcomers and beginners, this book combines entertaining lessons with practical insights. Readers will gain key knowledge to excel in the fast-paced PR world, including:

- The benefits of doing PR as a startup
- Building brands through media relations
- Scaling PR strategies for growth
- Crisis communications
- An evaluation of PR tools

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"In today's 24/7 news cycle, a company's public image can be shaped in a matter of months, if not days. The PR Paradox provides all of the tips and tools for those startups and scaleups that want to take full control of their narrative and bring it to the next level"
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Shane Rusell
VP - 5W New York
"The PR Paradox is full of practical tips and how - to guides - very useful for all startups and scale-ups for getting a good understanding and grip on their PR strategy. For sure worth reading!"
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Gernot Schwendtner
Co-Founder of WeGrow
"A must read for startup and scaleups that wants to grab the attention of the media and become their own pr-powerhouse"
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Remy Gieling
Editor in Chief of Sprout
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Still have questions?

Who should read The PR Paradox?

This pr book is a must-read for startups and scale-ups that are looking to establish and elevate their presence in the saturated tech market. Boasting values similar to that at PRLab, a recommended read for anyone looking to understand how to achieve significant PR results that will help boost the growth of their business in a cost and time effective manner.

What can readers expect from this PR book?

Readers can expect a book that is written very personally, with a genuine intention to impart knowledge and guide the reader on a path to mastering PR. The book summarizes all my years of work experience in PR. In the frantically paced world of PR, the reader will learn key lessons from the benefits of doing PR as a startup, and building a brand through PR strategies to scaling up PR strategies for international expansion and crisis communications.

What was the inspiration behind The PR Paradox?

In my personal experience, the literature and marketplace of ideas was often focused on big corporations or PR for big agencies. The numerous number of conferences I attended did not offer me any insight into the skills and tools required to face the complexities of technology PR.

As such, I created my own meetup group which has now evolved into a much wider PRLab community, which focused on PR for startups and tangible tips and real-life strategies. As a natural extension of these goals, The PR Paradox was inspired by the concept of sharing and exchanging ideas, to innovate and be innovative for PR - both as a craft and as an art.

How does this differ from other public relations books?

Most PR books aim to inspire and can be quite rhetorical. In comparison, The PR Paradox is a hands-on and strategic guide, which businesses can follow in order to achieve their goal of implementing a practical PR strategy. Moreover, it is targeted at startups and scale-ups - the market segment that I’m specialised in, so the advice is also cost-effective for businesses who may have small budgets and may not be able to afford high PR fees.

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