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A Million Egos
Scott Hanson | Mar 7, 2019
HMA Public Relations has been involved with dozens of successful restaurant openings over the years. Projects like that are often short-term and high-energy and typically involve a healthy serving of media relations, community relations and special event planning. They definitely get an agency’s adrenaline pumping. I was watching a recent episode of “A Million Little […]
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Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Receives Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
HMA Public Relations | Mar 5, 2019
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Receives Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Mental Health First Aid Training To Be Offered in Schools and Community-Based Settings (PHOENIX – March 5, 2019) – Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&H), an innovative leader in behavioral health, has received a three-year, $125,000/year grant from The […]
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#MediaMonday – Nick Piecoro
Alison Bailin | Mar 4, 2019
It’s time for baseball. And today’s #MediaMonday is from Nick Piecoro, who covers the Arizona Diamondbacks for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Nick was recently named Arizona Sportswriter of the year by the National Sports Media Association. Nick, time to share: My Career I’d like to say I was drawn to journalism because I was […]
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FunFactFriday: Spring Training
Kelsey Makings | Mar 1, 2019
Welcome to Spring Training in the desert! Before a team starts their 162-game schedule, players need to get into baseball shape and shake off the effects of a five-month layoff. Managers and coaches must evaluate their teams to decide who’s going to start the season. And us fans, well, we need another reason to drink […]
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Film And Sports Tourism To Be The Topic At AAED’s Southern Economic Development Regional Symposium
HMA Public Relations | Feb 26, 2019
(TUCSON, Ariz. – Feb. 26, 2019) “Leveling the Playing Field: Film and Sports Tourism” will be the topic at the Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) Southern Economic Development Regional Symposium. It will be held March 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pima Community College, Room A-109, 401 N. Bonita Ave. in Tucson. […]
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What is a media list?
Alison Bailin | Feb 26, 2019
In an effort to help folks understand the “secret sauce” of how we PR people do our jobs effectively, we’ve been writing posts on some of our favorite public relations tactics. (If you missed any, all are available below.) Today, we explore the media list. A media list is essentially a database. Today, it is […]
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#MediaMonday – Kim Quintero
Alison Bailin | Feb 25, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Arizona’s Family’s own Kim Quintero. So, Kim, time to share! Tell us how you got your start in journalism? Tell us your story! I always wanted to work in TV News, even as a small kid. My dad, who worked at a men’s suit shop, frequently had customers who […]
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What is Crisis Communications at Sea?
Scott Hanson | Feb 22, 2019
HMA Public Relations has worked on some major crisis communication projects over the years. Sometimes we are a part of them even when we’re on vacation. This time, it was as the target audience. While on a recent cruise to Central America, I had the opportunity to watch a cruise ship’s leadership team spring into […]
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‘Financial Services: Phoenix Metro Leading The Way In Job Growth’ Will Be The Topic At Arizona Association For Economic Development’s March Luncheon
HMA Public Relations | Feb 21, 2019
(PHOENIX – Feb.21, 2019) – “Financial Services: Phoenix Metro Leading the Way in Job Growth” will be the topic at the Arizona Association for Economic Development’s (AAED) March luncheon. It will be held on March 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at 2901 N. Seventh St. in Phoenix. John Thomason, executive vice president at […]
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The Sky is Not the Limit
Abbie Fink | Feb 21, 2019
How does a less than stellar high school student find his way to college and eventually in space? By reading a book. Captain Scott Kelly, the most recent presenter at the Arizona Speaker Series, readily admits that he was not the best student and had it not been for the appealing cover of the book, […]
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#MediaMonday – Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Alison Bailin | Feb 19, 2019
Today’s #MediaMonday is special for a few reasons. First, it’s technically posting on a Tuesday given Presidents’ Day was yesterday. And second, it is on a member of the media near and dear to my heart for more than 10 years now. It all started in the mid-2000s when HMA was working with […]
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Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Community Resilience Center Receives New Patio Area Through Local Eagle Scout Project
HMA Public Relations | Feb 13, 2019
(PHOENIX – Feb. 12, 2019) – – On Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, Eagle Scout candidate Elias Bunn presented the Southwest Behavioral & Health Services (SB&H) Community Resilience Center with two handmade picnic tables, the result of his Eagle Scout service project. In order to achieve the rank of Eagle, Elias had to earn a minimum […]
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