Tag Archives: event

10-step checklist for seminars that will energize your practice

If you’re been running successful seminars to help prospect for your business, you know how hard it is to get everything right. From getting your list, to creating engaging invitations, to finding a facility, to RSVP’ing your guests.   It’s a lot of details and processes. That works in our favor — getting a good [...]

The Techniques of the New PR Champion Webinar Q&A

On December 7, 2011, I participated in a Vocus Webinar on “The Techniques of the New PR Champion.”  It was exciting for me to present some of the material from my new book, “Social Media and Public Relations: Eight New Practices for the PR Professional.”  With a lot to say on the topic and very [...]

Special Announcement: #PRStudChat Holiday Chat to Celebrate our Favorite PR Things!

It’s December and we’re ringing in the Holidays at #PRStudchat! Growing together over the past 2+ years, we’re like one big family and it’s amazing how much we’ve shared together.  On December 21, 2011 at 8:30 p.m., get ready to share some more. Our Holiday Twitter chat session will give PR professionals, students and educators [...]

Special Announcement: #PRStudChat Back to School Night on 10/19/11

On October 19, 2011, at 8:30 p.m., #PRStudChat will hold its annual “Back to School Night” for our students, educators and professionals.  The session will focus on PR education and the ever-changing learning environment.  Students will get a glimpse of what’s being done in other classrooms and professionals will get a full view of the [...]

Special Announcement: #PRStudChat and #PR20Chat Team up to Discuss “Be Your Own Publicist”

On September 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET, we’re holding a special edition of #PRStudChat, as we team up with our friends, Heather Whaling and Justin Goldsborough and their community, #PR20chat. Together, we’ll be discussing how to help students use their PR skills to succeed in school and in launching their careers. Joining us that night will be two very special guests: Jessica Kleiman, VP-public relations for Hearst Magazines and Meryl Weinsaft Cooper, co-founder and principal of Allen/Cooper Communications. Jessica and Meryl are the authors of the book, “Be Your Own Best Publicist.”

Shifting Roles from Communications Liaison to Blogger

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to completely take off my PR hat; it’s usually “on” no matter what I’m doing.  But, on September 16, 2011, in New York City, I’ll be wearing a different hat. It’s my blogger cap, when I cover the PRSA T3PR Conference.  Twenty plus years ago when I was [...]

The Pivot Story Arc

During the planning of the upcoming Pivot Conference, I’ve been asked many questions about what it is, what it isn’t, and why the need for another conference. Most importantly, I’ve been asked more often than not, “What is our story?” I think that’s a great question. So, I took a moment to write the story [...]

#PR & the Future of Media

I was interviewed for a virtual event called the Future of Media: Radical Integration presented by Cision, which will take place on August 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The question I was asked: how important is owned media in the marketing mix today; an interesting question for PR professionals, as our focus has been [...]

Special Announcement: Join Honda & RPA for the July 20th #PRStudChat!

With the increasing use of digital communications, the July 20th PRStudChat session will focus on how advertising agencies and their clients are using digital media within their campaigns. Our two special guests that night will discuss the launch of the new Honda Quest with the PRStudChat community.  We’re thrilled to announce that Alicia Jones, social [...]

#BlueKey Tweetathon Helps to Raise Awareness of Growing World Displacement Crisis

In the spirit of the upcoming #PRStudChat ‘Social Good’ session on June 15th, I wanted to share information about an event for a really good cause. The #BlueKey Tweetathon is a Twitter event beginning today at 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. ET, to help support the USA for UNHCR’s campaign to raise awareness about the refugee crisis and to urge Americans to speak out for refugees.