“I got a job just fine without PRSSA.” – Okay, where’s your network?
*this is a very straightforward post about why students should take advantage of PRSSA and other pre-professional organizations. If you are in public relations or communications in general and you’re not a member of PRSSA, you really are missing out and you have missed one of the biggest opportunities you will come across. The … Read more
A Millennial’s list of who to follow on Twitter (via millennialmafia)
Awesome list of PR pros to follow on Twitter and I’m extremely honored to be included in this list by Lauren Yanow. Lauren Yanow Recently a couple people have asked me about Twitter. Most of my friends from college use the micro-blogging site, but typically not for networking purposes. I, however, think Twitter is one … Read more
One Incredible Conference
When we all get back from a conference we are on SUCH a high from the things we learned, the people we met and the things we got to experience. This conference was no different, but it was all the difference. I have NEVER connected with people so quickly and with people I will never … Read more
How many PR internships?
This past week on #PRstudchat, one of the discussion questions was about how many internships you should have/are you expected to have within PR. Note: Tweets are taken directly from #PRstudchat and given credit for. I don’t think there is really a “right” answer to this question, but I think you need either 2-3 internships. … Read more
My Favorite Twitter Chats!
I was asked by Shelley @seashells what my favorite Twitter chats are. So I decided to make a list of my favorite Twitter chats and WHY they are my favorites. There are a few that are on the same day, which does make it difficult to participate in more than one at the same time, but … Read more
Interaction ACTION!
I have about 950 followers [it varies from day-to-day]. I follow 640 people. How many of the people who follow me and that I follow do I regularly interact with? Probably only about 30. So what are the other people for? Why are they there? This is something I have really been thinking about lately. … Read more
Have an interest? There’s a chat for that.
Have you ever acted like you know everything about a certain subject/object before just because you thought you did or wanted others to think you did? Well I know I have. I really thought I had WordPress down pat, knew how to do everything, etc. Come to find out, I really didn’t know that much! … Read more
Is everyone else really doing it?
The first part of this post was written by Jason Arican from Chicago. He is the Managing Director of Client Relations for @meltwaterbuzz and a writer for @cultureblues. You can find him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dj_justjay. The last part of the post beginning with the So why didn’t “Quit Facebook Day” work? part was written … Read more
Who you gonna call?
You’re in the middle of the biggest crisis your company has ever seen. Everyone in the United States and the world is coming down hard on you. No one is on your side. What do you do? First off, what is a crisis? A crisis is a major occurrence with a potentially negative outcome affecting … Read more
