Archive for November, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
On the corkboard in our office we display articles and cartoons related to the public relations, marketing, advertising and Web industries. This one caught my eye during lunch the other day.
The scene is set in medieval times. There’s an angry mob on one side, a black-cloaked guy in the middle, ...
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
I'm on the final countdown of my PRSA-LVVC presidency. Soon, I'll be handing over the reins to my esteemed colleague, Lori Bachand, APR, to lead the 2008 Board to greater heights.
I would like to take a moment to thank the entire 2007 Board of Directors for all of their work ...
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
PRSA National is working with Ragan Communications to bring you Social Media for Communicators on Match 5-7, 2008 at the Wynn Resort. This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about building blogs, RSS feeds, podcasts, and other online media into your communications plans.
PRSA members are getting a ...
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
PRSA's national office recently released a report with some helpful suggestions on how to build and recruit a great internship program for your organization. We're all looking for new professionals with solid experience. Are you helping to fill that field by sharing your expertise with the next generation of PR ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
As you're planning your holiday gift list to clients and colleagues, check out this interesting story from Ragan Communications on some of the ethical missteps to avoid when bequeathing to your favorite media pal.
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
If you haven't seen it, here's a cute ad from our friends at Apple. Apparently their PC person could use some PR. While it's not one of PR's brightest moments, it goes to show that even the best messaging will always be insufficient to make up for a company's lackluster ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Take your pick of two great chapter events in the month of December. You can improve your pitching and writing skills at a brown bag teleseminar on Thurs., Dec. 6 at noon, or you can beef up your crisis communications planning at our monthly luncheon on Fri., Dec. 7. Even ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
We've locked in our next luncheon speaker - Steve Gray from Denver-based communications firm Rockford Gray, who'll be joining us to highlight the finer points of crisis communications. Check out the full description and R.S.V.P. online today.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
PRSA-LVVC members should have received a message from our illustrious president-elect, Lori Bachand, APR, asking for their vote on the slate for the 2008 Board of Directors. We're about halfway there on our count, so please respond to the e-mail so we can move forward with plans for next ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Congrats again to last week's winners at the 2007 PRSA Pinnacle Awards. If you would like to order additional obelisks, you may do so online. If you need corrections to certificates, or if you need additional certificates, please contact the Pinnacle chair, Sonya Ruffin at Sonya.Ruffin@c-b.com.
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