Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

Former role: Vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). I resigned my last full-time PR job in December 2014, as vice president of communications and public affairs with Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). Prior to Alice Riot, I had zero background in fashion or apparel.

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Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

It is probably no coincidence that major professional service firms (management consultancies and legal firms in particular) have established public affairs and PR divisions to offer crisis management expertise to clients. I’m thinking here of three examples I’ve encountered this week.

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Crisis Crisis Management Leadership Training 63

Ethical Voices

AUGUST 29, 2022

I’m a former journalist turned public relations practitioner. Started right out of college as an old fashioned copy clerk. In the public relations business, I’ve had one ethical dilemma. The work was in a 13-state region, and I was doing public affairs and grassroots advocacy.

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Ethics Groups Handbook Education 92

PR Conversations

JULY 5, 2017

They identify relevant publicity opportunities, organize interviews, land speaking engagements for CEOs. Noticed an interview with the rival’s CEO in a well-known magazine? This makes them perfect public figures. Building strong personal brand of President/Chief Executive Officer. Analysing competitors’ PR activities.

Infographics 63

Infographics Corporate Policies Reputation 63

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 2, 2016

And so it is with great pleasure, I bring you another edition of the Off Script interviews series. In all, the six-year period involved two combat deployments (Iraq ‘07-‘08; Afghanistan ‘12-‘13) with the National Guard and time in between working for the Oregon Army National Guard Public Affairs Office. What are we creating?

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