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4 Tips for Transitioning From Military Public Affairs to the Civilian Sector

PRSay

With more than two decades of experience in public relations and military public affairs, Dr. Sweetser offers advice to those on the cusp of transitioning from military public affairs to the civilian sector. • In the civilian world, you’re competing with professionals who went to school for public relations.

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The Professional Angle: Are Organizational Communicators up to the Task?

Institute for Public Relations

This blog is based on the original study in the Public Relations Journal. In my work as a military public affairs officer, more than once someone else in uniform said something to the effect of I know how to … Continue reading The Professional Angle: Are Organizational Communicators up to the Task?

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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

Public relations is a young academic field with potential to inform various areas of communication and offer tools like issues management for various applied communication fields.“ Source: Journal of Communication 1 Botan, C., & Taylor, M. Public relations: State of the field. Journal of Communication, 54, 645–661.

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Behind the Headlines With Ashley Simmons

Cision

In this interview, Ashley discusses how to best leverage data and analytics, establish specific objectives for your communication strategy and be creative and take risks with your public relations efforts. What drew you to the field of public relations and communication? The tools and technology will come after.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA

Solo PR Pro

It’s an innate skill, but also comes from his background as a public affairs reporter for a regional chain of newspapers in western Missouri. can not only recognize a captivating story, but also knows how to get the attention of editors and producers. In high school, he had a wonderful journalism teacher who taught him to write.

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Public Relations vs Marketing

Doctor Spin

Public Relations is typically taught under Communications. Learn more: Public Relations vs Marketing Subscribe and get a free ebook on how to get better PR ideas. However, a PR professional understands how to create material that a journalist (or an ambitious influencer) will want to feature to their audience.

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The Bandwagon Effect: Momentum Is Everything

Doctor Spin

Source: British Journal of Political Science 1 Marsh, C. Back on the Bandwagon: The Effect of Opinion Polls on Public Opinion. British Journal of Political Science, 15, 51 – 74. Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology 2 Mehrabian, L. Journal of Applied Social Psychology , 28, 2119–2130. and Schmitt, K.