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#MediaMonday — Mark Field
Scott Hanson | Nov 11, 2013
There are some 700,000 veterans living in Arizona. A “thank you for your service” is always appropriate, especially on Veteran’s Day. 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 […]
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#MediaMonday – Steve Elliott, Cronkite News Service
Scott Hanson | Nov 4, 2013
“And that’s the way it is, Monday, November 4, 2013…” Sound familiar? That’s how the legendary Walter Cronkite, then known as the most trusted man in America, signed off each night as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Now, among his legacies, the Cronkite News Service provides dozens of original news, feature and investigative stories […]
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#MediaMonday – Bobby Rich
Scott Hanson | Oct 28, 2013
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Bobby Rich, one of the newest members of the Arizona Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Bobby is a life-long radio broadcaster, programmer, manager and Tucson’s longest running morning radio personality. You can hear “The Bobby Rich Morning Mix” on 94.9 MIXfm, Tucson weekdays from 5-9 a.m. He is also […]
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#MediaMonday – Rocky Mountain Emmy Winners Shout-Out Edition
Alison Bailin | Oct 21, 2013
A HUGE congratulations to the many amazing media friends of ours who took home coveted Emmy Awards during this past weekend’s Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, honoring the best and brightest in television broadcasting in the region. As secretary of the local Emmy board, and member of the Emmy committee, some special mentions from the big […]
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“What is…” Wednesday – What is customer service?
Kelly Potts | Oct 16, 2013
In the past, Rachel has written blogs on the power of customer service and social media. She has found success tweeting the companies that she has issues with, and not only getting responses, but getting resolutions. So, when I was having a customer service issue, Rachel suggested I take it to Twitter. And I did. […]
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#MediaMonday – Jack Miller
Scott Hanson | Oct 14, 2013
We’re getting technical with today’s Media Monday. Jack Miller, a longtime broadcasting veteran who spent his career making people sound good, will be inducted into the Arizona Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame on Oct. 17. Tickets are available from the ABA. That makes him a two-time hall-of-famer, as he was inducted into the Arizona Music […]
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HMA Wins First International Award!
Kelly Potts | Oct 10, 2013
As some of you know, Scott was in Sydney, Australia for the last two weeks at a PRGN meeting! Well – for some of it anyways. He was also hanging out with some snakes… Once at the meeting, the awards for 2013 PRGN Best Practice Award were handed out. HMA was awarded its first international […]
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Relevance and Resonance — The Two Important R’s for Blogging
Katie Snyder | Oct 9, 2013
Why is it that when communicating online we are immediately drawn to certain people’s posts/blogs and not to others? Hmmm…that’s a great question. Last week, I participated in Carrie Morgan’s #PRProChat on blogging, where one of the participants gave a simple answer to that question. According to Gerard Corbett, chair and CEO at Redphlag LLC, […]
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#MediaMonday – Emmy Edition
Alison Bailin | Oct 7, 2013
Congratulations are in order to several of our broadcast colleagues this morning, as the nominees for the 2013 Rocky Mountain Emmys have been announced. With the actual honorees set to be awarded on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the University of Phoenix Stadium during the annual Emmy Gala, we wanted to take a moment to recognize […]
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What is it about Libras and communicators?
Abbie Fink | Oct 3, 2013
Thanks to Facebook, we get a daily reminder of our friends’ upcoming birthdays. When I glanced at the list late last week I realized I have quite a few friends in the communications industries whose birthdays fall under the Libra astrological sign (including three of us here at HMA). I wonder what it is about […]
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Media Monday – Lauren Strait
Katie Snyder | Sep 30, 2013
Each Monday, we are posting a blog to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TWIST! No, we aren’t posting story pitch tips or media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and other little known facts! Think of it […]
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Getting the RIGHT Work Done – Part Four
Alison Bailin | Sep 26, 2013
It’s okay to be stressed, just not overwhelmed! Does just looking at your to-do list make you dizzy? Do you find yourself finding new ways not to get anything done, only to be sitting at work at 7 p.m. stressed out of your mind? Well, I just got some great advice from the The Harvard […]
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