Bottom Line Media Coaching

By on March 14th, 2011 In People

Many of you may have pitched reporter and producer Jodie Heisner in the past few years when she was at ABC 15 here in Phoenix. Now, you may want to consider contacting her for another reason, media coaching. Heisner just recently left the TV news world to educate and inform anyone who wants to speak [...]

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That Better Be A Great Hour

By on March 7th, 2011 In Advice, Agencies, Best Practices, Marketing, People, Professional Development

We all know that people allow themselves to be seduced by arbitrary numbers and shiny price tags.

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Perspective — Seriously?

By on February 28th, 2011 In Advice, Agencies, Best Practices, Employee Communications, Hype!, Marketing, Media, People, Professional Development, Valley PR Blog

My goal is to to rattle the gilded cages of those who want nothing more than to keep people who think, look or love differently than them, out of their cage.

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Phoenix media community loses one of the good ones

By on February 20th, 2011 In Media, People

Valley PR Blog would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the Arizona Republic community this morning on the passing of Glen Creno. Glen was always a great reporter to work with and he was a professional in every sense of the word. I was lucky enough to work with Glen a lot back when [...]

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The problem with scale – remember Jerry Maguire?

By on February 11th, 2011 In People, Professional Development

Most of the marketing and PR professionals I know around here work for themselves or for small firms. The advantages are many, as these businesses can adapt quickly, don’t have to worry too much about their image being ruined by a maverick employee and often are more happy with their jobs because they simply don’t [...]

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ChandlerCamp on February 10

By on January 25th, 2011 In People, Professional Development, Social Media

ChandlerCamp is a half-day conference focused on helping new businesses succeed in the new economy. Expect just under three hours of useful tips and conversations from local professionals. It’s run entirely by volunteers in the Easy Valley and beyond. To attend, please register. Topics for small businesses include how to manage multiple locations, making your [...]

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