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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

As SHIFT and the entire industry continues to evolve there is always the question… Is traditional media relations dead? So when a colleague and I pitched a local McDonald’s news story, little did we know what was to come. After an aggressive media relations push, we began to pick up traction in the local market.

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Media Relations Is Not Dead Nor Is It Dying

Waxing UnLyrical

My public relations career began with media relations. Although I’d never recommend someone go through the “boot camp” experience I had, it did teach me how to secure media opportunities quickly and make them stick. As you can imagine, I’m a big proponent of media relations. Media relations can be tough.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

So, I asked a few key local leaders for up-and-coming social media or communications superstars they admire. I give you 15 up-and-coming social media and communications rock stars! Sarah Schoeneck, Media Relations Manager – Patterson Dental (nominated by Arik Hanson). They had to be younger than 30.

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

Bianchi Biz Blog

Vesna Brajkovic has been covering the transportation industry since 2016, including trucking, railroading, the automotive aftermarket and aviation. By the end of my junior year I was running the paper, and one of my stories got picked up by a local newspaper. Once I graduated, I had to make the choice: newspapers or trade pubs.

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When Tragedy Strikes in Sports – Making the Right Call with Your PR Plan

PRSay

Waking up to the news that the star pitcher on your baseball team and one of the best on the field in Major League Baseball (MLB) died from a horrific boat crash in the middle of the night was something no one expected on the morning of Sunday, September 25 th , 2016. If they see you unraveling, it doesn’t exude a great deal of confidence.

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It’s time for comms to get serious about ‘cancel culture’

PR in High Definition

You may remember Taylor Swift famously being cancelled by Kim Kardashian in 2016, for example. Their responsibility goes beyond shareholders and must satisfy employees, customers, suppliers, local communities, and society at large, to create a purpose-driven kind of capitalism. This has become common in the world of entertainment.

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22 PR Rock Stars of the Future

Communications Conversations

He mastered media relations managing information for national outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated. His popularity and ability to inspire students has played a critical role in the success of the school’s investor relations club where he has steadily grown his knowledge and responsibility.

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