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Meltwater Quietly Goes IPO [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

As I write this piece, it’s currently trading at about $6.50 Going public gives us access to its historical financials, which I’ve long wondered about. Instead, experts can sign up, go through a validation process fielded by Vetted, and then wait for media to contact them for interviews. billion on its second day of trading.

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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

The exercise of getting a release through reviews and approvals can take longer than does the process of writing one. 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. Product reviews – hands-on testing.

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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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