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#TurnbackTuesday – PRSA Western District Conference Being Naughty
With the PRSA Western District Conference beginning tomorrow in Phoenix, Alison is sharing learning from previous years’ events - this time bringing us back to 2012.
READ MOREA Few Takeaways from the PRSA Media Breakfast
I attended a PRSA media breakfast at the Arizona Republic yesterday morning. The event included a tour of the newsroom along with a Q&A session with four journalists, including Ryan Randazzo, business reporter, Catherine Reagor, real estate reporter, Stephanie Innes, healthcare reporter and Lauren Saria ,dining reporter.. Here are a few takeaways from each panelist. […]
READ MOREWhy I Still Invest in Professional Development
Even though Abbie will soon be celebrating 25 years at HMA Public Relations and 31 years in the industry, she still invests in her professional development.
READ MORE2018 PRSA Western District Conference in the Mile High City
Last week, two of our team members were at the 2018 PRSA Western District Conference in Denver where the theme focused on the importance of community in PR. Here are the takeaways.
READ MOREGreat Conversation Starters
Scott provides us with some great conversation starters to use during your next networking event, courtesy of Dave Sherman's book, Breaking the Ice.
READ MOREWhy Attend Professional Networking Events?
To piggyback off of Scott’s post from earlier this week, we'll be talking about the importance of attending networking events. For public relations professionals, this is usually in the form of a Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) activity!
READ MOREWhy You Should Enter Industry Award Programs
Industry awards are a great way to demonstrate to clients how good the work is that you do for them. It also provides a forum to show off for prospects, as well. Here is a list of PRSA Chapter awards!
READ MOREWhat is a Ghostwriter?
As public relations professionals, we spend a tremendous amount of our workday in front of the keyboard. This includes writing news releases, drafting talking points, speeches for key executives, memos to employees, etc. And more often than not, these communications pieces are written on behalf of someone else.
READ MOREVolunteering – No Pain, No Gain
Volunteering and giving back to my community are very important to me. I think that we should all take the time to give our “treasure, time and talents” to those that we feel need it most. I love that the leadership at HMA Public Relations also supports this for all employees. Abbie actually wrote a […]
READ MOREFacebook Plans to Focus on Issues Including Fake News
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has made a New Year's resolution that is making news by announcing that he plans on fixing Facebook's fake news problem. [Click below for more]
READ MORE2017 PRSA Phoenix Holiday Party
A great time was had by all at the annual PRSA Phoenix Holiday Party last night. Set atop the rooftop of the Graduate Tempe, the best of the Valley’s PR pros gathered to catch up, share in some holiday cheer and partake in the fabulous raffle that supports our PRSSA Scholarship Fund. We also had the […]
READ MOREPRSA Phoenix Media Panel
Yesterday, PRSA Phoenix held its last #MediaBreakfast of 2017 at BIG YAM, The Parsons Agency. This was another successful event planned by PRSA Phoenix board members Diane Smith and Ashley Lynch.
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