Results Matter

“It’s got to go beyond cold calls. For example, when I had my business, I was sued by my former PR firm because I refused to pay, as they didn’t get me any press! The judge asked what they did for my firm. The PR firm produced a list of calls. The judge asked, ‘That’s all the work you did? Make some calls?’ I won the case.”

-- Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolfe, speaking at the 2006 Bulldog Media Conference

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*Published in Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter, the No. 1 website for original "public relations news" according to Google, on May 10, 2006. Reprinted by permission.

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