Barclay Communications Looking to Add PR Pro

By on February 17th, 2007 In Jobs

Many of you know I do some freelance work for Barclay Communications. Well, they are aggressively growing and looking to add talented people. See below if you’re interested… Barclay Communications, Phoenix’s third largest agency, has an immediate opening for a talented professional to combine strategic thinking, strong writing and creativity as an Account Executive in [...]

Read More→

Unique way to explain marketing terms

By on February 14th, 2007 In Marketing

UNIQUE WAY TO EXPLAIN MARKETING TERMS: The buzzword in business is MARKETING. However, people often get its meaning confused with the other ways they interact with their customers. Here’s an eight step at-a-glance understanding of this tricky subject. See if you can apply it to your business. 1) You’re a woman and you see a [...]

Read More→

Copper Quill call for entries

By on February 13th, 2007 In Professional Development

The Copper Quill Awards, presented by the Phoenix chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), recognize and celebrate outstanding work in business communication. The program recognizes excellence in: §       Employee and Corporate Communications §       Media and Public Relations §       Graphic Design §       Issues and Crisis Management §       Strategic Planning §       Marketing Submit your [...]

Read More→

Rob the coffee shop

By on February 12th, 2007 In Writing

Banned Words List #005: “For Immediate Release,” “today announced” The film Pulp Fiction opens with a couple robbing a coffee shop; then, it cuts to the opening credits. There’s a great lesson there for PR writing as well. Dispense with the formalities. Get to the guts. Rob the coffee shop. Why does common PR practice [...]

Read More→

Rudy Giuliani hires Phoenix event planner

By on February 9th, 2007 In Hype!

Politics aside, does anyone out there really think planning an event is a public relations job? The headline in the Business Journal says Arizona PR guru joins Giuliani team – but unless Gordon James is giving PR advice to Rudy can we really say the company is providing PR? I say no. Agree? Disagree?

Read More→

Grab a bite with Hugh Downs

By on February 9th, 2007 In Professional Development

Have you worshipped Hugh Downs since J-school? Well, here’s your chance to meet him one-on-one. The non-profit Communities in Schools is auctioning off lunches with some very famous people, including longtime ABC News veteran Hugh Downs right here in Phoenix. Get more information at the Lunch with a Leader web site.

Read More→

Next Entries » « Previous Entries