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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

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The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. For his work there, the Russian Public Relations Association made him a lifetime member in 2005. Epley founded Epley Associates, Inc.,

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In Memoriam: Patrick Pollino, APR, Fellow PRSA

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He served in local, regional and national positions with PRSA, including as president of Boston’s PRSA Chapter. He officially retired in 2005, although he continued consulting for several additional years. Pollino chaired the 1998 PRSA International Conference (today known as ICON) in Boston.

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PR Has Evolved Since First ‘Public Relations Handbook’ in 1967, but Some Values Are Timeless

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About 2,200 local print newspapers have closed since 2005, cutting the number of newspaper journalists by more than half between 2008 and 2020. Daily newspaper circulation in the United States has fallen from its height of 61.8 million in 1974 to 24.3 million in 2020, according to Pew Research Center.

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Meet the Media: Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor for Features at Transport Topics

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During my college years I contributed stories to the student newspaper and interned at a couple local news outlets in southwest Ohio before graduating with my bachelor’s in English-Journalism in 2005. We spend a lot of time at local parks and enjoying the sights and food in Old Town Alexandria. area locals, A Sound of Thunder.

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PR Heroes Of The Hurricanes

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McIngvale has navigated these waters before; he offered shelter to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Clearly he’s a local businessman with a flair for PR and promotion, as well as a deep commitment to community. McIngvale’s bold gesture came in contrast to the response of Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen.

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7 of the best PR podcasts for 2018

The Resolution Blog

For Immediate Release (FIR) Originally started in 2005 these guys know what they are talking about. from tools to use, to Facebook for business, local SEO, GDPR and using data to create data-driven personas. Available in i Tunes Wednesday?—?For

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Why the APR Has a Great ROI

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The process took about six months and I successfully passed the Examination in 2005. So much so, I became the APR chair of my local Chapter, served on the PRSA Accreditation Marketing Committee and chaired the campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the APR in 2014. Now I’m an evangelist for the APR.

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