After so many days of controversy surrounding the presidency of the United States, the inevitable day of the inauguration of the new president-elect, Joe Biden, finally arrived. The celebration of this event transcended to social networks, where the most recognized organizations and brands gave their support to the president this past Jan. 20. Patagonia posted a tweet on its official […]
This post is part of PRSSA National’s series highlighting the experiences of Black members in our community. Have a story to share? Reach out to us. I stumbled across public relations around my sophomore year when I was in community college. I was very unaware of what I wanted to major in at a full-time university. When I was finding […]
This article is part of our National Committee Spotlight series. This series features our current National Committee reflecting on their experience and offering insights into their respective roles as we approach our National Elections and Leadership Assembly. To learn more about running for National Committee, click here. Katy Belanger – Vice President of Digital Communications What is your role? Give […]
As we start the second half of this National Committee’s term, I wanted to give an opportunity for each member to briefly reflect on their experience and offer some insight into their respective roles. Starting with our National President, the National Committee Spotlight series will highlight each National Committee member as we approach our National Elections and Leadership Assembly. To […]
PRSSA’s Career Development Month celebration continued with our January 2021 Twitter chat. Titled “Career Development Month – Distinguish Yourself”, this chat brought PRSSA students together to discuss how we all can take charge of our careers as we begin the new year. Highlights can be found below or at this link. Be sure to join us for our next Twitter […]
“Tell me about yourself.” Who knew four little words could be so intimidating? It seems so simple, yet no one ever knows the best way to respond. If you’ve been struggling to find the perfect answer to this daunting question, don’t worry. You are not alone. I, too, have found myself stumped, scrolling through interview TikTok hoping someone would enlighten […]
One of the long-term results of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the shift to a virtual work environment. Many companies are continuing to embrace remote workforces and are even expanding their recruitment tactics to build a workforce that is spread across states, countries, and even continents. This shift to a virtual workplace has resulted in the apparent loss of some […]
On January 8, 2021, 17-year-old Disney star Olivia Rodrigo released her song titled “drivers license.” As of January 12, the song made it to the top of iTunes’ charts, beating out “Lonely” by Justin Bieber and “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd. This song became so popular due to its increasing popularity on the social media app, TikTok. Over the past […]
It was my first day at my first internship at a marketing and public relations agency in Rocky Mount, NC. A writer at heart, I prefer to be behind the scenes, and the thought of doing broadcast journalism or being on a green screen, quite frankly, made me want to run and hide. The morning of my first day, the […]
As a result of COVID-19, companies have had to learn how to best communicate with their customers and their employees virtually. Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx and many more have allowed for companies to continue to meet in large groups. For public relations professionals, this meant many of the traditional forms of communications had gone out the […]
