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Selfish Altruism: Ned Lundquist on Origins of the JOTW and an Appeal to Take the Annual Comms Survey

Sword and the Script

. >>> Do you work in communications, PR, public affairs, marcom, or a related field? Ned: I started JOTW when I found myself rather suddenly out of work in January of 2001. When I started my new job in April 2001 the network had grown to about 150 people.

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Putting PR on the Table for Minority Students

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Little did I know, all of this would change, and I would start my career in public relations. The sign had information about a conference that was being hosted by public relations directors who worked for various teams in the National Football League (NFL). This marked my beginning into the PR profession.

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

Communications Conversations

Former role: Vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). I resigned my last full-time PR job in December 2014, as vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). What was your last PR job? How long did you work in the PR field?

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Take 30 Seconds to Read!!

Bad Pitch Blog

Public Relations, LLC My friend runs a blog that is SOOOOOO not anywhere in the same vicinity as to do a damn thing for Donna and her cakes. Donna B would love to talk with you about her latest baking inventions, offerings and successes, please let me know if you have any availability for a discussion. See the rest of thi for more.)

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Masters in Marketing Interview: Paul Furiga, WordWrite Communications

Mindful Marketing

Before founding WordWrite, Paul was a vice president at Ketchum Public Relations in Pittsburgh, where he served clients including Bridgestone/Firestone, Delta Air Lines and Rutgers University. An interesting aspect of our work is that we find ourselves doing more and more public affairs work. By Christine Perkett.