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What are the Risks of Social Media Engagement?
Abbie Fink | Aug 2, 2018
Social media has become a crucial element for many brands' marketing and customer service success, creating important stakeholder engagement. However, social media engagement can be risky. Here are some common social media security risks among brands.
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Unblocking Writer’s Block
Kelsey Makings | Aug 1, 2018
It happens to even the best of writers. It’s inevitable. Your words turn to mush, you don’t have a creative fiber left in your body and you are exhausted from staring at a blank document. Maybe it’s a timing thing or maybe you are being a little too critical of yourself. Whatever the reason, being […]
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Local Media Making National Mark
Alison Bailin | July 31, 2018
Nominations for the 39th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced this week by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Monday, Oct. 1 at a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in the Time Warner Complex at Columbus Circle […]
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#MediaMonday – William Pitts
Scott Hanson | July 30, 2018
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from William Pitts, a reporter/blogger for 12News, KPNX-TV. He’s got a great story!
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Being an introvert in the extroverted world of PR
Kelsey Makings | July 27, 2018
As a young girl there was nothing I loved more than writing a story or playing with a few close friends. I wasn’t one for big parties and the thought of having to talk to a complete stranger had me running for the nearest exit. So then why would I choose to enter the public […]
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How to avoid being baited in media interviews
Alison Bailin | July 26, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen chose to film an episode of his new show "Who is America" in Kingman, Ariz., but the news couldn't be worse.
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Professional Networking – Start in College!
Grace Flemer | July 25, 2018
As a college student, the term “networking” is tossed around in nearly every career-related conversation. The idea of it can seem daunting, or like something to be figured out later on in one’s career. In some cases, students place no priority on networking because they don’t know how to do it or understand it’s importance. […]
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What Mr. Rogers Teaches About Us Communications
Abbie Fink | July 24, 2018
Mr. Rogers' life lessons and discussions about tough topics were aimed towards children, but they are important for communicators, too.
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#MediaMonday – Karen Nowicki
Abbie Fink | July 23, 2018
Today's #MediaMonday features Karen Nowicki, owner/president of Phoenix Business RadioX and host of the “Phoenix Business Radio” shows.
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My First Impression of Public Relations vs. The Reality
Grace Flemer | July 20, 2018
As a freshman, my first mass communications and APR classes were a complete shock. Media channels are not what you flip through on your television, research is the glue that holds a campaign together and using an oxford comma before the “and” in a series is unacceptable (it also results in a five-point deduction on […]
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30 Life Lessons I’ve Learned in My 30 Years
Kelsey Makings | July 19, 2018
Today marks my 30th birthday and despite the mass consensus that I should be feeling down and longing for my 20s back, that’s simply not the case. I am excited to turn 30. I’m old enough that people may finally mistake me for an adult and yet young enough to pretend a night out won’t […]
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LinkedIn Most Popular Social Media Network for Fortune 500 companies
Abbie Fink | July 18, 2018
According to a recent research study conducted at The Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, LinkedIn continues to be the most popular social network for Fortune 500 companies (98 percent), but more and more are incorporating visual social networks such as Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat into their social media strategy. The […]
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