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S&T Live Recap: UCLA’s Mary Osako on Being Yourself in Corporate America

PRSay

Losing yourself to fit in is often rewarded in the corporate world, but the pose can be draining, Osako said. She contacted UCLA’s alumni network and was introduced to a speechwriter who gave Osako her first exposure to corporate communications. When she was hired at the telecommunications company Sprint, Osako looked up to her boss.

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PR Interns or Assistants – Which is Right for You?

Solo PR Pro

The topic of interns versus assistants is the topic of discussion. Dictionary.com defines an intern as: “A person who works as an apprentice or trainee in an occupation or profession to gain practical experience, and sometimes also to satisfy legal or other requirements for being licensed or accepted professionally.”.

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Why it’s important to prepare for a PR crisis

Prohibition

To counteract these search results you should create a content marketing plan for your brand name and targeted search terms – through blogging, contributing to industry-leading publications and promoting good news through press releases and effective corporate communications. But unfortunately a crisis can strike at any time.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Hong Kong – Asia’s World City

Bianchi Biz Blog

We are pleased to share the next post in a series of in-depth profiles of key international markets written by one of our PRGN partners. Robust Economy : Hong Kong’s economy is characterized by its low taxation, minimal government intervention, and an established international financial market.

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Your profession needs you

Stephen Waddington

The pursuit of a purpose beyond making money has almost become a religion in modern corporate communications. Typically engagement around user-generated content is seven times greater than that of corporate content. It’s an issue that is radically changing internal and external communications. It often does more harm than good.

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Everything You Need to Know About the TPP (But Were Too Scared to Ask)

ReimaginePR

Plus, since the agreement took seven years of negotiations with big corporations, Hollywood lobbyists, and very few democratic representatives, there are more critics than supporters, including both 2016 presidential candidates. The others have to do with intellectual property laws and ISP policing, which have nothing to do with trade.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Growth was exponential and it soon incorporated other technologies such as telecommunications in facilitating access to the internet. It includes censorship which can be political, religious, or moral, but it can also exist within a democratic society and be selective when media elements criticize the military or corporate entities.

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