--- title: Propllr Blog | Onward & Upward! (14) description: Tips on PR and content marketing for startups and growing companies. (14) --- [![](https://blog.propllr.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Propllr_2025/images/2024/logo.svg)](https://propllr.com/) - What We Do - [Public Relations](https://propllr.com/pr-for-startups/) - [Content Marketing](https://propllr.com/content-marketing/) - What We’ve Done - [Case Studies](https://propllr.com/case-studies/) - [Client News](https://propllr.com/client-news/) - What We Think - [Blog](https://blog.propllr.com/) - About - [About](https://propllr.com/about/) - [Life at Propllr](https://propllr.com/life-at-propllr/) - [Contact](https://propllr.com/contact/) - What We Do - [Public Relations](https://propllr.com/pr-for-startups/) - [Content Marketing](https://propllr.com/content-marketing/) - What We’ve Done - [Case Studies](https://propllr.com/case-studies/) - [Client News](https://propllr.com/client-news/) - What We Think - [Blog](https://blog.propllr.com/) - About - [About](https://propllr.com/about/) - [Life at Propllr](https://propllr.com/life-at-propllr/) - [Contact](https://propllr.com/contact/) # Propllr Blog [![You’re a B2B Startup with No Product Yet. Should You Do PR?](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ideating.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=Ideating.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/should-you-do-pr-before-product-launch) ## [You’re a B2B Startup with No Product Yet. Should You Do PR?](https://blog.propllr.com/should-you-do-pr-before-product-launch) I’d say that nine out of 10 times I have a call with a B2B startup founder, I tell them this: It’s... July 10, 2020 [![No News for Your Startup? Here’s How to Get Media Coverage Anyway](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/news-typewritten-on-white-paper-4057663.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=news-typewritten-on-white-paper-4057663.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/how-to-get-media-coverage) ## [No News for Your Startup? Here’s How to Get Media Coverage Anyway](https://blog.propllr.com/how-to-get-media-coverage) Many startups get media coverage for funding rounds and new products. June 26, 2020 [![Big Names Over Early Rounds: A 2020 Update to Our Analysis of TechCrunch Startup Funding News Coverage](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TCHomepage_6-11-20.png?width=472&height=340&name=TCHomepage_6-11-20.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/update-techcrunch-coverage-2020) ## [Big Names Over Early Rounds: A 2020 Update to Our Analysis of TechCrunch Startup Funding News Coverage](https://blog.propllr.com/update-techcrunch-coverage-2020) In July of last year, I did some research into TechCrunch in an effort to answer one question: June 12, 2020 [![Stop Spamming Reporters: Here's How to Build and Grow a Media List for Your Startup](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/john-schnobrich-yFbyvpEGHFQ-unsplash.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=john-schnobrich-yFbyvpEGHFQ-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/how-to-build-a-media-list-for-startup-pr) ## [Stop Spamming Reporters: Here's How to Build and Grow a Media List for Your Startup](https://blog.propllr.com/how-to-build-a-media-list-for-startup-pr) The dirty little secret of PR is that much of what firms like Propllr get paid for can be done by... May 29, 2020 [![How to Turbocharge Your Sales Pipeline in 4 Steps](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-03-06%20at%2011.25.34%20AM.png?width=472&height=340&name=Screen%20Shot%202020-03-06%20at%2011.25.34%20AM.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/turbocharge-your-pipeline-with-rapid-experimentation) ## [How to Turbocharge Your Sales Pipeline in 4 Steps](https://blog.propllr.com/turbocharge-your-pipeline-with-rapid-experimentation) Mike Ryan is Senior Director of Global Demand Generation at project44, a Chicago-based startup that... May 15, 2020 [![How to Pitch During COVID-19: Tips from HuffPost’s Kristen Aiken](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-markus-winkler-4057657.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=pexels-markus-winkler-4057657.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/get-your-brand-featured-in-service-journalism) ## [How to Pitch During COVID-19: Tips from HuffPost’s Kristen Aiken](https://blog.propllr.com/get-your-brand-featured-in-service-journalism) Photo by Damon Dahlen, HuffPost In times of crisis, people need good journalism. The COVID outbreak... May 1, 2020 [![13 Chicago Startup Marketers Share How They Adapted to COVID-19](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Chicago_Flag.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=Chicago_Flag.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/chicago-startup-marketers-adapt-to-covid-19) ## [13 Chicago Startup Marketers Share How They Adapted to COVID-19](https://blog.propllr.com/chicago-startup-marketers-adapt-to-covid-19) It’s been a bit over a month since COVID-19 reared its ugly head, and much has changed, big and... April 24, 2020 [![A Moment of Gratitude](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pretzels%20and%20pub%20dip.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=pretzels%20and%20pub%20dip.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/a-moment-of-gratitude) ## [A Moment of Gratitude](https://blog.propllr.com/a-moment-of-gratitude) via GIPHY Another week, another spate of bad news about the COVID-19 pandemic. April 10, 2020 [![Your Oxygen Mask Is On. Now What?](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-leeloo-the-first-5428836.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=pexels-leeloo-the-first-5428836.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/your-oxygen-mask-is-on-now-what) ## [Your Oxygen Mask Is On. Now What?](https://blog.propllr.com/your-oxygen-mask-is-on-now-what) March 27, 2020 [![These Chicago Startups Are Hiring Right Now](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images-1.jpeg?width=472&height=340&name=images-1.jpeg)](https://blog.propllr.com/these-chicago-startups-are-hiring-right-now) ## [These Chicago Startups Are Hiring Right Now](https://blog.propllr.com/these-chicago-startups-are-hiring-right-now) Unemployment is about to shoot through the roof in Chicago. 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