Have Consumer Food Priorities Changed Since the ’90s?
“Instant access may have changed how and where we shop, but when it comes to what today’s consumers and customers expect, some things never change.” Flashback to the natural foods heyday of the 1990s and it might seem that the values of conscious food consumers…
Media Interview Do’s and Don’ts
Tight finances and limited talent pools have contributed to recent struggles for media publications and outlets, but the written and spoken word is still as powerful as it has ever been. Newspapers, online sites and broadcasters still have as much capacity as they have ever…
Crisis Communications Lessons from the Whole30 Challenge
This is really about crisis communications, so please bear with me, I’m hungry. The New Year brings typical resolutions to eat healthy, get in shape, refresh and reboot – on both the personal and professional fronts. In true form, this year I have embarked upon…
Getting Your Crisis Communications Plan into Shape
Here’s hoping that one of your resolutions this year will be to update your crisis communications plan. The start of a New Year is typically a time of introspection. It’s time to look back at the past year’s challenges and achievements and then set resolutions…
San Francisco Local Food Trends From 2018
In a city that has every single level of gastronomy that one can imagine, identifying new trends is easier said than done. Rather than relishing the opportunity to dine in San Francisco’s finest food establishments, we hit the streets and asked local residents to share…
Politico Highlights Fineman PR Client Impacting Affordable Teacher Housing
Politico named an affordable housing initiative spearheaded by Fineman PR client Dale Scott & Company, working with the Jefferson Union High School District in the Bay Area, as the next trend in affordable housing. The initiative, a $33 million bond authorized by school district voters…
Our 2019 San Francisco Restaurant Picks
2019 Restaurant Recommendations: from Tried-and-True to Trendy Tasting Menus San Francisco is one of the toughest markets for restaurants to survive in, with sky-high rents and hundreds of options for hungry diners. A wise Uber driver once said, “even if every single resident of San…
Wine Wednesday 10/10/18
For those of us at Fineman PR, Wine Wednesday isn’t just about uncorking bottles. It’s a special part of the week where we take the time to gather and adorn our palates with unique wines from all over the world. Each week set with a…
Michael Fineman’s 2018 San Francisco Restaurant Picks
Coming to San Francisco for business or pleasure? We have a restaurant mecca here. As a public relations pro, particularly one who works in the food, wine and beverage space, we continually find ourselves recommending restaurants here to clients, colleagues and friends from all over…
Fineman PR State-Of-The-Agency, 2017
This past year at Fineman PR was marked by the onboarding of new and diverse clients and partnerships. Our work included the planning and content development for startup distilleries, driving the continuing rise in popularity for the San Francisco Marathon, expanding our work in…