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Importance of a PR Degree and How to Use a Public Relations Degree

5W PR

In a recent article, we cited a study that estimated that public relations would grow about 6% between 2014 and 2024 and that U.S. News & World Report recently ranked public relations specialists #4 for Best Creative and Media Jobs in its 2019 ranking of best jobs. million have less than 5 employees.

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29 Advanced Digital Newsletters That Help You Learn

ZudePR

As all small businesses know, you need to spend your time wisely. So, back in early 2014, I plunged headlong into content curation. Content marketing had been mushrooming and seemed to explode as 2013 turned into 2014. Friends said nice things: “You’re all over social media Dave.” Truthfully.

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Orlando or Bust! Last Chance to Register for Solo PR Event at Discounted Rates

Solo PR Pro

This year, we’ve joined forces with the well-respected Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Conference – being held August 10-12, in Orlando – to help develop a program jam-packed with sessions of interest to the Solo PR Pro community. Measurement on a Small Business Budget – Lisa Gerber, Founder, Big Leap Creative.

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28 Observations from 28 Months as a Solo PR

ZudePR

In 2014, a whopping 581,000 businesses started up in the UK. According to Bloomberg , a staggering 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months. I’m a 43-year-old traditional-media-relations-guy-turned-digital-PR. Take notes (yes, write in your book). 9: Read Books.

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The Making of Cision: A Brief History of 15 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Technology Market into One Company

Sword and the Script

Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. 1) February 18, 2014: Enter GTCR . Sources: Business Wire , PRWeek , RMP Analysis , Chicago Tribune , Mergr.com ). 2) April 7, 2014: Vocus. 2a) June 2, 2014: Vocus + Cision.

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The Top 10 Books of 2016 (According to Zude)

ZudePR

Reading this book inspired me to write this blog post , which has been shared more than 1700 times on social media. #2: All 160 episodes since July 2014. The fact he’s built two $50M businesses, has investments in 150 companies, or that he has his own catchphrases. Someone afraid of starting a business.

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Rock The Pitch #10: PR Pros From The Journalist’s Viewpoint

Rock the Status Quo

It doesn’t excuse poor pitching, but sometimes I wonder if they are lumping in all of the entrepreneurs, small business owners and jack-of-all-trades marketing professionals right in with the PR specialists? Date: October 30, 2014 at 4:38:53 AM CDT Subject: Info graphics submission on your site Hi, How are things?

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