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Our blog is where we share insights from the front lines of franchising, public relations, and marketing. From industry trends and strategic guidance to lessons learned through client work, we offer perspectives designed to help brands stay informed, competitive, and positioned for growth.

Watch All Points PR President Jamie Izaks Explain in 90 Seconds Why Visual Storytelling on Social Media Will Make or Break Your Brand

As publicists, brand advocates and creative folks everywhere know all too well, the social media landscape is two things: extremely important and always changing. In order to stay on top of recent developments, All Points’ entire team meticulously researches and engages on several different channels to help our clients better represent their brands on social … Read more

5 Tips for Spring Cleaning your Writing Skills

Even the most creative writers can use a refresher from time to time, especially when phrases get stale and those pesky grammar rules start to get fuzzy. For those of us who write for a living, it’s even more important to be on top of our game. Take the spring cleaning season one step further … Read more

All Points Team Attends Adobe Summit and Storytelling Seminar

All Points is passionate about being a group of lifelong learners, dedicated to constant growth and improvement in the fields of public relations, graphic design, content marketing, writing and communication. As such, we take every opportunity we can to learn from other industry experts, whether it’s at a large national conference or a local seminar. … Read more

All Points Launches Positive Impact Program

At All Points, we place a significant emphasis on social responsibility as it pertains to giving back to our local community. We recently launched the All Points: Positive Impact program, which comprises quarterly initiatives to engage with the Chicagoland community in a philanthropic way. Met with unanimous office-wide enthusiasm, the All Points team spent a … Read more

NIFA 2016 Winter Luncheon Draws Diverse Crowd

The Northern Illinois Franchise Association (NIFA), founded by All Points PR’s executive leadership Jamie and Lauren Izaks alongside friend and colleague Andrew Bleiman, managing attorney with Marks & Klein, one of America’s leading law firms focused on the franchise industry with a Chicago office, recently hosted its Winter Luncheon March 7 at historic Hamburger University … Read more

Senior Account Lead Stephanie Presents on the 2016 IFA Convention

As a franchise PR agency, we spend all year planning and prepping for the International Franchise Association (IFA) Convention. Every year our team, along with thousands of industry professionals, is given the chance to learn about trends in franchise relations, management and leadership, financing and multi-unit growth. At the same time, we also look forward … Read more

Crisis Communication Lessons from Apple vs. the FBI

Apple is between a rock and a hard place. Following the San Bernadino terrorist attack in December, the FBI wants Apple to crack the encryption on one of the shooters’ phones. Apple says it’s a dangerous precedent, and Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote an open letter that quickly went viral. Astonishingly clear and honest, Cook’s … Read more