Digital PR Consultant
What I do
- Digital PR Campaigns
- Mainstream media relations
- Reputation management

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What I don't do
- Hourly projects
- Black Hat SEO
- Weddings & Bar Mitzvahs


Digital PR
ConsultantEric Schwartzman is a digital PR consultant with more than 20 years experience leading digital PR campaigns and digital PR strategy. He leads a boutique public relations agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles.
His digital PR firm has a wealth of mainstream media relations experience in the entertainment, media, technology, and ecommerce industries. He has worked for a number of digital PR agencies, including Rogers & Cowan and Weber Shandwick, and also founded his own digital PR firm.
Schwartzman & Associates is a digital public relations agency with expertise executing online PR campaigns for organizations and individuals in the following vertical sectors:
- Entertainment & Media
- Ecommerce Stores
- Financial Services
- Healthcare
- Luxury Brands
- Media Business
- Medical Professionals
- Home Services
- Tech, Software & SaaS
Digital PR vs. Traditional PR
Digital PR, unlike Traditional PR, leverages online platforms and digital channels to disseminate strategic messaging, engage with a wider online audience, and adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape of modern communication in the network age.
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Case Study: Local SEO




- Situation - Halleck Vineyard, a small pinot noir producer in Sonoma, needed a way to increase local search visibility and name recognition in the trade.
- Approach - Schwartzman & Associates conducted in-depth market research on competitive pricing, analyzed the data, and published a detailed report on the findings.
- Results - The San Francisco Chronicle, KABC-TV News, The Press Democrat, The Sonoma Gazette, and Wine Business ran feature stories about the report's findings. Halleck Vineyard collected hundreds of relevant, local inbound links and rose to the top-ranking winery on Google Maps.
Local SEO Stats
Top-ranking competitor for a very competitive, high-volume keyword, resulting in a 400% increase in tasting room visitors.


Digital PR Agency Services
Schwartzman & Associates is a digital PR Firm offering clients the following portfolio of specialized, expert digital public relations services:
Digital Public Relations Services
Schwartzman & Associates' digital PR services include content marketing, SEO, influencer marketing, reputation management, crisis management, email marketing, and social media marketing. He is skilled in online PR agency services, including the development of effective press releases and media coverage. He also has experience working with clients in a variety of industries, including ecommerce, SaaS, tech startups, and B2B companies.
- Analytics and Performance Measurement
- Competitor Analysis and Benchmarking
- Content Creation and Distribution
- Content Marketing and Blogging
- Crisis Communication and Management
- Digital Storytelling and Visual Content Creation
- Email Marketing and Newsletter Campaigns
- Influencer Outreach and Partnerships
- Link Building and Backlink Strategy
- Media Relations and Press Release Distribution
- Online Branding and Positioning
- Online Community Building and Management
- Online Event Promotion and Webinars
- Online Monitoring and Sentiment Analysis
- Online Newsroom Management
- Online Reputation Management (ORM)
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Social Media Advertising and Paid Promotions
- Social Media Management and Engagement
- Thought Leadership and Expert Commentary
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A true pioneer in the industry, Eric has a comprehensive understanding of SEO and how it can be leveraged to build a strong online presence. He is skilled in the use of social media platforms, including viral video development and production, as well as social commerce. He is also an expert in web advertising and has led successful campaigns for a range of clients.
Senior Public Relations Consultants
Eric's team of experts is made up of skilled professionals who are passionate about digital PR and dedicated to delivering results. They work together to provide clients with a comprehensive range of services, from ideation to content analysis and evaluation.

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Digital PR Consulting Pioneers
Eric Schwartzman is a digital PR consultant in Los Angeles and the former director of promotions at Rogers & Cowan, a Weber Shandwick public relations agency specializing in media, entertainment, and technology.
Contact him here to arrange a meeting to discuss your digital pr and/or brand marketing objectives.

One of Schwartzman's key strengths is his ability to communicate complex marketing concepts clearly and concisely.
Eric Schwartzman ran digital marketing at a global PR agency, founded a content management SaaS platform that currently serves clients including Dunkin’ Donuts, Linkedin, NVIDIA, and Verizon, and oversaw the center for digital innovation at a $1B industrial manufacturer where he led B2B content marketing and SEO strategy, as well as pivots from homegrown to enterprise software and social media platforms.
He is also the founder of iPR Software and author of the best-selling books The Digital Pivot: Secrets of Online Marketing and Social Marketing to the Business Customer and popular FREE whitepapers How To Win Support for Climate Policy, the Strategic Guide to Media Monitoring, Secrets of Successful Public Relations, and the Startup's Guide to PR.
Eric Schwartzman, an expert in public relations consulting, brand journalism, and online newsroom management, led the design and development of online press rooms for Target, Toyota, and UCLA, among others.

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A proper digital public relations consulting pioneer, he promotes clients, manages reputations, and builds visibility and credibility through publicity campaigns, trade, and mainstream media relations, press release distribution, guest posts, content marketing, and search engine optimization campaigns that leverage good PR strategy.
In addition to his roughly 20 years of experience fusing digital marketing and public relations campaigns to achieve business marketing objectives, he has deep relationships with Los Angeles-based reporters and journalists and comprehensive knowledge of the Los Angeles news media landscape.
Eric Schwartzman's digital PR services include content marketing, SEO, news media relations, influencer marketing, reputation management, crisis management, email marketing, and social media marketing.

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Eric has led public relations and brand marketing campaigns for Boeing, Britney Spears, Cirque du Soleil, Johnson & Johnson, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Olympics Games, the US Dept. of State, and dozens of small and midsize companies.
Eric is an award-winning podcast producer and host of The Earned Media Podcast and the B2B Lead Gen Podcast. His library of on-demand courses has nearly 300,000 students worldwide.
Eric has been featured in Fast Company, Tech Crunch, San Francisco Chronicle, Yale Climate Connections, Sonoma County Gazette, Healdsburg Tribune, Adweek, Business Insider, Forbes, Hollywood Reporter, PR Week, Variety, and VentureBeat.

Schwartzman & Associates was the agency of record for Lucasfilm's Star Wars Celebration in Los Angeles.
He grew up in Los Angeles and has lived in Brentwood, Venice Beach, the Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Topanga Canyon, Pacific Palisades, and the Pico-Robertson district, but has never the San Fernando Valley, despite doing a year of his college GE coursework at Cal State Northridge.
Eric Schwartzman's Digital Pivot Program helps clients achieve their business goals and grow revenue two to five times in six to twelve months by implementing his 4-Step Digital Pivot Framework, a proprietary digital marketing strategy he developed for activating digital channels, generating qualified leads, increasing conversion rates, and managing marketing budgets.

Eric Schwartzman has worked with many clients, including CEOs and business leaders from established companies to up-and-coming startups.
If you want to hire an independent digital public relations consultant rather than a giant digital PR firm, contact us here.
Eric Schwartzman lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife Celia, son William, and dog Ace. Eric enjoys tennis, performing arts, fine arts, and BBQ.
Digital PR Firm
A true pioneer in the industry, Eric has a comprehensive understanding of SEO and how it can be leveraged to build a robust online presence. He is skilled in using social media platforms, including viral video development and production, as well as social commerce. He is also an expert in web advertising and has led successful campaigns for a range of clients.
Senior Public Relations Consultants
Eric's team of experts is made up of skilled professionals who are passionate about digital PR and dedicated to delivering results. As the founder of the first online newsroom management service, distributing news, photos, and video to the media and the public, Eric Schwartzman and his team use analytics and AI to create, distribute, and disseminate digital PR content analysis and evaluation.

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