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#MediaMonday – Mark Casey
Scott Hanson | Sep 23, 2013
Mark Casey is vice president and news director for 12 News (KPNX-TV) and 12news.azcentral.com, a position he’s held since 2007. After graduating from West Virginia University and earning his master’s at the University of North Carolina, his career has taken him from Iowa to Minnesota to Upstate New York, back to North Carolina and eventually […]
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Getting the RIGHT Work Done – Part Three
Alison Bailin | Sep 19, 2013
Earlier this month, as part of the HMA Book Club, I presented my thoughts on The Harvard Business Review’s Guide to Getting the Right Work Done. The thing is – I learned too much for simply one blog post! So, here are some additional nuggets of wisdom I gleaned from the book. (Parts One and […]
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#MediaMonday – The Tim and Willy Show Returns to Valley Airwaves with Broadcast Partner Skyview Networks
Abbie Fink | Sep 16, 2013
We have a long history with Tim and Willy. Scott knew Tim in college; I first met Tim when I was working for another agency and he did a live remote with me for one of my clients. Over the years we’ve worked with the team in Tucson and then back here on the airwaves […]
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Getting the RIGHT Work Done – Part Two
Alison Bailin | Sep 12, 2013
Last week, as part of the HMA Book Club, I presented my thoughts on The Harvard Business Review’s Guide to Getting the Right Work Done. The thing is – I learned too much for simply one blog post! So, here are some additional nuggets of wisdom I gleaned from the book. (First batch of goodies […]
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#MediaMonday – Chris Hoft
Katie Snyder | Sep 9, 2013
Today’s #MediaMonday is a sure bet! Chris Hoft is Publisher of The Arizona Gaming Guide, a free monthly magazine for people who enjoy visiting casinos and playing casino games. It is packed with in-depth features, advice, hints, tips, secrets, and so much more! Chris has quite an unusual background for a journalist, as you will […]
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Getting the RIGHT Work Done – Part One
Alison Bailin | Sep 5, 2013
Ever feel like your work is never done? Or, perhaps, like you will never catch up? It’s because it isn’t – and you won’t. We are fighting a losing battle with our phones, email, managers, mentors, mentees, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and about a dozen other mediums that pile up with our workloads. But, as Stuart […]
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#MediaMonday – Mike Atkinson
Alison Bailin | Aug 26, 2013
In perhaps the most surprising conversation I have had in recent memory, in my last conversation with Mike Atkinson, president and CEO of Arizona Big Media, we ended up talking our backyard, and how much cooler his is then mine. I know, random. But, in addition to putting out Az Business Magazine, Scottsdale Living Magazine, […]
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#MediaMonday – Republic nixes opinions
Abbie Fink | Aug 19, 2013
The recent layoffs at the Arizona Republic are also impacting the opinion pages, both print and online. A recent Phoenix New Times blog post goes into some of the details. It seems that the community sections will no longer be accepting letters to the editor, opinion pieces and the popular My Turn columns. I kind […]
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#Media Monday – Mauricio Marin
Rachel Brockway | Aug 12, 2013
Meet Mauricio Marin the newest member of the KOLD News 13 team in Tucson, and the latest profile in our Media Monday series! If you have been to Yuma and stopped by the FOX /ABC station in the last couple of years you will remember Marin. He has a true passion for the news and […]
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#MediaMonday – Dan Bickley
Alison Bailin | Aug 5, 2013
It is not often that my husband, Brian, is jealous. But today’s #MediaMonday Man is going to make him downright green with envy. Don’t worry – it is not what you are thinking. Get your minds out of the gutter, blogosphere! Over the past few months, I’ve had the chance to work with the one-and-only […]
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Youtility – Be Helpful and Not “Hypeful”
Kelly Potts | July 30, 2013
I chose to read Youtility by Jay Baer for our monthly book club report for the HMA blog. I was intrigued by the title and by the cover stating “why smart marketing is about help not hype,” so I figured this would be the perfect book to read for this month! And I was right. […]
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Kelly Potts | July 30, 2013
I chose to read Youtility by Jay Baer for our monthly book club report for the HMA blog. I was intrigued by the title and by the cover stating “why smart marketing is about help not hype,” so I figured this would be the perfect book to read for this month! And I was right. […]
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