Phx PRSA Independents Lunch May 5

By on May 2nd, 2011 In Best Practices

Are you a PR practitioner flying solo because you have a passion for independence? Does the mere thought of putting on “corporate handcuffs” cause you to break out in hives? Do you want to network with other indies to learn and share tips for overcoming the challenges of being your own boss so that your [...]

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Human Nature

By on April 26th, 2011 In Advice, Agencies, Best Practices, Employee Communications, Jobs, Professional Development

Great lives and careers are now based on having the courage to think independently, make your own decisions and not be a sheep.

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SO much for Church and (this) State…

By on March 29th, 2011 In Best Practices, Media, People

right after the national anthem, and before the chicken d’jour, came the Prayer. It would be reasonable to assume the content would be non-denominational, a la the “In God We Trust” that’s on the dollar bill in your pocket. Right?

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Proud To Be LinkedIn Member # 33,688

By on March 28th, 2011 In Advice, Agencies, Best Practices, Social Media

I received a lovely email from Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn’s co-founder and Chairman.

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How To Handle Bad Press

By on March 24th, 2011 In Best Practices

Online rumors can never, EVER be put back in the bag. Try as the PR world might, eliminating the source of negative allegations against a client is an impossible task. The Lavidge Company, representatives for the recently accused Jason Hope of JAWA/Cylon, has drawn the highly unenviable work. While I certainly didn’t expect them to [...]

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Is Jason Hope (JAWA/Cylon) A Scam?

By on March 21st, 2011 In Best Practices, PR Fail

(UPDATE 5/23/2011: Because Len Gutman decided to shut down this blog, I’ve reposted most of this story at tdhurst.com) (UPDATE 5/3/2011: Today I was asked if I would consider removing two posts from Valley PR Blog in exchange for $1000. While the person claiming to be Susan Richardson at susan.richardson80@yahoo.com did NOT specify which two [...]

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