So Many Choices, So Little Time:Apps Websites & Tools for

Public Relations Pros

PRSA CommEx 2016

August 4, 2016

•Precaution: They’re Just Tools!

•Organization/Time Tracking•Writing Assist•Media Relations•Financial•Graphic Design/Photos•Social Media Management•Surveys•Your Favorites•Questions & Answers

Today’s Talk

Precaution

•Tools are just Tools

•Read reviews, be selective

•Follow trusted sources – Aliza Sherman, Kellye Crane, Mashable

• Quickbooks – invoice/time• Freshbooks – invoice/time

• My Hours – time tracking• Toggl – time tracking• Timelyapp.com – time

tracking and reporting

Organization/Time Tracking

•Basecamp 3

•Asana

Project Management

•Dropbox (or Box)•Hightail.com (used to be You

Send It)

•Evernote

•FreeConference.com Freeconferencecall.com,GoToMeeting or Uberconference.com

Productivity

•Diigo (Delicious, but better)

•FaxZero

•Doodle

•WorkFlowy

Productivity

•ToutApp•PrimoPDF•GoToMyPC.com•Slideshare•Scanner by JotNot Pro

Productivity

•Visual Thesaurus•InternetSlang•Dafont•AP Stylebook

Writing Assist

•Cision•CustomScoop•Muckrack•Storify 2 by Livefyre

Media Relations

•Square or Stripe•Expensify

Financial

Graphic Design/ Photos•Pic Monkey

•PiktoChart

• Infogr.am

•Canva

•Freedigitalphotos.net

Graphic Design/ Photos•Wordswag

•PhotoPeach

•Ghost Lens – Apple Store

•Reporter Camera

•Colorzilla / Color Picker (Mac)

Graphic Design/ Photos•Tagxedo

•Wordle

•Photo Pin

Social Media Management• Hootsuite or Buffer

• GhostCodes

• GramFeed

• Tagboard

• Twilert

• Blogtrottr

• ManageFlitter

• Speaking Engagements

• Community Service – Pro Bono Work

Surveys

•SurveyMonkey

•Wedgies

•Typeform

Fun

•Find My Car / Carr Matey•Wine – The Tasting Guide / Plonk•How to Tie a Tie•Ted – 1700 TED Talk videos/audio•Guides by Lonely Planet•Shazam

Constant Contact

Questions?

www.KDPRVirtual.comKathy@KDPRVirtual.com

(907) 229-2470Kathyvirtual on social media