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Creating An Innovative and Authentic Workplace

Creating An Innovative and Authentic Workplace

 |  Oct 27, 2015

I had the pleasure of presenting to the North Carolina PRSA chapter during its annual workshop in Raleigh last week. I was thrilled to be on the agenda — not only to share my thoughts on workplace culture — but it gave me a great reason to visit with my friends in the area. No […]

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#MediaMonday – Jim Sharpe and Jayme West

#MediaMonday – Jim Sharpe and Jayme West

 |  Oct 26, 2015

KTAR News recently announced that Arizona’s Morning News will soon have two new voices on November 30. Longtime news personality, Jim Sharpe, and award-winning anchor, Jayme West, will be replacing Arizona Hall of Fame broadcaster Ned Foster and host, Connie Weber. Foster is retiring after nearly 27 years and Weber has moved on after a […]

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How (and why) to Develop an Effective Long-Term Communications Plan

How (and why) to Develop an Effective Long-Term Communications Plan

 |  Oct 21, 2015

(Note: I was Googling my name to find something I had been quoted in and found this post.  It appeared originally on PR Crossing and based on the picture, it must have been more than five years ago.  Relevant then, relevant now, so decided to post it here.) The famous adage “no man is an […]

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#MediaMonday – Ella Sogomonian

#MediaMonday – Ella Sogomonian

 |  Oct 19, 2015

Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Yuma! It is Ella Sogomonian, multi-media journalist, field reporter, and fill-in anchor for ABC5, CBS13 and FOX9. I first connected with Ella via the statewide work that HMA Public Relations does with the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH). But our paths kept crossing […]

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#MediaMonday – “Lunchbox” Ben Murphy

#MediaMonday – “Lunchbox” Ben Murphy

 |  Oct 12, 2015

Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from “Lunchbox” Ben Murphy, producer and morning show personality for The Steve and Nina Morning Show on The New KMLE @ 107.9. During an amazing project with the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and the Associate of Late Deafened Adults, I got the chance to […]

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#MediaMonday – Joe Hengemuehler

#MediaMonday – Joe Hengemuehler

 |  Oct 5, 2015

Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Joe Hengemuehler.  I first met Joe when he was working in the Valley at Channel 15.  Our paths crossed again when he was doing his own thing, running a research firm.  You can take the man out of news, but you can’t take news out of the man, so […]

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Can I Have Your Autograph?

Can I Have Your Autograph?

 |  Sep 30, 2015

Over the years, HMA Public Relations has been involved with dozens of book-signing events.  There have been some big-name authors in that mix, including:  Harvey Mackay, Dan Quayle, Anne Perry and James Bradley, to name a few. It’s a chance for an author to connect one-on-one with the purchasers and readers of his or her […]

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#BookClub – Trust Me, PR is Dead

 |  Sep 29, 2015

How could I not read a book with that title?  After all, if PR is dead, I’m going to have to start thinking about a new career. The book was written by Robert Phillips, formerly with Edelman.  HMA Public Relations, at one time, was an Edelman affiliate office, so I’ve always been interested in the […]

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Media Monday — Mitch Strohman

Media Monday — Mitch Strohman

 |  Sep 28, 2015

[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=”@NAUAthletics”]In today’s #MediaMonday, we’re sharing some Northern Arizona University Lumberjack Love[/inlinetweet]. [inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=”@NAUtv @NAUAthletics #MediaMonday”]@mitchstrohman is in his 15th season as the “voice of the Lumberjacks”[/inlinetweet] for football and men’s basketball on the Lumberjack Television/Radio Network and also handles play-by-play duties for selected women’s basketball, soccer and volleyball games. That’s […]

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#MediaMonday – Fay Fredricks

#MediaMonday – Fay Fredricks

 |  Sep 21, 2015

Today’s Media Monday comes from just down the street from the HMA offices. Fay Fredricks co-hosts ABC 15’s The NOW Arizona at 4 p.m. and also contributes to ABC15 News at 5 p.m. and ABC15 News at 6 p.m. She got her start in the industry at the same place I did – Flagstaff’s KNAZ-TV, […]

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#MediaMonday – Bill Buckmaster

#MediaMonday – Bill Buckmaster

 |  Sep 14, 2015

Today’s Media Monday comes to us from Tucson, where Bill Buckmaster hosts a daily news talk program, “Buckmaster,” which airs on Tucson’s KVOI “The Voice.” Bill, [inlinetweet prefix=”#MediaMonday – @Buckmastershow @1030_KVOI” tweeter=”” suffix=”@AP”]a five-time Emmy Award nominee and former broadcast editor for the[/inlinetweet] Associated Press, is a member of the Arizona Broadcasters Association’s Class of […]

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#MediaMonday – Susan Casper

#MediaMonday – Susan Casper

 |  Aug 31, 2015

Sonoran Living Live is the Valley’s original local lifestyle program on ABC 15 hosted by Terri Ouellette and Susan Casper. Recently, Caelen and I had the opportunity to sit in as part of the live audience and even talk one-on-one with the hosts. Our jobs are so cool! Since we had Terri on for a […]

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