Stop the excuses!

By on March 24th, 2009 In Hype!

It seems many of my original posts on here are inspired from a desire to vent. As a PR Indie, working from home, I only have so many outlets to let my frustrations out. This blog is one. Today, I am gonna talk excuses…the poor, pathetic excuses people are using that just don’t make sense. [...]

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Phoenix Ad Blog goes live

By on March 24th, 2009 In Social Media

Taking a page out of the Valley PR Blog playbook, a team of local ad execs have launched the Phoenix Ad Blog. “Taking a lesson from the PR industry, we started the Phoenix Ad Blog to provide a hub for marketing, design and advertising news here in the Valley,” says one of the blog’s founders, [...]

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Chuck Powell resurfaces on 98.7 The Peak

By on March 23rd, 2009 In Media

Morning man Chuck Powell returned to Phoenix airwaves this morning on 98.7 The Peak. Formerly on The Edge 103.9, Powell’s “Morning Ritual” was for years one of the best locally-produced moring radio programs. Despite a passionate following — especially for regular creative comedy features such as “That Guy” and “Last Character Standing” — the show [...]

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IABC Phoenix Non-Profit Communications Forum

By on March 20th, 2009 In Professional Development

IABC Phoenix will host the 2009 IABC Phoenix Non-Profit Communications Forum on Thursday, April 23 from 2:45 to 6:30 p.m. at Wells Fargo Conference Center in Phoenix. This half-day workshop will focus on the communications needs of non-profit agencies. Learn from top Valley communicators, participate in open, topic-specific discussions and network with professionals from local [...]

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Tell Your Client – Here’s an Apology Worth Watching

By on March 19th, 2009 In Advice, Best Practices

CNN this afternoon previewed the first interview with Eliot Spitzer since his sex scandal.   CNN Reporter Fareed Zakaria asked Eliot for his opinion on the AIG scandal, and then posed the question on everyone’s mind – how can we trust or value Eliot’s input on anything now, given his own bad behavior? I wondered how Eliot would [...]

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Diane Brossart to be honored at PRSA March Lunch

By on March 19th, 2009 In People

At the March 25th luncheon, the PRSA Phoenix Chapter will recognize and hear from Diane Brossart who is the recipient of the PRSA 2009 Phoenix Award. Brossart has served as Valley Forward Association‘s president since 1991. Under her direction, VFA’s PR Task Force, a committee consisting of more than five seasoned public relations practitioners, provides [...]

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