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Use Your Class to Get a Job in Social Media

Deirdre Breakenridge

When I attended graduate school in 2016, I was also working at a Porter Novelli in Washington, D.C. These tips will also help you stand out in interview and applications. Check out these five things you can do to make your courses more life-like: Pick a client. A Guest Post by Sedale McCall, Digital Analyst, GPG.

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7 Reasons Why PR Matters More Than Ever

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Yet PR doesn’t always command the same respect as other disciplines, like advertising or direct-mail. As Greg Galant of MuckRack once observed , the advertising business is linked with iconic characters like Don Draper of “Mad Men,” while public relations is more likely to evoke Samantha Jones. PR is about influence.

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Evolving Roles and Responsibilities in Public Relations

Deirdre Breakenridge

Their study, “ Roles in Social Media: How the Practice of Public Relations is Evolving ” was published by PR Journal in Summer / Fall 2016. My previous interviews with new professionals had suggested new practitioners were enacting more managerial type roles on social media, but I didn’t know if those findings were generalizable.

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7 #PR Lessons in 2015

Deirdre Breakenridge

Rather than share my New Year’s resolutions or point out the latest trends in PR for 2016, I’ve decided to share my thoughts about some important lessons this past year. Think about what has stopped you from making the smallest change to your next big, bold move, and make 2016 your year of reinvention. Here are the 7 lessons: 1.

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Behind the Headlines With Joanna Brahim

Cision

In this interview, Joanna discusses the ways television and entertainment brands have adapted to new audience consumption habits, what to do when a crisis hits and how to get started in the communication industry. Also set up as many informational interviews and meetings as possible! So how can you ensure you reach them?

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Dawn of the Intelligently Automated Agency

PR 20/20

PR 20/20 launched Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute in November 2016 with the mission to make AI more approachable and actionable for modern marketers. In the course of our work, we’ve interviewed and written spotlights on more than 45 AI-powered vendors with more than $1 billion in total funding.

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Professional PR Development. Why bother?

PR Conversations

This anecdotal evidence is, of course, not enough to make general statements about professionalism in public relations and communication management. Source: Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) State of the Profession Report (2016). They could also profile and interview academics and authors.