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Book Club – The Advantage
Abbie Fink | Jan 15, 2013
Welcome to the first post of the year in the ongoing HMA Book Club series. We haven’t had an entry in a while – lots of other great stuff on our blog, but we just haven’t had time for a book discussion. So we might as well start fresh in January, right? My friend Steve […]
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#MediaMonday – Nadine Bubeck
Stephanie Lough | Jan 14, 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 […]
READ MOREMedia Training Outliers
Alison Bailin | Jan 10, 2013
As most of you know, Abbie was recently featured on ESPN! Her insight was brilliant – focused on how those “boring” sound bites from athletes are really just them hitting their message points in sometimes-emotional moments. If you missed it, click here. Anyhow, I agree with her concepts wholeheartedly, especially today with morality and social […]
READ MOREAbbie in ESPN, Alison in Hysterics
Alison Bailin | Jan 8, 2013
Yesterday, two things happened – neither of which I thought would happen in a million years. First – my Notre Dame Fighting Irish made it to the BCS Title Game, less than two years before the silly system goes away in favor of a playoff system. While so excited for the appearance and undefeated regular […]
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#MediaMonday – David Fitzsimmons
Scott Hanson | Jan 7, 2013
For many of us, the editorial cartoons are a must-see, whether they are in a student newspaper, a local daily or an international publication. It’s a place where the First Amendment is showcased on a daily basis. It’s where news, politics, irony, humor and art come together. Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from David W. […]
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#MediaMonday – Flo Eckstein
Abbie Fink | Dec 10, 2012
Happy Hanukkah! Today’s Media Monday is Flo Eckstein, publisher of the Greater Phoenix Jewish News. Truth be told, I’ve known about the paper for 40 years. The Jewish News is the number-one resource for news about the Jewish community in the Valley. So even before I was a public relations professional, I was pitching stories […]
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#MediaMonday- Margo Papke
Katie Snyder | Dec 3, 2012
Today’s #MediaMonday comes from one of our favorite gals Margo Papke. This media lover got her start producing news at ABC15 and now she’s the producer at Sonoran Living. I got to work with this lovely lady for the first time recently and learned that our love for media isn’t the only thing we have […]
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Bloggers Behind Black Friday Business
Stephanie Lough | Nov 26, 2012
Welcome back! Assuming you survived Thursday’s food binge, you may have been one of the millions of people to participate in Black Friday, the notorious day-after-Thanksgiving-sales named for putting companies’ profit in the “black” at the cost of a few unruly mobs. Black Friday shoppers spent $11.2 billion, a record $1 billion of which was […]
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#MediaMonday – Jessica Parsons
Alison Bailin | Nov 19, 2012
Once upon a time—okay, in the mid-90s—there was a KTVK-3TV producer named Jessica Parsons. Enter music: A Space Odyssey, married to her own prince charming and fellow co-worker, Jeffrey… and life was good. Two moves, one child and three dogs later…she still has that great sense of humor, big smile and fabulous fashion sense most […]
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#MediaMonday- Tonja Greenfield
Katie Snyder | Nov 12, 2012
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 […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Ashley Goelitz
Stephanie Lough | Nov 5, 2012
It’s that time of the week again! Every Monday, HMA introduces you to a member of the media – the new and the seasoned – that keep our local and national news gears turning. Today, that person is Ashley Goelitz, Saturday morning producer for Fox 10. So, take it away, Ashley! What do you want […]
READ MORE#MediaMonday – Kirk Kern
Alison Bailin | Oct 29, 2012
Fun fact – I got my start in copywriting for magazines from Mr. Kirk Kern back in 2004 or 2005. I was working around the clock, trying to pitch the story of WalkAmerica and the March for Babies to the masses. Kirk was living in Las Vegas, but publishing 101 North Magazine in […]
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