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Putting PR on the Table for Minority Students

PRSay

After a lot of persistence, I was offered a PR internship with the San Francisco 49ers during their 2001 summer training camp. The 2016 labor force statistics from the current population survey provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that of all people employed in public relations, still less than 10% are African American.

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Masters in Marketing Interview: Paul Furiga, WordWrite Communications

Mindful Marketing

An interesting aspect of our work is that we find ourselves doing more and more public affairs work. Why Your Story Trumps Your Brand , which I expect to publish in 2016, is my manifesto and explanation of the primacy of story in marketing and public relations success. As the CEO, you wear many hats.