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Meet PRSA Board of Directors Nominee Jeff Wilson, APR

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Why did you decide to pursue leadership roles within the Richmond Chapter , and also at the national level? I finally joined the Richmond board in 2007, when the president that year, Jill Vaughn, APR, asked me to chair the Diversity Committee. Since March, all Richmond Chapter events have been virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Agency metrics for sustainable growth and profitability

Stephen Waddington

Neil Backworth’s book Managing Professional Communication Agencies (PRCA, 2007) and Grow, Build, Sell, Live (Emerald Publishing, 2019) by Crispin Manners and Richard Houghton are useful reads. This blog is a summary of key metrics. I’ve included ballparks where relevant.

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[Guest Post] Five Ways to Ensure Your Next Speaker Lineup Includes More Than Just Middle Aged White Guys

Deirdre Breakenridge

Since 2007, 57 keynote speakers at Apple’s Worldwide Development conference have been men. One distinguished female, Stephanie Morgan , has delivered a keynote at the event. [i] At Orate , we often hear that event organizers struggle to find female speakers for their events, particularly in the technology sector.

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Meet Board of Directors Nominee Jane Law, APR

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Although they were unlooked-for when I joined, each of those organizations (five fife and drum corps and two Revolutionary War reenactment groups) also provided valuable leadership opportunities that eventually led me to Board service within PRSA. What first attracted you to PRSA?

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6 Twin Cities women with amazing PR, comms and marketing career journeys

Communications Conversations

A few weeks ago, Ad 2 hosted a great event (led by former Tommie, Chloe Lewis)–a Women’s Leadership Panel. I love the premise of this event–give successful women business leaders in our industry the floor to talk about how they did it and (again, guessing here) how it was more messy than you think.

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19 Event Marketing Speakers to Watch at MPI Potomac #MACE17

wiredPRworks

A gathering of the most prominent meeting and event planners in the country at one of the most newsworthy cities in the world. Way back in 2007, NACE DC invited me to share futuristic “ New Age Marketing ” ideas. MACE Meeting Planner and Event Marketing Speakers to Follow – and Watch! What is MACE!? WinningWit.

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How This PRSSA Chapter Virtually Connected Recruiters With Students for Annual Career Fair

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Building on our traditional event, Building Bridges, spearheaded in 2007 by then CCNY PRSSA President Stacy-Ann Edwards Effs, we forged a strong working partnership between student leaders and faculty to network multicultural students to the profession. Pivoting to an online-only event. The event took place on Nov 12.