How to be a leader, not a boss.

This post can be orginally seen www.lorrabrown.com By Lorra M. Brown In public relations, managing clients, colleagues, media contacts and spokespeople are essential PR functions.   As a fast-paced entrepreneurial industry, motivated young people may get promoted quickly.   While agencies do an excellent job of building staffer …

PR newbies: 8 uncommon tips for job interviews

This post orginally appeared on Communications Conversation By Arik Hanson By Arik Hanson Last week I spoke to a PRSSA chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Really motivated and organized bunch, it seemed. Afterward, one of the young ladies introduced herself and said she’d be following up soon. Her question: “I have my …

When Publicists Say ‘Shh!’

By LAURA M. HOLSON The R&B singer Chris Brown and his publicist parted ways on March 22, the same day Mr. Brown shattered the window of a dressing room during a violent tirade at “Good Morning America,” photos of which were quickly posted online. Eight days earlier, Gilbert Gottfriedlost his job as the voice of the Aflac duck …

PR Tools That Don’t Rhyme with Focus or Vision

This post can orginally be found on http://blog.journalistics.com by Jeremy Porter I’ve used products from Vocus, Cision, BurrellesLuce, PRNewswire, BusinessWire andMarketwire in the past, and they’ve all helped me get my work done faster and deliver stronger results for clients. There are also a wide-range of free products out …