Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Susan Roeder, director of public affairs, Andersen. Seven years after leaving the Strib, Jeff has really made a name for himself in the PR industry taking on one of the more senior-level positions in the Best Buy PR department. Anna Lewicki Long, communications director, Department of Veteran Affairs. Another #client.

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Agency Groups Public Affairs B2B 60

Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making. Public relations has traditionally been lousy at proving its value. Anouchka Burton.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

With constant changes and new things happening every day in the industry, keeping up can be a challenge. But more than that, I want to maximize the wealth of knowledge, experience and talent that already exists here at Solomon McCown and focus it on becoming the leading public affairs firm in the northeast corridor.

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PRSay

AUGUST 14, 2019

I worked for my school newspaper, and when I joined the Marines I was a public affairs officer. There was a radio station. As a public affairs officer, you’re working to make sure that people understand the implications of the decisions that they’re making. We ran a base newspaper.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 17, 2018

She says she worked in radio long before earning a commission, but the Navy saw fit to assign her as a weapons officer. Incidentally, her arrival at her first duty station in the Philippines coincided with a volcanic eruption and, in need of communications help, her commanding officer reassigned her to public affairs.

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Government Publicity Public Affairs Agency 91

Ethical Voices

AUGUST 29, 2022

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. I mean, it’s X, Y, Z industry using a front group to pass legislation. It’s really how we, as an industry have to attack this.

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The Stalwart Blog

APRIL 26, 2020

I started actually as a Navy officer, turned Navy public affairs officer. If you’ve been in business any length of time, you just kind of know that being in business and serving the public for whatever channel of the industry you’re serving, kind of comes with risks, the risk of being sued, the risk of getting a bad review.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2016

Earned media coverage included a 60-second spot on WHO-TV, as well as mentions in the Des Moines Register and the highest rated FM radio station More 104.1. In order to help educate the public on how duck adoptions help YESS, we created several infographics and videos that we posted throughout the months leading up to the race.

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Media Relations Social Media Media Real Estate 50