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title: Propllr Blog | Onward & Upward! (23)
description: Tips on PR and content marketing for startups and growing companies. (23)
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# Propllr Blog

[![What the First Month of a Successful Startup PR Program Looks Like](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/First_Week_of_StartupPR.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=First_Week_of_StartupPR.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/pr-program-month-one)

## [What the First Month of a Successful Startup PR Program Looks Like](https://blog.propllr.com/pr-program-month-one)

 Your startup has decided to take the plunge and invest in a PR program – now what?

 October 19, 2018

[![Want to Supercharge Your Startup’s PR Program? Get Your Customers Talking](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-nappy-935949.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=pexels-nappy-935949.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/get-your-customers-talking)

## [Want to Supercharge Your Startup’s PR Program? Get Your Customers Talking](https://blog.propllr.com/get-your-customers-talking)

 You’ve probably heard a million news stories that start with the personal story of someone who was...

 October 12, 2018

[![Why You Can’t Switch PR On and Off](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lamp_On.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=Lamp_On.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/why-you-cant-switch-pr-on-and-off)

## [Why You Can’t Switch PR On and Off](https://blog.propllr.com/why-you-cant-switch-pr-on-and-off)

 If your business were a house, your PR program would be more like your HVAC system than the the...

 September 21, 2018

[![3 PR Measurement Strategies to Track ROI](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tape_Measure_on_Wood.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=Tape_Measure_on_Wood.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/3-pr-measurement-strategies-to-track-roi)

## [3 PR Measurement Strategies to Track ROI](https://blog.propllr.com/3-pr-measurement-strategies-to-track-roi)

 In the startup world, it’s normal to track marketing ROI obsessively. When you’re working on a...

 August 24, 2018

[![Concrete Ways to Revise for Clarity](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shadow-hands-typing_4460x4460.jpg?width=472&height=340&name=shadow-hands-typing_4460x4460.jpg)](https://blog.propllr.com/revise-for-clarity)

## [Concrete Ways to Revise for Clarity](https://blog.propllr.com/revise-for-clarity)

 March 27, 2018

[![Here’s How We Dominated Our Space Without Spending a Dime](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NickChapleau.jpg.png?width=472&height=340&name=NickChapleau.jpg.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-we-dominated-our-space-without-spending-a-dime)

## [Here’s How We Dominated Our Space Without Spending a Dime](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-we-dominated-our-space-without-spending-a-dime)

 Nick Chapleau is the Founder and CEO of Starchup, the Chicago-based software company creating a...

 March 20, 2018

[![Here's How We Nailed Hiring Our First Product Marketer (Me!)](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Andrea%20BailiffGush%20.jpg.png?width=472&height=340&name=Andrea%20BailiffGush%20.jpg.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-we-nailed-hiring-our-first-product-marketer-me)

## [Here's How We Nailed Hiring Our First Product Marketer (Me!)](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-we-nailed-hiring-our-first-product-marketer-me)

 Andrea Bailiff-Gush is the Product Marketing Manager at Cleverbridge, an e-commerce service...

 March 15, 2018

[![Here's How I Wrote a Book to Grow My Brand](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/JeffHyman.jpg.png?width=472&height=340&name=JeffHyman.jpg.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-i-wrote-a-book-to-grow-my-brand)

## [Here's How I Wrote a Book to Grow My Brand](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-i-wrote-a-book-to-grow-my-brand)

 Jeff Hyman is the Founder and Chief Talent Officer at Strong Suit, a Chicago-based executive...

 March 8, 2018

[![Here's How I Used Old-School Direct Mail to Power a High-Growth Online Business](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AndreiUtkin.jpg.png?width=472&height=340&name=AndreiUtkin.jpg.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-i-used-old-school-direct-mail-to-power-a-high-growth-online-business)

## [Here's How I Used Old-School Direct Mail to Power a High-Growth Online Business](https://blog.propllr.com/heres-how-i-used-old-school-direct-mail-to-power-a-high-growth-online-business)

 Andrei Utkin is the Chief Marketing Officer at Insureon, the Chicago-based online insurance agency...

 March 6, 2018

[![How We Made a Price Change a Multi-Channel Product Launch](https://blog.propllr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MattWitt.jpg.png?width=472&height=340&name=MattWitt.jpg.png)](https://blog.propllr.com/how-we-made-a-price-change-a-multi-channel-product-launch)

## [How We Made a Price Change a Multi-Channel Product Launch](https://blog.propllr.com/how-we-made-a-price-change-a-multi-channel-product-launch)

 Matt Witt is the Chief Marketing Officer at M1 Finance, a Chicago-based online automated investment...

 March 1, 2018

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