Ryan Greives

Often when we have a call with a new client who is getting started with BLASTmedia, we get the question, “what makes a good client?” or “what makes for the best client/agency relationship?” By simply asking this question, they have already knocked out one of the best things clien... (more)

Before we all leave the office to baste our turkeys, watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or search ads for Black Friday deals, we wanted to take a couple minutes to recreate a moment from our pre-Thanksgiving pitch-in.  It might be a little cheesy, but we’re all very thankfu... (more)

Welcome to the latest edition of BLASTmedia Profiles! This month, we’ll be profiling Brooke McKinney, one of our newest Media Relations Specialists. In her time with BLAST, Brooke has really been focusing on targeted coverage for one of our favorite clients MealpayPlus, and has ... (more)

We are known for our skills in generating national media attention for our clients, but we recently had the chance to show our local press abilities for our Indy-based client, Scale Computing. On Friday, Scale celebrated the grand opening of its new Indianapolis corporate office... (more)

Review samples are a crucial to generating media coverage. More and more editors, bloggers, producers and even podcasters will request to try out a product before they highlight it to their audience – providing first-hand experience with the product.  It is so commonplace that th... (more)

Ashley Halberstadt is the profile piece for October. Ashley has been with BLASTmedia for over two years now and just recently purchased her first home and was promoted to consumer team manager. Take a few minutes to get to know Ashley.... BLASTmedia nickname: Halbercrack Hometown... (more)

Ashley Halberstadt is the profile piece for October. Ashley has been with BLASTmedia for over two years now and just recently purchased her first home and was promoted to consumer team manager. Take a few minutes to get to know Ashley…. BLASTmedia nickname: Halbercrack Hometow... (more)

At BLAST, we view our work with clients as long-term relationships designed to increase their visibility in national media outlets and on social networks. Whether our clients are making major announcements or not, we’re always working with our editorial contacts to keep them in t... (more)

At BLAST, we view our work with clients as long-term relationships designed to increase their visibility in national media outlets and on social networks. Whether our clients are making major announcements or not, we’re always working with our editorial contacts to keep them in ... (more)

We love celebrating holidays at BLAST – whether it’s as obscure as College Colors Day or the kick-off of football season.  Halloween is no exception at BLAST, and we started this year’s celebration a little early by digging up some really scary stuff – photos of ourselves from ou... (more)

We love celebrating holidays at BLAST – whether it’s as obscure as College Colors Day or the kick-off of football season.  Halloween is no exception at BLAST, and we started this year’s celebration a little early by digging up some really scary stuff – photos of ourselves from o... (more)

BLASTmedia is a fun company to work for – we have food eating challenges, show-and-tell days, trips to the Indiana State Fair and, who could forget, our annual Ugly Christmas Sweater party. One of the latest perks at the BLAST office is the addition of Swiss Exercise Balls as sub... (more)

BLASTmedia is a fun company to work for – we have food eating challenges, show-and-tell days, trips to the Indiana State Fair and, who could forget, our annual Ugly Christmas Sweater party. One of the latest perks at the BLAST office is the addition of Swiss Exercise Balls as sub... (more)

We just recently celebrated our second BLASTmedia wedding on September 26 with the union of our own Carey Hart and her now-hubby Dan Driscoll. Fun was had by all, of course, and we’re all adjusting to using Carey’s new name! Like Ryan’s wedding earlier this year, Carey did not di... (more)

We just recently celebrated our second BLASTmedia wedding on September 26 with the union of our own Carey Hart and her now-hubby Dan Driscoll. Fun was had by all, of course, and we’re all adjusting to using Carey’s new name! Like Ryan’s wedding earlier this year, Carey did not dis... (more)

I recently used Peter Shankman’s Help a Reporter Out™ (HARO) as a journalist, rather than a PR practitioner, looking to gain insight on a particular topic from the thousands of PR people who receive the daily queries. It was quite an exciting experience, I must say. Submitting a ... (more)

Mendy and I recently had the opportunity to head out to Park City, Utah to visit our client Skullcandy - a leading manufacturer of headphones and audio accessories. Skullcandy has been a long-standing client of ours and we began working with them when they were just starting out ... (more)

Mendy and I recently had the opportunity to head out to Park City, Utah to visit our client Skullcandy – a leading manufacturer of headphones and audio accessories. Skullcandy has been a long-standing client of ours and we began working with them when they were just starting out ... (more)

Peter Shankman is the founder of a service called Help a Reporter Out (HARO), which a daily e-newsletter that is delivered three times a day to help journalist on a deadline find sources. Yesterday, I discovered a query on HARO from a source asking other PR professionals to share... (more)

BLASTmedia is back in action and looking to have a winning season...not just with major media hits. After a softball season of three strikes and you're out, BLASTmedia is looking to get as many strikes as possible every Tuesday - bowling that is! The team at BLAST has joined ... ... (more)