PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

PoliteMail was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Fortunately, your corporate communications team can kindle that love. Your communications teams have significant influence over which path your organization takes. Expanding beyond internal memos.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 13, 2022

Get ready to get creative in new ways that connect brands, experiences, and customers – while you’re still in compliance! About Chris McGuire, Director Of Client Growth and Engagement at McGuffin Creative Group, and President-Elect of AMA Chicago. Learn more about McGuffin Creative Group. Connect with Chris McGuire on LinkedIn.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 19, 2020

PR as a strategic management function is an issue that lies of the core of the #FuturePRoof community. Those insights will lead to better briefs to inform creative and content. Invest in building communities, customer databases and influencer networks. No one wants to attend a two day conference via webinar.

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Stephen Waddington

MAY 2, 2020

It turns out that video conference fatigue is a thing. Pleasure in simple things and new routines A lockdown book or new language may be a tall order but there is pleasure in art, cooking, craft and community. People out and about taking their daily exercise have created hundreds of pebble stacks on our local beach in Whitley Bay.

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PR Conversations

JULY 20, 2015

It’s understood that the play’s the thing; however, it was the vibrant community found around each performance that proved an unexpected volunteer adventure at The Toronto Fringe festival 2015. Many of the Fringe community stakeholders are clear: the artists (actors, writers, directors, stage managers, etc.);

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 17, 2023

Learn from the experiences of: Kathy Casciani, Azul Communications. Emily Myers Duke, Pretty Creative PR. Elisa Smith, senior communications consultant. My son was 16 months old at the time, and I didn’t want him to be raised solely by my husband while I lived in windowless conference rooms on the east coast.

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Cision

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Throughout the week, speakers shared their unique thoughts on creativity, technology and innovation. Attendees left the conference feeling inspired and looked forward to implementing their new-found knowledge in their own businesses. The first to do this, I believe, will be endeared to the Black Twitter community.

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wiredPRworks

JUNE 10, 2020

One 2020 upgrade: attendees can post audio and video comments using the Yappa Commenting Tool, which could be a cool add-on to other virtual events and conference meetings. Here’s the Summer Game Event Schedule: All E3 2020 Replacement Conference Times. Video Game Industry Statistics. Disclosure: My two boys are skateboarders.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

I remember sitting with a college student at a local Starbucks. 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. The Shout-Out.

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PR 20/20

MARCH 26, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 is still uneven in communities across the country and around the world. Brands are showing up in unprecedented ways to support their employees, customers and communities. If you can, find a way to give back — and rally your community to do the same. In the U.S., Values matter. Source: Instagram.

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Flatiron Communications

JULY 5, 2022

It’s been three years since Web Summit’s sister tech conference, Collision was physically held at Toronto’s Enercare Centre. The first showcased “Impact Startups” selected by conference organizers for their adherence to some of the UN’s 17 Sustainability and Development Goals (SDGs). Impact Startup Stage. ContentMakers Stage,jkl.

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Solo PR Pro

JANUARY 14, 2020

We asked our Solo PR Pro community what advice they would give to someone about to start their solo business. I've had one client 20+ years that began when I did volunteer PR at a large conference the now-client chaired. – Terri Thornton , Owner, Thornton Communications. Local colleges partnerships. Or do your own.

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PR 20/20

JUNE 25, 2019

With intelligent resources focused on operations and a personalized customer journey and operations, brands will be able to dedicate greater resources to creativity, listening, relationship building, culture, and community. And REI invites its community on adventures to experience “global cultures, flavors, and wonders.”.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Given that backdrop, people are looking for different and creative ways to “work remotely.” In pre-pandemic days, we could set up just about anywhere and then drive to the nearest local library to work (libraries offer some of the fastest wi-fi on the planet). What about your setup? Have you run into any challenges?

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PR 20/20

APRIL 12, 2016

Last month, a group of the PR 20/20 crew headed to Austin for SXSW ’s 30th annual conference. For editors, it’s a balancing act across topics, programming and community. Start with a creative content mix. Grow communities. Today’s reader wants the full gamete of content available.

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Critical Mention

APRIL 26, 2017

In this fascinating discussion, we chatted with Michael about his tips for breaking into sports marketing/PR, what it’s like to plan a national championship celebration in two days and the creative way he handled public outcry to a bold move he made. Be unconventional, creative and entrepreneurial in your thinking and approach in life.

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Karen Freberg

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Events, conferences, games, competitions, and even classes could have their own sponsored content here (ex. Depending on the scope of the project, you could have them create a strategic brief for a company, nonprofit, or local business to see how they could potentially use this for their community. Sponsorship Opportunities.

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MaccaPR

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Rather than mere translation, I like to talk about transcreation – which means, you perform a creative transfer which takes a brand’s original marketing message that was tailored for a mostly white, middle class audience and inform it with the culture and values of another group of consumers. That’s a really bad idea.).

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Communications Conversations

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

For instance, when “#MNnice and “#NiceOff” started trending (as a challenge for local brands and businesses to welcome folks to the Bold North—a.k.a. Something our entire team is so great at is thinking creatively, yet in a nimble, agile way. To be completely transparent, there wasn’t a ton of pre-planning beyond that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Image: Greig Christie via Flickr, Creative Commons Since Google Instant’s launch just over a month ago, digital marketers have been scrambling to figure out how search engine marketing strategies might need to change. While I have great respect for these two organizations, they are not local to my search. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media September 28th, 2010 Tweet I haven’t been the biggest fan of my local energy company, Pepco, recently. That, I understand. These fine folk did: Jan.

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Communications Conversations

MAY 3, 2016

Brown participated in the past three PRSSA regional conferences in Baton Rouge, Nashville and Tuscaloosa representing the USM PRSSA chapter and expanding her professional network. Tori and her team partner just won first place in the Southeastern Journalism Conference public relations competition for college students from 26 universities.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Image: Lars Plougmann via Flickr, Creative Commons Really, if you just read through the comments, there’s your follow-up blog post… but since I promised you one, you’re getting one. Image: Aftab Uzzaman via Flickr, Creative Commons It’s why I wrote about networking with a twist a while back.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 13, 2017

She’s an active networker (I saw her once at a local coffee shop meeting with a mentor she arranged all on her own). Really, it’s that balance that I argue is why people need to put on their public relations hat when doing community management over social media. Let’s meet Laura!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It seems some of our local media can’t even do that. Image: Peter Lee via Flickr, Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! It’s almost as if they’re waiting, just waiting for something to go wrong. So that they can shake their fingers and exclaim triumphantly, “See? We told you so!&# Bah, humbug.

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Cision

MARCH 24, 2017

I have immensely talented colleagues at Austin & Williams: Madison Avenue veterans and young, inspirational creatives. Years ago, at the first Mashable Connect conference, founder Pete Cashmore talked about how important experiences would be to successful social media campaigns. Today, I think that’s true across all media.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

16) Social media fragments into niche communities. It will continue to split and fragment and silo itself into like-minded communities with incrementally less access for marketers.”. The high touch of creativity, big ideas and market smarts will reign over tech and hacks; we’ll all look to see what comes next after content.”.

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wiredPRworks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Gratitude, nature, creativity, and music do the trick. I’ve made conference calls from quiet laundry rooms, written blog posts in local libraries, and managed interviews [with a driver] on busy expressways. Imposter syndrome checks in takes a front-row seat. Productivity checks out. And, your day quickly fades away.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 12, 2014

I did part-time gigs filming football games for coaches, volunteered for the local cable access channel, landed an internship at WCVB Boston, which at the time was the #1 ranked ABC affiliate in the country and I had a reel of documentaries and creative projects compiled over many late nights the last couple years of school.

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Karen Freberg

OCTOBER 10, 2020

We have to be an event planner, crisis manager, content creator, strategist, creative director, influencer marketing specialist, writer, babysitter (well, not really – only for clients who need to be watched which happened in this show!), Did she ever interact with her followers to build a sense of community or engage with them?

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PR Fuel

JULY 10, 2018

Don’t invite a hundred reporters to a press conference for a “life changing announcement” only to tell them that you’re company is bringing in a new Vice President. Local Stories for Local Papers – Don’t forget to include the originating city in your dateline. The barrier to entry for local media pickup is low.

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PRSay

AUGUST 11, 2017

In August, PRSA is celebrating Diversity Month by focusing on the diverse communities, people and practices that comprise public relations. As PR practitioners, we’re called upon to be creative and clear in our writing, and to follow rules of spelling, punctuation, grammar and style. It also includes a comprehensive glossary of terms.

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ZudePR

MAY 31, 2015

My lightbulb went off when I saw the more I gave freely the more creative I became and yes, the more money I make in the present and long run. For me, as a local government employee, there are clear political boundaries. Displaced Yank Doug is co-founder and creative director of Velocity Partners. Internet lifestyle junkie.

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PR Conversations

JUNE 3, 2016

I’m not into the details – I love the big idea, the creative problem solving and the community engagement but when it comes to implementing the nuts and bolts of a campaign, I just want someone else to sort it out. Give me the opportunity to set objectives and steer the creative and I’m in my element.

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PR Conversations

MAY 9, 2017

I also appreciate the sense of community. Understanding the social, economic, and political environment around you is crucial, so staying current on local, national, and global events is essential to me. I’m an extrovert, so I appreciate face-to-face events such as seminars and large conferences. It depends on my mood.

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PR Conversations

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

An ability to quickly gain insight, to get to the heart of defining what I call a ‘Beautiful Question’ that is the springboard for any outstanding creativity, brand story, PR strategy or meme. I was a fresh out of university, in my first PR job in local government, at the former South Yorkshire County Council, in the North of England.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Instead of taking 7 hours, it took 3 hours to shoot because we had remembered every locale and shot. Aim high in creativity, but keep in mind the limitations of your tools and skills throughout the process. And of course, it worked. Does our video have the makings of a viral video? Keep it as simple as possible.

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