Sat.Oct 29, 2011 - Fri.Nov 04, 2011

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The Three Legged Stool of Career Management

PR Job Coach

'Effectively managing your career in the economy of 2011 is a vastly different world than it was just a few short years ago. No longer does it suffice to have just a resume of qualifications and access to job boards and a few connections to executive search firms. Managing a career in the public relations and communications industry can often be a full time job akin to managing the communications strategy for a Fortune 1000 firm or being a product promotion specialist in the world of technology.

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Are You a Digital Landowner or Sharecropper?

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest post by Cal Evans. Social networks are great for business. They allow you to connect with a wide audience and interact with them in ways that websites don’t always allow. Brands from Coca-Cola down to local bakeries are using them to interact with their customers. It is understandable, then, why business owners are flocking to set up shop on social networks and sometimes forgoing the building their own websites in favor of a social network presence.

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Where Are Our Fundamentals?

Waxing UnLyrical

Guest post by Harrison Kratz. A while back, I was involved in a discussion among my PR student community about the balance between social media and public relations. While social media is a major factor in the future of PR, some students felt that we were all too focused on social media and forgetting our PR roots. Personally, I am adamant that many traditional PR tactics are fading.

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Mind, Body and Bootcamp

Waxing UnLyrical

Today will be an interesting day. You see, after two months of not working out – specifically, not continuing with the My Bootcamp program that I started three months ago because of the emergency surgery I had to undergo in September – I’m picking up the workout cudgels. (That’s me holding a plank on September 1, two days before I had to go in for surgery.).

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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Facing Our Fears

Waxing UnLyrical

So, today’s Halloween. You’re probably trying to figure out what you costume you’ll wear to a party tonight, and, by the way, have you stocked up on candy? (I’ve been joking that instead of candy, this year I’ll be giving out toothbrushes. Hey, I’m all about what’s good for kids, even though I don’t have any.).

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