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Join the #PRStudChat Community for a State of Healthcare Communications Twitter Chat on February 17th

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET, the #PRStudChat community will participate in a Twitter chat discussion focused the state of healthcare communications. Dana Lewis created and moderates #hcsm, the international healthcare & social media community on Twitter that meets Sunday nights at 8pm CT. She is the editor of Ragan’s Health Care Communication News.

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For comms pros, Silicon Valley Bank is a reminder that trust is currency

Sword and the Script

The banking community has some unique dynamics… Scar tissue. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 still haunts many of us; Frayed nerves. We live in a world with plenty of corporate fakes: fake press releases , fake web traffic and even fake job postings. They lost confidence. They didn’t trust the bank.

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Meltwater acquired as private equity tightens grip on PR software market [PR tech sum no. 47]

Sword and the Script

The largest PR and comms tech companies, along with many startups, are now controlled by PE firms; is this good for the PR community? This adds to a growing collection of private equity firms (PE) that have taken an ownership stake in software companies that provide tools to PR and communications professionals. Muck Rack named Inc.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Susan Stoga

Solo PR Pro

What initially started as a year of freelancing while she plotted her next career move eventually became the foundation of the business Susan still owns and operates today, Carson Stoga Communications. I’m kind of a pack animal — I like joining communities and being part of a bigger team,” she says. From freelance to firm.

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Highlights from the State of Blogging in 2017 Survey

Sword and the Script

I found clear lessons for corporate blogging , which I’ve weaved into the summary of the study below. This makes sense to me since WordPress is surrounded by a community of developers that created plugins that assist with design, organization, and content distribution – for search and social. WordPress the Dominate Platform.

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PR Rock Stars: Medtronic’s Greg Zimprich

Communications Conversations

This role affords me the chance to both learn corporate finance and also to help translate the finance story for both the function as well as the broader company. First, it’s not atypical for corporate roles to require several years of experience, even at the most junior level. I’ve enjoyed roles on both sides during my 30-year career.

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Meet the Media: Erica Schueller, Editorial Director, Commercial Vehicle Group at Endeavor Business Media

Bianchi Biz Blog

In 2018, with the support of my publisher and corporate leadership, I enrolled in a 12-week professional truck driving course at Waukesha County Technical College in Waukesha, Wisconsin. What story or stories are you most proud of? to the actual preparation and driving of the vehicle itself.

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