Monthly Archives: March 2010

Weekly Topic: Interviewing a PR Professional, Recap

My Public Relations Professional I chose is a good friend of mine and is always enthusiastic to share highlights of her day at work. Her name is Brandi Wigley and she is the  Community Initiatives Manager at the Atlanta History … Continue reading

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TOW 11: Interview with Martin Waxman

This week’s topic came about after listening to an interview that professor Barbara Nixon had with Martin Waxman, president and cofounder of Palette Public Relations Inc. My professor discovered Mr. Waxman through his podcast a couple of years ago, and … Continue reading

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Weekly Topic: Internship Advice

I’m a bit timid of writing a post about internship advice, when I haven’t actually completed an internship yet. I have full intentions of doing my internship this summer, but when I sat down and thought about it, I really … Continue reading

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TOW 9: What PR OpenMic has to offer to PR students and recent grads

There are so many websites available for “public relations people” today, but one that really rocks, in my opinion is PR Open Mic. The site is available for PR students, professors, and practitioners. It’s a great way to communicate idea’s … Continue reading

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TOW 8: Podcasts: How PR majors benefit from listening

Some of you might not know what a podcast is. I know that I had an idea a couple of years ago, but wasn’t exactly sure myself. In simple terms, its audio content that is found online. It can be … Continue reading

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Trade Book Review

Please feel free to visit slideshare for notes on the presentation to help you better follow along. Thanks for listening! Continue reading

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Trade Book Review

Another form of tradebook review. The New Rules of Marketing and PR

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Trade Book Review: The New Rules of Marketing and PR

This is a link to my trade book review for social media and public relations. Please check out the notes section under my presentation to follow along. Thanks!

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Transformation of Groundswell: Ch. 10-12

     To wrap up and end the discussion of the last three chapters of the book, Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies, authors Bernoff and Li focus on the transformation. The key points were the relationship transformation that will take … Continue reading

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TOW 6: Social Media, Friend or Foe?

This week we had the chance to watch “Social Media: Friend of Foe?” David Biesack, Shel Holtz, Vida Killian, Terry McKenzie, and Jim Ylisela discuss the topic of social media and “objections of adoption of the social media communication channel.” … Continue reading

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