{"id":18737,"date":"2023-04-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/?p=18737"},"modified":"2025-02-04T12:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T12:51:02","slug":"questions-to-ask-pr-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/questions-to-ask-pr-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"What Questions Should You Ask Your New PR Clients?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You\u2019re ready to get started on strategizing, writing about, and pitching your new client, but there are still things you need to establish before you begin. For example, <strong>there are some public relations questions to ask the client during the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/pr-client-onboarding\/\"><strong>onboarding<\/strong><\/a> that will both inform your next steps and demonstrate your expertise in working collaboratively with your clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These questions are also going to give you important insights into the client\u2019s current business, help you align their expectations with what you expect the results will be, and uncover potential trouble spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The questions to ask your new PR clients generally fall into 3 categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#account\"><strong>Account management<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#brand\">Brand strategy<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#client\">Client expectations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the best questions to ask PR clients as part of your kick-off meeting, or if you prefer, as part of an onboarding get-to-know-your-client questionnaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"account\"><strong>The account management questions to ask PR clients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These questions explicitly establish how you\u2019ll communicate with the client, whether that communication is receiving feedback on a press release or requesting a product to be sent to an editor for review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Who is our main point of contact?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to <strong>dedicate your time to placing media, not chasing approvals inside of the client\u2019s company<\/strong>. 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Are they experienced and comfortable? Have they been interviewed on camera? <strong>If not, let the client know you\u2019d like to lead or arrange media training right away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>How many products may we request for editorial review?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you're promoting a product, you\u2019ll likely want to get it into the hands of editors for review. Unless the product is an expensive one like a computer, <strong>your client should be made aware that any product sent to editors will not be returned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, how many pieces are they willing to send to editors as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/effective-pr-campaign-tips\/\">PR campaign<\/a>? And who is available in-house to complete these requests? Their answer will help you narrow down your PR efforts to the appropriate <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/pitch\/\">media outreach<\/a> size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"brand\"><br><strong>The brand strategy questions to ask PR clients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brand strategy questions get you up-to-speed on the overarching <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/pr-strategy-template\/\">PR &amp; marketing plan<\/a> for the client. You want to download the latest the <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/brand-research-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">greatest research<\/a> they have about their customers and their competitors. You also want to know what exciting announcements (or storms) are brewing on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are we and who are we not?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Solidify your brand first to prevent potential future crises. Make sure that your brand is as bulletproof as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognize the things that you never want to be associated with. Write these words down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State who you are and who you are not, as well as what you can and cannot do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/pr-episodes-our-biggest-takeaways-from-pr-experts\/\">Learn more tips on working through a reputation crisis<\/a> from a PR Episodes session with Tonya McKenzie and Jennifer Berson to make sure your brand is solid (and has a backup PR plan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Who is your existing customer, and who is your target customer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This question gets to the heart of the matter because the answers to each part might be different. There are times when a brand\u2019s marketing strategy is to enter a new market or reach a <em>new<\/em> customer, so their past customer demographics do not apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask to see buyer personas if they have them.<\/strong> If not, a general breakdown of their target audience demographics will work. Are they primarily targeting women or men? In what age range? At what income level? In which regions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this information is going to inform your decisions around appropriate media channels, influencers, and messaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Who are your main competitors, and what are their strengths and weaknesses against your brand?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Years ago, I worked with an experienced executive who liked to ask how the competition was <em>better<\/em> than our brand. He was right to study the competition that way; he was asking us to view our competition through the customer\u2019s eyes and not our own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/best-media-monitoring-tools\/\">media monitoring tools<\/a> to gather current sentiment analysis and trending topics with your client\u2019s customers. Look at the company\u2019s most recent reviews and see if there are common praises and complaints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Media-Monitoring-Prowly-1024x503.png\" alt=\"Media Monitoring - Prowly PR Software\" class=\"wp-image-18663\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">TRY PROWLY FOR FREE<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you notice specific features, benefits, or even trouble spots that the client should address in their PR campaign?<\/strong> Then, do the same thing for each major competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Do you have any upcoming product launches or company announcements?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems obvious, but sometimes clients forget to tell their agency partners what\u2019s planned for the next few months!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one of the best questions to ask PR clients, not only at the start of your relationship but continuously. <strong>You want to get your client in the habit of seeing your PR team as an extension of their in-house team.<\/strong> Remind them that you need to be updated frequently with the news of upcoming business announcements, <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/magazine\/product-launch\/\">product launches<\/a>, and developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let them know that these upcoming launches and announcements are the PR gold you\u2019re looking for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Are there any brewing PR crisis issues on the horizon?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you imagine kicking off a PR campaign with your new client, only to learn that they have a consumer lawsuit that they\u2019re tackling in the legal department?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are a messaging partner with your new client, so ask them to share any concerns around negative messaging that might be headed their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If they\u2019re unsure, let them know you\u2019ll be <a href=\"https:\/\/prowly.com\/media-monitoring\">using your media monitoring software<\/a> to get them a current snapshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"client\"><br><strong>The client expectations questions to ask PR clients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all the questions to ask new PR clients, this set of questions is the most important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experienced PR professionals set the client\u2019s expectations from the very start.<\/strong> That\u2019s because they\u2019ve learned (probably more times than they\u2019d like to admit) that letting the client lead the expectations results in disappointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these next questions to learn what your new client is looking for, and then <strong>respond in ways that set clear and realistic expectations for what you can and can\u2019t promise to deliver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can promise consistent, high-quality PR outreach. You cannot promise specific media mentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>How will you be measuring the success of our PR efforts?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This client question plays a major role in the PR strategy you\u2019ll develop. Will success be measured against sales, social media engagement, website traffic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What PR \u201cwin\u201d would make them the most excited? Where have they seen their competition placed in the media that they\u2019d love to see for themselves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This question alone demonstrates your focus on handing them PR success that they can report internally to their teams and supervisors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 598353,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"e41d327a-efc9-4946-aee1-6c6000864a8f\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1792253326000-4241634303\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"na1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1792253326000-4241634303\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Do you understand that media placements are our goal, but they\u2019re not guaranteed?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This question may scare you, but don\u2019t let it. 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