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Post-Secondary PR

Posted At: July 1, 2013 9:50 a.m. by Gillian Richard Public relations can be applied in almost any industry, company or context. The world of higher education is no exception to this rule. In fact, college is the ideal location for PR to be put

Buying Into the Vision

Posted At: June 28, 2013 5:20 p.m. by Claudia Calhoun Vision. It takes on many different definitions, but for a company, the definition is simple: It is why we do what we do. It can be a long, eloquent statement or a few words, but the

Building a Brand: Rebecca Gordon’s Buttermilk Lipstick

Building a Brand: Rebecca Gordon’s Buttermilk Lipstick

Posted At: June 20, 2013 2:30 P.M. by Casey Rogers It is harder than ever for professionals to set themselves and their careers apart from those around them. Success is now measured not only by one’s career accomplishments, but also by one’s personal brand. Because ever-emerging

Leaving Your Mark Through Personal Branding

Posted At: June 12, 2013 11:15 p.m. by Casey B. Rogers In today’s celebrity-conscious culture, personal branding has become one of the most useful tools in harnessing the true power of public relations. For many PR professionals, discovering and creating this very type of branding has

Art and PR Render a Masterpiece

Art and PR Render a Masterpiece

Posted At: May 30, 2013 10:15 A.M. by Taylor Hodgkinson The art industry can be lucrative in enriching one’s culture and imagination. Expressing one’s self through creative outlets provides participants with a channel of communication — a channel often more powerful than the exchange of words.

When the Boss Slips Up…

Posted At: May 21, 2013 8:30 a.m. by Lindsey Green Although the PR team for any high profile public figure or institution is probably accustomed to busy schedules and hectic lifestyles, no amount of careful planning can prepare them for when the boss says something inappropriate.

Developing Thought Leadership: Connie Ward and Thought Leader Zone

Developing Thought Leadership: Connie Ward and Thought Leader Zone

  Posted At: May 1, 2013 10:00 p.m. by Lindsey Green   What is a thought leader? Connie Ward defines it in four ways: 1. Thought leaders are people who make other people think. 2. Thought leaders will throw a javelin to just the right place

Beanbags to Conference Tables: rbb Public Relations

Beanbags to Conference Tables: rbb Public Relations

Posted At: April 24, 2013 7:40 P.M. by Kaitlyn Honnold “You’re shrunk to the height of a nickel and thrown into a blender. Your mass is reduced so that your density is the same as usual. The blades start moving in sixty seconds. What do you

Fake Stories, Real Consequences

Posted At: April 24, 2013 7:30 P.M. by Grayson Martin Yesterday, the Associated Press’ Twitter account was hacked. The hacker then tweeted, “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” There was an immediate reaction to the false report; the DOW dropped

Enough Is Enough, JCP

Posted At: April 19, 2013 2:00 p.m. by Lindsey Green Earlier this month, JCPenney fired CEO Ron Johnson after 17 months of a major rebranding attempt. Critics have been quick to criticize the former Apple executive, labeling the move and the CEO as failures almost as soon as the

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