Sat.Sep 03, 2016

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How to Get a Mentor

PR Job Coach

Everyone needs a mentor. There is no doubt that mentorship has positive lift for young and old, job seekers and career ladder climbers, students and teachers, managers and individual contributors. I have often argued that not only are mentors valuable, but a board of mentors is perhaps the best path to objective, savvy and smart advice for weathering both storm and good weather.

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New Lessons on PR Tradition: Audience, Subject Lines & Newsjacking [UML]

Sword and the Script

There are no experts in PR – only students. It’s more than a snappy quote, it’s a philosophy. The expert that knows everything is prone to get blindsided by something new on an otherwise idle Tuesday. PR is dynamic. Reporters swap beats and publications. Platforms and publishing tools change. Skills are perishable. Learning, lessons and continuous improvement are fundamentals of good PR professionals.