by writerpatkramer | Mar 24, 2020 | Business - Oriented
My business, like every other, has had to undergo changes since the Stay at Home order came about in California last week. That meant not attending business networking meetings, giving professional presentations to large groups, and cancelling my in-person meetings...
by writerpatkramer | Mar 6, 2020 | Business - Oriented
After Years of Searching for Family Members, a Mysterious Email Showed up Three Years Later This week was a banner week for making connections with new members of my family. After doing an intensive search last October through various online databases for anyone...
by writerpatkramer | Mar 2, 2020 | Community - Oriented
By Pat Kramer On Thursday, February 27, 2020, California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Vince Ramirez presented “Age Well, Drive Smart” at Sunland Senior Center to share information on safe driving to mature drivers. Over the next hour and a half, PIO...
by writerpatkramer | Jan 13, 2020 | Business - Oriented
Letter received January 13, 2020 (Actual award was presented in May 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions) Dear Pat, On behalf of the Angeles Chapter, it is our pleasure to inform you that you have been selected to receive the Special Service Award given to Sierra...
by writerpatkramer | Jan 8, 2020 | Business - Oriented
Occasionally, I like to check my Yelp account to see if anyone I’ve worked with has posted any reviews. I’m delighted to share these twenty new five-star ratings that my clients were kind enough to write about my service. (For whatever reason, Yelp has...
by writerpatkramer | Nov 8, 2019 | Feature Story
In my bedroom I have an upholstered chair known as a “rocker recliner.” My dad was in the furniture business as a manufacturer and this blue, velvety upholstered chair came from his factory, Mechanics Furniture Manufacturers, in Worcester, Massachusetts back in the...
by writerpatkramer | Sep 17, 2019 | Feature Story
In 1993 I was asked by a well-known Los Angeles publicist to contribute my expertise as a news journalist for publicists attending an industry event held at UCLA. It was my first public speaking event and I was nervous but I knew my topic area very well, having served...
by writerpatkramer | Aug 9, 2019 | Business - Oriented
On November 12, 2019, the State of California’s newest tax initiative aims to hit the most vulnerable commercial property owners, those who own properties worth $2 million or more, basically mom and pop businesses and property owners. The California Schools and Local...
by writerpatkramer | May 8, 2019 | Business - Oriented
When news happens, that’s when I tell my clients to issue a news release (also known as a press release or media release) to properly share news about themselves, their firm, or their company. As a press release writer, publicist and all-around PR and branding...
by writerpatkramer | May 1, 2019 | Business - Oriented
“Ask the Experts” interview for Dash Talk X Radio, April 1, 2019. As a writer of branding content for over 30 years now, my rule of thumb is “don’t try to write content that reaches everyone.” In other words, don’t be too generic; you will end up watering...