Valley PR Blog Says Goodbye

By on May 10th, 2011 In Valley PR Blog

They say all good things must come to an end and thus it is with a bittersweet heart I announce that today is the final post for Valley PR Blog. I know, don’t cry.

Valley PR Blog has been a true labor of love for us over these past 4 1/2 years, but truth be told we’ve all moved on to new jobs, new families and new priorities and we seem to have lost the spark. Our first post was actually on Dec. 10, 2006 about some new hires at a local PR agency, and over the years I think we’ve been pretty true to our mission, which was to “bring us all together.” In that time we’ve had 1,943 posts and you’ve made 4,992 comments!

The original team was myself, Dan Wool, Charlotte Risch and Angelo Fernando. Soon after Linda VandeVrede joined us and our little quintet had a nice run. We’ve had a lot of great guest bloggers over the years, from Barry Kluger to Abbie Fink, Tyler Hurst and David Eichler. And there were many more.

Thanks to everyone who made Valley PR Blog a part of their life. Maybe one of you will pick up the flag and carry on?

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Pitch Me: Local Lily

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Blufish Design Studio adds staff, expands offering

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Odell named VP Corp Comm at UTI

By on May 3rd, 2011 In People

Universal Technical Institute is pleased to announce the promotion of Bill Odell to Vice President, Corporate Communications. Formerly the Director, Corporate Communications, Odell will have expanded responsibilities in investor relations, providing significant support to government affairs initiatives and corporate compliance matters.  Odell will continue to lead both internal and external communications in this new role. [...]

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