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Where To Find Public Relations Entry-Level Jobs

Doctor Spin

Tech startups and established firms frequently hire entry-level PR professionals to handle media relations and communications. Sports teams and organisations. Professional sports teams, leagues, and sports organizations often have PR departments that hire entry-level staff. Startups and small businesses.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Stu Opperman, APR

Solo PR Pro

He developed a love of sports and print media at a young age, and set off to the University of Florida to pursue a degree in journalism. I saw that the media could be a lot more exciting than typing on a laptop,” he says. It’s such an insecure lifestyle, especially working in sports.

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How to Pitch Better Brand Stories

Cision

So many entrepreneurs and small business owners think just pitching their product or service is enough because it’s that good. This is media relations. If you want earned media, you need to have a newsworthy story to tell. . My answer sounds simple, but there is a lot to it: Find your brand’s newsworthy story.

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Why Earned Media is More Important Than Ever

Critical Mention

Not just that, they’re also highlighting hospitals, corporations and small businesses that are making an impact in our society. These kinds of mentions can help make up for a lack of advertising budget and organizations need a way to be sure they are capturing the value created through business visibility and brand growth.

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Importance of a PR Degree and How to Use a Public Relations Degree

5W PR

These include strategic planning and communication, new and social media, organizational planning, broadcasting, as well as media relations and writing. The elective courses allow students to focus on particular areas of public relations. Census Bureau estimates there are nearly 6 million small businesses in the U.S.

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Managing the Challenges of Bad Publicity

Critical Mention

Both big and small businesses are subject to receiving various forms of negative comments and publicity. In some instances, big companies receive backlash from media organizations on TV news stations and smaller companies receive complaints from local customers on social media platforms and review.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

I give you 15 up-and-coming social media and communications rock stars! Sarah Schoeneck, Media Relations Manager – Patterson Dental (nominated by Arik Hanson). Jordan has a true passion for communication and sports! Of course, I couldn’t write a post like this without nominating a couple people myself!