Below is a guest post from Amanda Aviles, a PRSSA member at the University of Alabama. Social media are great: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Four Square and blogs are fun, and social networks can help you reconnect with old friends and make new ones. But we, as public relations folks, know that there is so much more depth to social media […]
Below is a guest post from Kristen Lueck, Elon University PRSSA Secretary. Elon University’s fourth regional activity is titled “PR in 3D.” So, what is PR in 3D? The sessions and activities of the conference aim to teach you about the three main areas of a public relations career: account management, the creative process and the client perspective. The event, […]
During the summer, we posted about how to increase the value of your PRSSA membership to get the most for your money. This time around, we found that since it’s a different time of the year, you have different opportunities to participate in and further add value to your membership. Here’s a checklist of things you can do before completing […]
The following is a guest post from, Kimberly Ciesla, Rowan University Chapter President. In PRSSA, students are exposed to a number of opportunities to lead. But often times, teams don’t work together as cohesively as they could because leaders make common mistakes that can break down the morale of the team. During PRSA’s recent webinar, Getting to Great Leadership and […]
The following is a guest post from Kylie O’Brien, MSU PRSSA vice president of public relations. The public relations field offers opportunities in a variety of specialties; it’s not a simple choice among agency, corporation or non-profit. It’s a career filled with niches ranging from entertainment to government to health care. So how are we, college students aspiring to enter […]
You are invited to the Oral Roberts University PRSSA Regional Activity, “Front Row Seat 2010: Your Ticket to the Sports and Entertainment Industries.” Festivities will begin with a welcome party at the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. Come to mingle with PRSA members, faculty and other students from the eight state regions while enjoying […]
What’s the latest and greatest in social media? How do you decide between a career in agency and corporate public relations? Do you know the difference between a defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan? The answers to all these questions and more will be revealed at the Illinois State University PRSSA Regional Activity “Enhancing Your PRofession.” This Regional […]
The following is a guest post from Allison Shannon, Boston University PRSSA Webmaster. Soon you’ll be graduating and when you reach the other side of that stage, diploma in hand, you will be entrenched in the uncertainty of today’s job market. You will need more than that diploma to show your future employer that you are one in a million. […]
Because blogging is the cost effective and seems easy to use, it often attracts people as a great medium to reach their audience. However, effective blogging takes time and strategy. Therein lies a visible problem PRSSA Chapters are coming across as they use social media to communicate: What do we blog about and how do we keep people coming back? […]
What if you’re VP of Communications for a children’s toy manufacturer that was just in the news for a distributing a children’s toy with harmful defects. As a PR professional, what would you do? How would you respond? What if one of your co-workers is interacting in social media to promote and praise your company’s product without disclosing his or […]
