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PR Creative: A 7-Year History

Shift Communications

I did it for the challenge, but I knew that applying my traditional creative director background to the world of earned media came with uncertainties. I had always considered PR people to be incredibly smart, aggressive and socially savvy, yet I still wondered if it was really a launchpad for great creative.

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Communicating with Creativity not C.R.A.P. with Beth Nyland on Growing Social Now with Barbara Rozgonyi

wiredPRworks

Along the way, we’ve collaborated on a variety of projects, met up for all kinds of drinks, and kept with a kind of synergetic sisterhood that only writers and creatives understand. By refusing to be bland and boring, Beth’s experience proves that amazing results come from being creative and having fun.

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Secret to Creativity? Ditch the Phone! Get Bored!

Flack's Revenge

But new research shows that the biggest threat may be to our creativity. It should especially be of interest to people in creative and info-driven fields like marketing, journalism and PR. ” The WNYC project challenges us to rethink the relationship with our phones and get more creative. The post Secret to Creativity?

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After lockdown: the creative agency market

Stephen Waddington

By comparison, during the 2008 recession GDP shrunk by no more than 2.1% The economy is slowly recovering but the impact of COVID-19 has been brutal. The latest ONS data shows that the economy contracted by a fifth in the second quarter from April to June 2020. in any quarter. There is no magic. I wish I had a golden bullet or an elixir.

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Secret to Creativity? Ditch the Phone! Get Bored!

Flack's Revenge

But new research shows that the biggest threat may be to our creativity. It should especially be of interest to people in creative and info-driven fields like marketing, journalism and PR. ” The WNYC project challenges us to rethink the relationship with our phones and get more creative.

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What Are the New Rules of Marketing and PR?

wiredPRworks

Fifteen years ago, David’s ideas seemed radical, creative, and wonderful. In 2008, Barbara and David met IRL in Chicago when he offered a free ticket to a conference on twitter. Barbara Rozgonyi leads CoryWest Media, a creative marketing communication consultancy that attracts attention, builds brands, and connects communities.

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4 under-the-radar tips for finding a job on LinkedIn during COVID-19

Communications Conversations

With unemployment approaching 2008-09 levels (and some projecting Great Depression 30% levels), finding a job the next few months to a year is going to be something a lot of people are doing. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store). Even in our industry. Your story.

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