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Are You Listening?
Kelsey Makings | Dec 12, 2018
“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen R. Covey. Effective listening sounds elementary right? Turns out, it’s not. And it’s one of the biggest barriers in communication. The thing is, most of us don’t mean to be bad listeners. In fact, the opposite […]
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#TipForTuesday – What is Leadership?
Abbie Fink | Dec 11, 2018
This is the last #TipForTuesday of the year and the last four leadership cards from the Developing the Leader Within You deck. I made a commitment at the beginning of the year to randomly select 3-4 cards and write about them. I missed one month, but here are the past posts. This month’s selections are: […]
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#MediaMonday – Priscilla Torres
Alison Bailin | Dec 10, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Priscilla Torres, who hosts Acceso Total Arizona on Telemundo. Priscilla, how did you get into broadcast journalism? I always loved anything related to entertainment and communications, but it was something I thought was difficult to achieve so once I graduated High School in Puerto Rico, I decided to pursue […]
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Digital/Online Communications is Key Growth Area Worldwide
Scott Hanson | Dec 7, 2018
Digital/online communications has been recognized almost worldwide as the area where agencies saw the most growth during 2018. In a report issued by the International Communications Consultancy Organization (ICCO), digital/online communications was the top growth area for agencies in regions including the United Kingdom, North America, Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa. […]
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Coffee, Breakfast and Paul Maryniak: What I Learned
Kelsey Makings | Dec 6, 2018
Yesterday, eight of us PR pros had the chance to connect in a more intimate setting in downtown Gilbert. The guest was none other than Paul Maryniak, a veteran newsman and executive editor of several Times Publications, including the East Valley Tribune, Ahwatukee Foothills News, SanTan Sun News, Scottsdale Progress and Gilbert Sun News. Ready […]
READ MORESilence is Complicity; Words Matter
Abbie Fink | Dec 5, 2018
The second speaker in the Arizona Speaker Series was Vice President Joe Biden. Taking the stage just a few minutes past the posted starting time, he spoke nonstop for just over an hour. Mostly from behind the podium, stepping across the stage occasionally when he wanted to be sure we were paying attention. And yes, […]
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Who Provides Inspiration?
Scott Hanson | Dec 4, 2018
The HMA Public Relations team has many opportunities throughout the year for professional development. Sometimes team members attend seminars related to our industry, sometimes they attend speeches given by recognized thought-leaders and sometimes they attend events featuring outstanding speakers with motivational or inspirational messages. In no particular order, here is our list of the top […]
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#MediaMonday- Andrea Evans
Alison Bailin | Dec 3, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from none other than Andrea Evans, the publisher of Frontdoors. For anyone who has been in the Valley a long time, we know Frontdoors has a long history. Andrea, tell us about the magazine, website and how you came to be its publisher? Frontdoors News was started in 2001 by […]
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To Pitch or Not To Pitch?
Abbie Fink | Nov 29, 2018
There is not a day that goes by that the topic of responding to RFPs and developing proposals isn’t discussed among my colleagues. Should we submit a response to an RFP? How much information and creative work should we include in our proposal? How can we possibly discuss a budget when we don’t know what […]
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A Few Takeaways from the PRSA Media Breakfast
Kelsey Makings | Nov 28, 2018
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. […]
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Importance of telling your stories
Scott Hanson | Nov 27, 2018
Mike Pierce, known as “Antarctic Mike,” was one of the first to run the Antarctic Ice Marathon. He later became the first American to run the Antarctic 100k, a 62-mile jaunt on an ice shelf 600 miles from the South Pole. Click to read Scott’s recap of Pierce’s recent speech at an Accelerent breakfast.
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#MediaMonday – Tammy Fellows
Alison Bailin | Nov 26, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from a newer member of the local media scene: Tammy Fellows. A Valley native (several generations back), Tammy graduated from the UofA before making a name for herself in publishing on both US coasts. After returning to Arizona years back she is now a mom of four. Well, five if […]
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