New PR intern at Banner

By on August 25th, 2009 In People

Hadley Mick from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication joined the PR team at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center today. She will work alongside Rebecca Armendariz helping with media relations and writing publications within the hospital. A senior studying public relations at ASU, she had an internship with East Valley Tribune her sophmore year and just [...]

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A few words with Kathy Kolbe

By on August 25th, 2009 In People, Professional Development

  Do you know what your conative abilities are? Kathy Kolbe, based right here in Phoenix, has been helping individuals assess their natural strengths for over 30 years.   Her Kolbe A (TM) Index can analyze your best way of getting things done. It deals with innate conative abilities, not personality. Conation is the part of the mind [...]

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Award to recognize former Girl Scouts

By on August 25th, 2009 In Uncategorized

The 15th Annual World Awards Celebration to recognize best in female accomplishments. Each year, the Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council selections seven outstanding Arizona women who are now leaders in their profession and/or community and who were involved with Girl Scouting in their youth. These women exemplify the power and influence of Girl Scouting. More than [...]

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Upcoming ‘Are You Socially Acceptable?’ classes still available

By on August 25th, 2009 In Social Media

Are You Socially Acceptable? has a handful of upcoming classes available for you or your clients. Valley PR Blog readers get 15% off just by using the code “friend” at checkout. Tell your friends!

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‘Digest’ readership literally dying off

By on August 24th, 2009 In Media

Reader’s Digest filed for bankruptcy protection today, saying it has “seen its U.S. circulation drop from a peek of more than 17 million in the 1970s to just above 8 million last year.” Perhaps Americans don’t even have time for shortened versions of news articles, or maybe the Internet has reared its ugly head again. [...]

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Social Media AZ highlights

By on August 21st, 2009 In Professional Development, Social Media

Many people I spoke to at yesterday’s  Social Media AZ conference were there, not just to hear something they hadn’t heard before,  (in an industry that’s changing every three seconds) but to exchange ideas, and connect. Al Maag, Chief comms officer of Avnet set the scene with a keynote on a topic that almost everyone [...]

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