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#MediaMonday – Rebeka Diaz-Smith

#MediaMonday – Rebeka Diaz-Smith

 |  Nov 30, 2015

Each and every Monday, we post a blog to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TURN and maybe a TWIST! No, we aren’t posting pitch tips or media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and other little known […]

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#MediaMonday – Susan Lanier-Graham

#MediaMonday – Susan Lanier-Graham

 |  Nov 23, 2015

Recently, I had the honor of attending a PRSA Phoenix media breakfast (you can read my recap here) which was focused on the Valley’s top lifestyle media. I was lucky to meet and get to speak with Susan Lanier-Graham after she spoke on the panel. Susan, a travel and lifestyle writer, is originally from Virginia, […]

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#MediaMonday- Erin Davis

#MediaMonday- Erin Davis

 |  Nov 16, 2015

[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=”@ErinWriting”]Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Erin Davis, AZRE Magazine’s associate editor.[/inlinetweet] After one coffee meeting with Erin, I knew she has a lot to bring to this world with her ability to make you feel like you’ve been friends for years, after only five minutes. So Erin, time to share! What […]

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Media Monday – Lynn Bartels

Media Monday – Lynn Bartels

 |  Nov 9, 2015

Today’s Media Monday has a Hall of Fame flair.  Lynn Bartels was recently inducted into the Northern Arizona University College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Hall of Fame after a 35-year career in journalism, including 22 years reporting in Denver, first for the Rocky Mountain News and then at the Denver Post.  She recently joined […]

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What Makes a Good Employee?

What Makes a Good Employee?

 |  Nov 4, 2015

I was one of the speakers at the North Carolina PRSA seminar a couple weeks ago.  I talked about building an authentic workplace.  It was a great session and I enjoyed pulling the information together to present. Following me on the agenda was Tom Hoog.  Tom’s kind of a big deal.  He’s had a much-storied […]

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#BookClub – A Girlfriend’s Guide to Social Media

#BookClub – A Girlfriend’s Guide to Social Media

 |  Nov 3, 2015

It is so much fun to see a friend’s name appear as the author of a book. Congratulations to LaTricia Harper Woods and her writing partner, Maria Benson, on the release of A Girlfriend’s Guide to Social Media. The book is an excellent overview of the various social media channels and the dos and don’ts […]

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#MediaMonday – Mary Ann Bashaw

#MediaMonday – Mary Ann Bashaw

 |  Nov 2, 2015

Life has an interesting way of working out. I recently attended the 2015 Valley Publicity Summit hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists Valley of the Sun Chapter. It was very valuable for public relations professionals to get to know media professionals and pitch them face-to-face, speed-dating style. Before the panel discussion started, I became […]

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