Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

It is the latest in my series of interviews with industry experts (see this post , which sets the stage). Far too many brands delegate, and relegate social strategy development and implementation to their ad agencies, internal marketing departments, even their PR intern, with a mandate to replicate, share, and spread commercial messages.

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Solo PR Pro

OCTOBER 5, 2021

He was a frequent contributor to All Things Considered and Morning Edition and ended up as an intern in NPR’s Washington Bureau a year later, gaining extensive industry experience and honing his writing skills. After college, Doug was a typical journalism nomad, working in newsrooms in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.

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Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While studying journalism at UW Madison, Bob started out working as a student state reporter and had the opportunity to interview and write about several big-time politicians. “I I remember I was this close to interviewing Barack Obama when he was a state senator,” Bob recalls. “I Lessons learned in the seminary.

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Stephen Waddington

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. Practitioners enter practice via a variety of routes ranging including administration, journalism, marketing, publicity, and social studies.

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The Stalwart Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

Use a Journal. I’ve found it very beneficial to use a journal during my internship. In the past, I have been asked in an interview about something from an internship that I could not remember. I recently purchased a journal, and I am now using it to record my experience. Make Goals. Use your Resources.

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 10, 2021

By Reanna Griffith, Intern. It was in my second year of studying multimedia journalism and I had returned home from university campus following all my classes being moved online. There are many similarities between PR and journalism, such as the need for communication and writing skills.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 28, 2018

This is what led me, in some ways, to interview our Rock Star today: Kirsten Wenker. How and why did you get into sports PR after a number of years on the agency side? My goal was always to find my way into sports PR (I’m sure every agency I’ve worked for can testify to me constantly seeking out those sports related opportunities!),

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 6, 2017

The knowledge gained working for a PR agency is often described as a mile wide and an inch deep. If dynamics of clients and agencies are likened to relationships, it’s the effective integration of these two perspectives that often make a meaningful difference. 1) You spent a long time at an agency and then when in-house.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor— and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. And in an age when we are inundated with information and distraction, civil society desperately needs journalism to be credible as it offers curation, analysis and insight.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

She was asking me about different careers in PR … what type of PR would suit her best and whether she should pursue agency or in-house communications work. I look forward to the PRSA International Conference every year for so many reasons. Book Reviews / Journal Research. are published every year by your peers.

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MaccaPR

JULY 8, 2015

Paul Business Journal and, increasingly of late, Minnesota Business magazine. With the exit of former editor Steve Mollman, the MaccaPR blog was pleased to interview the new editor-in-chief of. Paul Business Journal, and news director for SPNN-TV Neighborhood News. Looking for more tips from local pros of the journalism world?

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor—and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. And in an age when we are inundated with information and distraction, civil society desperately needs journalism to be credible as it offers curation, analysis and insight.

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Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

The Hoffman Agency

MARCH 16, 2021

By Katrina Lockhart, Intern. in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Arizona, and over the last few years, I’ve taken public relations courses that have provided some great insight into the world of PR. Fortunately, The Hoffman Agency was hiring interns. I interviewed. I applied.

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Cision

MARCH 22, 2016

In this interview, she discusses how she came to her success, what makes her choose to cover a story and how communication professionals can improve their pitching strategies. How did you get your start in journalism? My biggest pet peeve is…someone agreeing to be interviewed and then backing out at the last minute with cold feet.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Dan Gregory, vice president of Susan Davis International, knows the importance of representing your client well and telling their story accurately. In this interview, he shares the difficulties of military communication, the need for successful communication in all industries and how to use movies as a guide for PR.

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Wadds Inc.

JULY 6, 2022

There’s little to distinguish it from the career path into hairdressing or estate agency. This data in each case has been collected by a third-party research agency. Practitioners enter practice via a variety of routes ranging including administration, journalism, marketing, publicity, and social studies.

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Cision

APRIL 12, 2016

In this interview, Adriana discusses the nuances of promoting media brands, the evolving role of social media in media relations and how to adapt your public relations strategy to the changing media landscape. I’ve always been an avid consumer of journalism and loved writing. What drew you to the field of public relations?

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The Hoffman Agency

DECEMBER 5, 2022

While some of us pursued degrees in PR or journalism, many stumbled upon the industry from something vastly different: from accounting, history, law, to other creative backgrounds. I secured a grad scheme placement with a technology-focused comms agency and thought I’d try it for a year … then stayed for seven. By Hoffman Europe.

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B2B Tourism Creativity Technology 36

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

4) Emphasis on professional journalism. 10 Fundamentals for Successful B2B Media Interviews. Second, PR needs to think about the video elements – and I don’t mean pitching video – but rather the capacity to be interviewed on video. Looking for an agency partner that can both bring creative ideas. Comment: Amen.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 29, 2019

I think about people like LeeAnn Rasachak and Sarah Reckard whom I met more than 10 years ago now (they were one of my first PR Rock Star interviews!). Back in Minnesota, Tess served as a Digital Production Intern with On Being, then moved into her latest role as Communications & Engagement Coordinator for Appetite for Change.

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Are there any awkward and mandatory questions during a job interview and what are the criteria for showing interest in the candidate? What are the most valuable tips you would give to a person preparing for an interview? It may seem strange, but I am also the one who is interviewed, not just the interviewer.

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Maxim Behar

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The perception of PR agencies as editorial teams in the years of the social media revolution is all the more relevant given that traditional media are no longer just an endangered species but are going extinct. In 1999, in an interview with Bulgarian online media expert Justin Toms, I declared that print newspapers would be gone by 2025.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 1, 2022

Joining me in this week’s episode is Ken Kerrigan , a Vice President at Infinite Global , an international communications firm specializing in public relations, branding, and content. I’ve been practicing public relations for 34 years now, both the agency and in-house side. Very new, very hot type brands to be working with.

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Cision

JANUARY 20, 2016

I went to school at Arizona State University and I was majoring in communication and journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. My role was public relations, so I managed all the media that attended the mountain, came to the mountain to do stories and set them up with interviews and provided them specific data.

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Norton's Notes

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

I have noticed a change in attitude over recent years of students that have picked PR or journalism degrees. We had a student from Oxford in the other day – that had no PR or journalism degree but wanted experience because he believed this was his career path. Interviews are a two-way process and too many people forget this.

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Cision

JULY 28, 2016

In this interview, Fred discusses why research is essential for developing a strategy, how to prepare for crises and the constant evolution of the PR industry. So, I looked at my high school curriculum, and journalism was the only class that would allow me to write every day. How did you get your start in PR?

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 21, 2018

This interview with a CMO reminded me of that suggestion. The CMO points to her early experiences at PR agency as a foundation for her current leadership role in marketing. NW: I went to school for PR and was working at a healthcare IT PR and marketing agency and was also studying to get my MBA at night for marketing.

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 23, 2022

I wanted my stories to be read, to impact people and to foster action; this drive led me to journalism and eventually, public relations. I won’t sugarcoat the adjustment to agency life — it has been challenging, but I’ve also learned and grown more in these two short weeks than I have in my entire life. The Middle.

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OnePitch

MAY 12, 2022

Within this interview, we break down how to optimize your entire broadcast strategy, what works, and his tips for being a valuable source/spokesperson. Read below for the entire interview with Eric Chemi: 1.) To keep the interview moving, it’s important to listen to the host’s verbal cues and wrap up your answer.

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

For our latest Masters in Marketing interview, we talked with Wendy Marx, an award-winning public relations and marketing communications executive who helps B2B companies and executives become well-known brands. Marx Communications is a 20+ year, Fairfield, Connecticut-based B2B public relations and inbound marketing agency.

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Cision

MAY 8, 2015

A recent PR Council member survey found that over 50 percent of firms responding had a planner on staff, 50 percent planned to increase investment in this area over the coming year, and 60 percent felt that having planners on staff helped them compete better with ad agencies, digital firms, branding shops and other public relations firms.

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Shift Communications

JUNE 5, 2015

Last month, I had the honor of accepting the Rising Star Award from the Mayborn School of Journalism at University of North Texas. This will show hiring managers you’re genuinely interested in the position, and will earn you major points during the interview. What can you do for the company? Stephanie Chan. Account Executive.

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PR Conversations

APRIL 24, 2018

Probably because of my background in journalism (see the next answer), the thing I continue to enjoy the most is writing (for effective communications). For that matter, I don’t know why I felt at a young age the “call” of journalism, as there was no family tradition in this type of career. Why do you work in PR?

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Ishmael's Corner

MAY 5, 2015

GM and global CEO since the Agency’s founding that we needed a fresh voice to lead the U.S. I was just as passionate and optimistic about the Agency. I was even more determined to put the Agency on a positive trajectory. There’s still “care” in the Agency — care for clients, care for the work we do and care for each other.

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Landis PR

APRIL 12, 2021

The differences are less significant than what, at least in a good newsroom, they all share: a commitment to enduring journalism values that include accuracy, timeliness, balance, relevance, importance, emotional impact, counter-intuition, enterprise. How is reporting different at newspapers, TV and wire services? Oh, where to start?

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Melissa Thibodo is the whole package – she is incredibly bright with PR strategy, she is among our top student writers and editors in the journalism school, she has unparalleled relationship building skills, and she has a strong foundation of real-world experience. She’s done an extensive survey and in-dedpth interviews.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The PR 2020 project was based on interviews with PR practitioners throughout the UK and the outlook for the forthcoming decade. The report provides an international perspective on the challenges facing the PR business. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. It’s a theme that Topi?

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