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Planting Hope: A Journey From Prison to Purpose with Cheryl Armstrong

PR for Anyone

In this emotionally charged episode, Cheryl sits down with Christina to discuss her sentencing, time spent in the correctional system, her inspiration for completing her education and starting her company while incarcerated, and many other reflective topics.

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The top 10 most-read blog posts on Sword and the Script in 2023

Sword and the Script

In 2016, I decided to hang out a shingle and start my own business. If you enjoyed this post, you might also like: Will humans have to re-write AI’s draft of history? That next spring I started this blog, largely as a means of professional development. Here are some useful links: about | services.

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3 Things Triathlons Taught Me About Running My PR Business

PRSay

At the time, I knew nothing about running a business — nothing about bookkeeping, hiring staff, preparing contracts or writing proposals for new clients. When I signed up for the New York City Triathlon in 2016, I felt out of my element. There are always positives to every negative situation… Lean on your support system.

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2016 – A Year in Traditional Media

Shift Communications

Business Insider , Brandt Ranj (UVM: 36,612,814): I highly recommend this security system that’s perfect for bigger homes. “I I initially connected with Brandt via Twitter, asking if he’d be interested in reviewing a Blink system firsthand. Taylor Smith, Account Manager. Client: Blink. Annie Perkins. Vice President. Contact us today !

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Top skills of the 2022 social media professional–as told by the people doing the actual work

Communications Conversations

I wrote a post back in 2016 about the 10 skills the PR pro of the future will need to have. And, they do need to have the ability to manage social content systems. Social media managers will need to be able to write on the fly with accuracy and the ability to distill down complex ideas. Community management.

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“Post Truth.” Navigating Misinformation and Managing Reputations

Reputation Us

If we can’t trust journalists from reputable media outlets, scientific studies, doctors, the government, the education system, marketing, or previous generations, who can we trust? Not only is “post-truth” in the Oxford Dictionary, the organization actually selected it as the word of the year in late-2016.

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What Marketers Can Learn from the 2016 PRSA Health Academy Conference

MaccaPR

According to the 2016 Trust Barometer published by agency Edelman Health, the general public’s trust in healthcare in the U.S. Leveraging publishers (bloggers, freelance medical writers) to write or disseminate content can help companies introduce public health campaigns and engage target audiences with your messages.