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How to Find More Creativity in your Pitch
Marissa Baker | Mar 5, 2021
How can you make your story pitch stand out among the thousand of pitches editors and reporters receive every day? Sure, it starts with having a good relationship with the editor. But also having a killer subject line followed by an attention-grabbing pitch can ensure your email doesn’t go directly to the trash folder. When […]
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Where are my likes?
Autumn Jarrett | Mar 4, 2021
Many Instagram users on Tuesday night noticed that their timeline was looking a bit different after it appeared that they could no longer see the number of likes on pictures and instead saw the post was liked by one named Instagram user “and others.” In 2019, Instagram began testing the idea of removing likes for […]
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Sometimes You Have to Forget the Script
Abbie Fink | Mar 3, 2021
In May, I purchased a new air conditioning unit. The company I purchased it from offered one-year, same-as-cash financing. I arranged for the financing, had the unit installed and set-up automatic payments. About two months later, I got a notification that an American Express account could not be opened because my identity couldn’t be verified. […]
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Traffic Reports Take a Detour
Scott Hanson | Mar 2, 2021
Among the many, many changes brought on by the pandemic has been people’s commutes to-and-from work. At HMA Public Relations, commuting is a thing of the past as our staff is now working remotely. We are one example of how traffic in the Valley has changed and now, how it is reported. Each of the […]
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#MediaMonday – Arrianee LeBeau
Alison Bailin | Mar 1, 2021
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Arrianee LeBeau, a reporter with AZ Family who I recently had the pleasure of profiling on the cover of So Scottsdale Magazine. The full story is available HERE, and below are some highlights: After spending much of her early life in and out of hospitals due to severe asthma, […]
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How Can You Communicate Sustainability?
Justin Liggin | Feb 26, 2021
February 26th marks National Skip the Straw Day, a day where environmental advocates encourage Americans to consider their usage of single use plastic and ask themselves what they can do to keep these plastics out of world’s landfills and oceans. Today is the perfect time to discuss sustainability and the best ways to communicate it […]
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Is Arizona Hosting the Perfect Event?
Alison Bailin | Feb 25, 2021
For more than 40 years, HMA Public Relations has prided itself on helping coordinate programming, media relations and/or digital communications programs for some of Arizona’s leading events, including the Fiesta Bowl, Arizona Gives Day, Violins of Hope, multiple Super Bowls, the Circle K Tempe Music Festival and so many more. Our experience makes us uniquely […]
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What is a copyright troll?
Abbie Fink | Feb 24, 2021
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well, what if that picture costs you thousands of dollars? Just when you think you’ve found the perfect picture to accompany your blog post or to include in your company newsletter, you see the words Images may be subject to copyright. No big deal, right? After all, […]
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Using Inclusive Language for All Marginalized Communities
Marissa Baker | Feb 23, 2021
As communication professionals, we are responsible for keeping up to date on inclusive language. But what exactly does inclusive language entail? PR Daily notes that “language that isn’t inclusive can feel harmless, or even have strong historic ties” for certain gender identities and ethnic backgrounds. Abbie suggests that using inclusive language can go further and […]
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#MediaMonday – Maria Hechanova
Autumn Jarrett | Feb 22, 2021
Today’s #MediaMonday features Maria Hechanova who is a weekend morning reporter at 3TV in Phoenix. So, Maria, time to share! Tell us how you got your start? Tell us your story! I took a journalism class in high school and once I realized I could get paid to ask questions, write, and talk (three things I […]
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How to Make Your Feed Fun
Justin Liggin | Feb 19, 2021
While it may be cold now, the spring season is set to begin in about a month which means it is the perfect time to freshen up your social media. Sometimes you may be unsure of what to do on your social media other than post a photo or two. But there are easy solutions […]
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Has New Business Development Changed?
Abbie Fink | Feb 18, 2021
So much about the workplace has changed because of the pandemic. Work-from-home has become the norm, more and more meetings are taking place virtually using a variety of different platforms and we’ve been challenged to find ways to network. And for those of us that work with clients, the biggest change has been in how […]
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