Networking — it’s like that daunting semester-long project worth 50 percent of your final grade. You know it’s essential to your success but you avoid it because it’s too much work and you aren’t even sure how to do it yet. However, unlike those dreaded projects, networking is worth a lot more than 50 percent of your final grade. According […]
PR work from home to co-founding one of the fastest growing tech companies in the nation, Podium. Today Podium has more than 100,000 users and 250 employees. With more than $32 million in investments, Podium looks to hire 400 new employees in the next five years and construct an exclusive building in Lehi, Utah. When Steele was doing PR freelance […]
Have you ever wanted to know the perfect recipe for landing a great internship or why having multiple college internships is so important? I recently had the chance to sit down with PRSSA National President Andrew Cook and talk about how he obtained his different internships, as well as how they have helped him become a better candidate for jobs […]
Internships serve as an important stepping stone in a young professional’s career. They offer you valuable experience and insight, preparing you for your post-grad journey. But how do you search for such an experience? For me, the internship search illuminates a mixture of excitement and anxiety. It’s as if you have endless yet limited possibilities all in one. Embarking on […]
Who can reach more than 73 million people in the world through social media, with 43 million of these people reached on Twitter alone? President Donald Trump does. Many say Trump’s uncanny ability to communicate through speech and social media won him the presidency. Believe it or not, Trump made a lasting impact on political communications and how it is […]
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Session: Meet the Living Legends of Public Relations Presenters: Nick Ashooh, APCO Worldwide; Patrice Tanaka, Joyful Planet LLC; moderated by Brian Price, Starwood Retail Partners Recap: Nick Ashooh and Patrice Tanaka covered not only their personal experiences in public relations but also their wealth of advice for PRSSA members as growing professionals. Their insight and encouragement serve as valuable stepping […]
First thing, establish what your personal brand is. According to The Balance, a personal brand is defined as, “how you present yourself online and offline.” Now that we’ve established what exactly a personal brand is, let’s focus on the best ways we as PRSSA members can build ours. Decide on your skillset. Before you can correctly brand yourself, you have […]
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Session: Sticking to the Brand Presenter: Jonathan Yohannan, Panera Bread Recap: Jonathan Yohannan, director of public relations for Panera Bread, spoke about the specific brand strategies that Panera Bread uses to gain brand loyalty. He focused on an array of case studies and tactics that were used to enhance and exemplify Panera Bread’s specific brand of “Food as it Should […]
Lo único que nos ayudará a sobrevivir en un mundo tan competitivo como el nuestro es DESTACAR. Pero, ¿cómo destacar a través del CV? A lo largo de estos últimos años, he leído muchos artículos sobre cómo redactar el CV de tal forma que el reclutador no dude en llamarte. Diseño sobrio y sencillo, foto profesional, datos breves y concisos, […]
Environmental issues are constantly being communicated. Everyone, all the time, is being affected by the environment but the question is who is communicating the environmental findings/issues happening daily?” While scientists are specialists in researching, most are not specialists in communicating their findings to the general public. This is where environmental public relations specialists become superheroes. Here is what you need […]
