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In Memoriam: Reed Bolton Byrum, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Byrum served as PRSA’s president and CEO in 2003. A distinguished corporate executive, Byrum traveled throughout the country living and working in California, Texas, Washington, D.C., He then moved to Texas, where he held corporate leadership roles for EDS Corp. Reed Bolton Byrum, APR, Fellow PRSA, died on Oct.

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

Communications Conversations

Since, 2003, to be exact. Like I said, Ryan started the blog in 2003. He posted agency and corporate PR news. Who would have thought we’d all miss legendary marketing reporter Bob Geiger, with his prickly coverage of the agency scene!) Because, it’s been around FOREVER! The blog was founded and managed by Ryan May.

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England players ‘will never be out of work again’ if they seal World Cup glory

Mark My Words

But if England are able to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, Mark Borkowski, a PR expert who has represented Diego Maradona, Michael Jackson and brands such as Virgin and Cadbury, predicts that England players will easily treble any earnings from sponsorship and marketing opportunities in the short term – and insists they will never be out of work again.

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Exploring Best Practices in Global Communications

PRSay

The Air China flight descended through the smog and I saw Beijing for the first time in 2003. China’s car market was starting to heat up; it’s now the world’s largest by far. My two-year assignment in Beijing extended to 11 years in China where I also led corporate communications for Ford Asia Pacific.

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5 Solo PR Pros Share How They’re Planning for 2021

Solo PR Pro

Since starting up in 2003, I’ve aimed for a diverse client portfolio of nonprofits and mission based organizations, as well as automotive and technology companies. Michael Ares, Principle Owner, MDA Corporate Marketing, LLC. To get ready for 2021, I’m reviewing and evaluating my business plan to decide what adjustments to make.

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What is Storytelling? Why Does Storytelling Work? What are Good Examples? [UML]

Sword and the Script

And that’s the theme for this week’s Unscripted Marketing Links (UML). This 2003 interview between the Harvard Business Review and a Los Angeles-based screenwriter describes a story this way: “Essentially, a story expresses how and why life changes. We’re a boutique consultancy dedicated to PR and Marketing in B2B tech.

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Celebrating SHIFT’s Independence: Jim Joyal, Agency Partner

Shift Communications

In honor of Independence Day, we sat down with SHIFT Partner, Jim Joyal , to get his thoughts on SHIFT as an independent PR agency and what that has meant for the Agency since he helped found it in 2003. After being founded in 2003, SHIFT remains an independent agency. Marketing Analyst. And be patient. Zach Burrus.

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