Spent $150 on a 'PR apology bootcamp' and got totally different results than my friend

So I paid this consultant $150 to help me write a comeback apology after I got canceled for a dumb tweet, and she gave me this super scripted video that felt fake. But my friend spent the same money with a different person and got a raw, off-the-cuff apology that actually worked and people forgave her. I'm starting to think paying for PR advice is a total gamble, has anyone else had better luck with the cheaper option?

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kevin_harris781d ago

Paid $40 for a local PR student to look over my draft. Cut out three sentences and told me to read it like I was talking to my mom. Worked fine. Sometimes the expensive stuff is just more words.

jenniferw821d ago

That $40 sounds like money well spent honestly. The "talk like you're talking to your mom" advice is actually gold because it forces you to drop all the corporate nonsense. I've seen people pay hundreds for feedback that just says the same thing in fancier words. Simple advice is usually the real deal.