Blois Olson is the Founder of Fluence Media, an agency that provides perspective, strategy, and execution to clients. They specialize in public affairs, litigation communication, labor/management, online/social media consulting, and crisis communication. On today’s show, Blois discusses how businesses can position themselves in the right light, when it comes to their PR.

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What were the key takeaways?

[:45] What’s Blois’s world like?[2:50] How does Blois help his clients?[4:00] Business can get dark and scary sometimes.[5:45] Leaders need to be transparent, especially during times of uncertainty.[9:30] How does Blois decide which form of media is the right platform to showcase his clients’ message on?[10:25] Technology allows us to directly communicate with customers.[15:35] What’s considered ‘newsworthy’?[19:55] It boils down to reputation and storytelling. It’s not about hype![20:30] Do Blois and his team have to coach his clients on who their ideal audience is?[25:45] When does it make sense to have a M&A conversation?[30:30] How can companies create their own PR disruption?[36:05] If you’re communicating and you’re first, you have the upper hand to directly target the right customers.