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Meltwater Quietly Goes IPO [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

Going public gives us access to its historical financials, which I’ve long wondered about. However, the exchange posted an announcement and YouTube video , which contained some interesting facts: Jørn Lyseggen founded Meltwater “in shack number 15 on Tjuvholmen, Oslo in 2001.”. billion on its second day of trading.

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2021 Solo PR Pro Premium Member Accomplishments

Solo PR Pro

When she started her business in the summer of 2001, she was pregnant, had just been laid off following the dot-com crash, and had no idea what the future would hold. Laura Frnka-Davis' agency LFD Communications is on track to have its best year yet financially and continues to land clients. Congratulations to all!

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Don’t Let Breaking News Steal Your PR Thunder

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Truly catastrophic events like the terrorist attack on 9/11 or key events during the 2007 financial crash, have ramifications that make PR considerations recede in comparison. (I Journalists are instantly reassigned, interview opportunities dissolve, and your story is suddenly yesterday’s news. Consider a media exclusive.

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Behind the Headlines With Howard Stutz

Cision

In this interview, Howard discusses the challenges facing casino gaming companies, how to deliver an effective message and how to adapt to the immediacy of the media. I oversaw corporate communications for Anchor Gaming – a publicly traded slot machine developer – before the company was sold to International Game Technology in 2001.

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The Top 10 PR Tech Vendors by Familiarity and Favorability

Sword and the Script

While they did and still do cover some financial transactions, there just wasn’t a whole lot of appetite for product announcements among the media when I was in that role. Financial transactions such as a round of funding or M&A. I may also consider an Off Script Q&A interview , but probably no more than a couple per year.

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3 former PR pros who made mid-career shifts and lived to talk about it

Communications Conversations

But technically, I left my agency job to go back to grad school in 2001 (the week before Sept. One of my favorite things is helping students figure out what type of career they’re really excited about, and suggesting a next step if I can, such as an informational interview or internship opportunity. Five years.

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The Cherry on the Cake

Maxim Behar

Maxime Behar: It's a unique Code of Ethics that I wrote in 2001. This photo is very interesting the daughters of Ernesto Che Guevara who I interviewed in the mid-80s. This photo is very interesting the daughters of Ernesto Che Guevara who I interviewed in the mid-80s. Since the financial crisis in 2008.

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