PRSay

JANUARY 9, 2020

At the risk of sounding old, 2010 seemed like just yesterday. Public relations has come a long way in the last 10 years on so many fronts, presenting both new challenges and opportunities. When we began this decade, many local newspapers had at least 10 more pages of non-syndicated content than they do today. Social activism.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

Not too long ago I reported on how a local venture capitalist had been among the early investors in the company that went on to become Moderna, now one of three companies with a vaccine against COVID-19. I get a lot of pitches about a company being started and that’s the news hook being offered. Any pet peeves with PR people?

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2021, I expect most of my non-newsy features will be on the societal changes that EVs bring with them, a shift from the technological focus that were more important in the years right after mainstream plug-in vehicles started getting some attention around 2010. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you?

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Communications Conversations

DECEMBER 13, 2019

So, I thought it was worth commemorating since the MN PR Blog has been an instrumental part of the local PR community for 15+ years. I wanted to get some additional flavor for what the MN PR Blog meant to people in our industry, so I asked some colleagues and leaders in local Minneapolis/St. This is a pretty big moment. job postings.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

I began writing for 605 Magazine in early 2010 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I did that for a fair number of years, covering the local music scene and any big national acts making a tour stop in town. What advice do you have for PR people that want to pitch you? It’s one of the things that keeps me up at night.

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MaccaPR

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

You spent 13 years covering business at the San Diego Union-Tribune before joining the Star Tribune in 2010. We differentiate ourselves by doing ambitious, memorable stories that people cannot read anywhere else – original pieces that provide insight into the local business scene. I remember when Chen May Yee pitched that story to me.

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