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#MediaMonday — Mark Field

#MediaMonday — Mark Field

 |  Apr 29, 2013

There are some 700,000 veterans living in Arizona.  A “thank you for your service” is always appropriate. Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Mark Field, a U.S. Navy veteran himself.  He is the publisher and editor of Arizona Veteran’s Magazine, a new publication dedicated to Arizona residents who have served our country. This isn’t Field’s […]

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#MediaMonday – Pat Summerall: One of the All-Time Best

#MediaMonday – Pat Summerall: One of the All-Time Best

 |  Apr 22, 2013

Today’s #Media Monday is a little different.  One of broadcasting’s most recognizable voices went silent last week when Pat Summerall died at the age of 82. I wasn’t born when Pat Summerall was playing in the National Football League.  In his second career, however, he was among the very best.  As I embarked upon my […]

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Are you an outlier?

Are you an outlier?

 |  Apr 17, 2013

One of my favorite authors of all time is Malcolm Gladwell. He has written a few books you might have heard of including Blink, The Tipping Point, Outliers and What the Dog Saw. While all of them have concepts or ideas that apply can apply to public relations, for this blog I decided to discuss […]

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The Whole Kitten Caboodle

The Whole Kitten Caboodle

 |  Apr 12, 2013

Yesterday, my world was shattered when Abbie noticed I used the phrase “the whole kitten caboodle” in a blog post. At first, I thought she – a clear dog person –  was just giving me, “a clear kitty person” a hard time, as so many of you dog lovers do. (Ahem!). But, apparently the phrase […]

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Get Wack(er)ed Out with Us!

Get Wack(er)ed Out with Us!

 |  Apr 11, 2013

As most of you know, the team at HMA has been working hard to help plan and promote the PRSA Western District Conference, which is coming to the Valley for the first time in decades next week. In fact, our own Abbie S. Fink is co-chair of the whole kitten caboodle with PR buddy, Michelle […]

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#MediaMonday – Marc Buckhout

#MediaMonday – Marc Buckhout

 |  Apr 8, 2013

The Valley really is the smallest “big city” of all time. Get this: For the past several years, I have not only been pitching the Foothills Focus, which is a popular weekly newspaper covering all things in Anthem, Black Canyon City, Carefree, Cave Creek, Desert Hills, New River, north Phoenix and north Scottsdale, on a […]

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