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An $8 Billion Lesson in Strategic Decision-Making

PRSay

Starting in 2012, they’d make announcements about big investments from venture funds that valued them around $500 million, and then things would go back to normal. Now, overnight, billions will be flowing into our local economy via all those stock options and inevitable philanthropy that will result.

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Changes in journalism impacting PR

Prakkypedia

The report stated: “The committee was particularly struck by the number of journalist jobs that have been lost in the last few years, which some evidence suggested was approximately 3000–3200 positions between 2012 and late-2017. Journalists are responsible for building their own brands.

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What Are Agency Partnerships? Why It May Be Smart as a Solo PR Pro to Work With an Agency

Solo PR Pro

To the rest of the team, I was just traditional media relations. They asked me to put together a very robust communications plan that included my media relations approach and social strategy and other communication stuff not part of my usual responsibilities. This is when things really started to change. It was painful.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

These deficiencies helped inspire the PRSA MBA/Business School Program , which launched in 2012 with five pilot schools including the Tuck School of Business and the Kellogg School of Business. Oppe begins with branding and helps students craft their personal narrative. The program has since grown to 15 schools nationwide.

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Meet the Media: Vesna Brajkovic, Managing Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking & TruckingInfo.com

Bianchi Biz Blog

At the time, I didn’t find a lot of industry coverage on drone usage in this application, and it was all so brand new to me. The sources I grew to know in the space weren’t fatigued by media questions yet and seemed genuinely excited to share what they know. How long have you been in journalism and how did you get started?

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Industry Consolidation Continues Among PR Vendors; PR Tech Sum: Onclusive, SocialChorus, Teletrax, iQ Media, Agility PR Solutions

Sword and the Script

Vocus owned or acquired brands like PRWeb, Help A Reporter Out (HARO), iContact, and several lesser-known social media technologies. More and more, PR needs a little paid budget to use strategically to earn media (targeting) and to get more value after you earn it. It also gains data from brand sponsorships and events.”

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Entertainment & Sports Section New Member Spotlight

PRSay

I was able to jump in there with the media relations and publication relations teams at a time the country was on fire with Olympic pride and the Olympic movement was more popular than ever. That’s probably our biggest thing in certainly public relations, and corporate communications as well. It’s not for everybody.

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