Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Power of Color In Doing Business Internationally

When dressing professionally, certain colors have different meanings across the globe. Click the link below to find out what those colors mean.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

NFL dominant force in social media

With the offseason lockout now a distant memory, the National Football League (NFL) has become a dominant force in a fast-growing field of communication: social media.  Read the following article below to find out how they're doing it.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

10 Most Disastrous PR Moves by Companies

Over the years, many companies have made decisions that they would later regret.  Click here for the 10 most disastrous PR moves, courtesy of thestreet.com.


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Monday, October 17, 2011

Freelance writer re-starts newspaper

A former public relations specialist turned freelance writer has restarted a small town newspaper in Washington State after a 20-year absence.  Read on for more about how he did it.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

ESPN wavers before removing Hank Williams, Jr.

ESPN recently dropped Hank Williams, Jr. from its intros to its Monday Night Football game coverage.  But not before waffling on the matter.  Williams was dropped for making insensitive comments about President Obama.  Click the link below to find out more about the PR fallout from the Williams fiasco.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Using Twitter to attract journalists

If you're a PR person that wants to attract the attention of journalists, this article is for you.  Click the link below to find out 14 ways to do just that.

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Patch excluded from new hyperlocal network

A new trade group plans to put together a new line of hyperlocal news websites.  But the AOL-backed Patch won't be part of the plans.  Poynter.org has more on why Patch is out.

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Communication Career Clips: Small town newspapers continue to flourish

The newspaper industry may have fallen on hard times, but many small-town weekly publications still continue to hang in there, despite the challenges they face.  The editorial from the Los Angeles Times shows that many papers aren't just doing OK, they're flourishing.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

PR practices that frustrate journalists

If you're a journalist that's frustrated by lousy practices from PR pros, this article is for you.  Click the link below to find out what those five things are.

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Monday, September 5, 2011

Attracting Job Opportunities

Looking for ways to find work?  Click the link below to find three ways to do just that.

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