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Global Social Media for Local Social Good

wiredPRworks

s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations, for bringing its TN 2020 conference to Chicago. Global Social Media for Local Social Good. On June 24, 2010, Social Media Club Chicago met up with attendees in town for TN2020, an international summit hosted by the British Council.

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Behind the Headlines With Kim Spear

Cision

Kim Spear, director at Newgate Communications, has helped her clients build brands in China and also worked with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What was it like to work with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics? But if you don’t understand how your brand fits into its specific market, you won’t be able to stand out.

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Met the Media: Ryan Gehm, Editor-in-chief at Truck & Off-Highway Engineering

Bianchi Biz Blog

A local newspaper for which I interned, The North Baltimore News (Ohio), assigned me to cover the Dayton Air Show. Born and raised in the Pittsburgh area, not far from where SAE International is headquartered, I’m a diehard Steelers and Penguins fan. Tell us a little about yourself (family, interests, hobbies, background, etc.)

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How Can Financial Services Organizations Use Social Media?

wiredPRworks

With tight regulations and even tighter internal compliance guidelines, there’s no free and easy posting. Currently, Chris serves as secretary of the local school council at Newberry Math and Science Academy in Chicago. An early social media advocate, Barbara founded Social Media Club Chicago in 2008.

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Who Can Be a Solo PR Pro Now?

Solo PR Pro

In 2008, we shared that Solo PR Pros can be involved in: Business consulting. Internal communications. Some have local practices and others are international. We have changed too, expanding from a blog to a popular twitter chat to an international membership organization. Community relations. Direct advertising.

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The sunsetting of one of Minnesota’s most successful all-time blogs–the MN PR Blog

Communications Conversations

So, I thought it was worth commemorating since the MN PR Blog has been an instrumental part of the local PR community for 15+ years. I mean, I started this blog in 2008 and I got sideways looks. Like I said, Ryan started the blog in 2003. Back when no one even knew what blogging was! Ryan was truly a pioneer in the blogging arena.

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Community for Career Development: A Look Inside One NAVUG Community Member’s Journey

Presspage

With a vocational accounting certificate in my hand, I began working as an intern for the company CFO and loved both working and getting paid. It may seem surprising to go from an intern program in the early 80s with a vocational certificate out of high school, to Director of Business Technology and Intelligence.

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