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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. he worked as a television news reporter and editor in Asheville and Charlotte before transitioning into a PR career. Epley founded Epley Associates, Inc., were lifelong.

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Helsinki, Finland – Growth Path Ahead

Landis PR

It is not advisable to have an employee of a communications firm present in the interview situation. YLE, the state-owned communications company, broadcasts on four television channels visible throughout the country. Finland’s largest commercial television channel is MTV3. This applies to the media also.

Radio 64
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The bill we will all eventually pay.

Maxim Behar

On the one hand, the literally empty shops were filled for hours with brand new goods - ordinary and luxury, imported and local, but at prices ten times higher than the previously subsidized ones. I don't want to start with the local economic view from so long ago, though. It was a shock, even a two-way shock.

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Sellafield storyteller turns whistleblower: “toxic materials and toxic culture”

Stephen Waddington

I had spoken to employees who had trusted me with their experiences of mental health breakdown and then had to suck it up as human resources cherry-picked the case studies which painted the company in the best light. That is not to mention the 10,000 local people who are employed there today. I played open age rugby from age 15.

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How to Connect With Consumers Offline

5W PR

A business that gets involved in its local community achieves multiple objectives. Whether it’s sponsoring a local nonprofit event or offering up employee volunteers to work at a food drive or other event, there are multiple ways for a business to use its strength in numbers to make a difference. Make a Community Impact.

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What to Pitch in October

PR for Anyone

Employee Ownership Month. what you can pitch your local media for the month of October. Church Safety and Security Month. Co-op Month. Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Dyslexia Awareness Month. Eat Better, Eat Together Month. Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month. Emotional Wellness Month. Filipino American History Month. Transcript.

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Maxim Behar: "I haven't seen a happy emigrant; I've seen many successful emigrants."

Maxim Behar

It might take generations, but I'm confident that those living in Milan, Vienna, Frankfurt, or our beloved Berlin – where we'll gather on April 13th – will eventually adopt a similar outlook, just as the locals do. You have to work, earn money, pay taxes, your taxes, offer fair wages to employees. This is how you contribute the most.