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Client communication · Avoiding false confidence

A new client asks you to guarantee front-page coverage in a top national outlet as a condition of the engagement. Walk me through your response.

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I'd say no clearly and early — anyone guaranteeing earned coverage is either lying or planning to pay for it, better said now than discovered at the quarterly review.…

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