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10 Pearls of Career Wisdom From PRSA’s College of Fellows

PRSay

” • Deborah Radman, APR, Fellow PRSA, class of 2004: “Gratitude is the root of happiness. ’ When you put others first and focus on how you can help them instead of what you can gain from the interaction, it creates positive energy, creativity and goodwill that breeds success for everyone involved.

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

“Public relations is a young academic field with potential to inform various areas of communication and offer tools like issues management for various applied communication fields.“ Public relations: State of the field. Source: Public Relations Review 3 Turk, J. Public relations: State of the field. That’s marketing !

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The Three Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

Top executives make many of the same media mistakes the rest of us do—but their missteps are often magnified, becoming top headlines on news and business websites worldwide. To summarize, executives can correct these three media mistakes by making sure their responses are externally focused, positive (when appropriate) and tight.

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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

The following are some of the most significant learnings from Barnum, viewed through the lens of contemporary management and leadership practices: Mastering public relations. He regularly used innovative and creative advertising techniques to capture the public’s attention. Barnum had a knack for creating buzz. 3 Chryssochoou, X.

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

Communications Conversations

Both Kate and I have strong PR backgrounds, but the responsibility falls within her scope as Chief Creative Officer (obviously with a ton of my input and social chatter). I did go back to work at Fleishman Hillard for a summer while in grad school (2004). How long did you work in the PR field? Five years.

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Darth Vader's Good Pitch

Bad Pitch Blog

Check out his good pitch and stay tuned to see why it doesn’t suck. -- From: GOOD PITCH Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2004 5:28 PM To: Jonathan Wilde Subject: Story Idea: What if Darth Vader was a Maxim Intern Dear Mr. Wilde, Can you imagine the mayhem of having Darth Vader on the Maxim staff? Incessant demands for extra-long lunch breaks.