Bowl with new pros

By Charlotte Shaff on August 26th, 2010 In Professional Development

It’s time for the September Phoenix PRSA New Pros Happy Hour.  This time, the format is a little different – we’ll be kicking off the fall 2010 mentor program with ASU PRSSA.  Mentors and mentees – get ready to have a great time while getting to know each other.
Just a note: You don’t have to [...]

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Kindle? Nook? iPad? Find out August 30th

By Linda VandeVrede on August 23rd, 2010 In Professional Development

Valley PR Blog’s Len Gutman is one of the featured speakers August 30th at an “e-reader bakeoff” hosted by Arizona Book Publishing Association.  (Disclosure – I am on their board of directors).
Ebooks and ereaders are exploding.   How do you know which device to choose? Should it be a Kindle?  A Nook?  An iPad?  Last month, Amazon [...]

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Social Media AZ returns to Madcap on Sept. 9

By Len Gutman on August 16th, 2010 In Professional Development, Social Media

On Sept. 9, Tempe’s MadCap Theater will once again host Social Media AZ (SMAZ), the state’s largest homegrown conference on social media for business. Speakers from various social media, interactive marketing, search engine optimization, Fortune 200 and other Web 2.0 businesses will be on hand to share strategies and present fresh ideas on how to [...]

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Veeds of Arabia weighs in on his year away from Phoenix

By Linda VandeVrede on August 12th, 2010 In People, Professional Development

Veeds of Arabia, aka Jim Veihdeffer, is back in Phoenix for a few weeks.  Valley PR Blog interviewed him last fall right before he left for a teaching position in Saudi Arabia.   Here is his update on life in the Saudi desert:
1.     How many more weeks will you be in Phoenix, and then when do [...]

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Want to attend PRSA’s International Conference?

By Charlotte Shaff on July 28th, 2010 In Professional Development

This year, the Phoenix Chapter will be awarding up to $1,500 in scholarships to underwrite professional development expenses related to registration and travel costs to attend PRSA’s International Conference in Washington D.C. from Oct. 16–19.
Scholarships will not exceed $500 each and the recipient must turn in documentation to show how the funds were used. Recipients [...]

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3rd SMAZ will be biggest yet

By Linda VandeVrede on July 21st, 2010 In Professional Development, Social Media

The third Social Media for Business Arizona event on Thursday, Sept. 9th will be the biggest yet, with more than 600 attendees expected.   Thanks to the efforts of Fred von Graf, local experts and beginners alike have a great bi-annual conference at which to network and learn.  It’s a business-focused event designed to showcase how local [...]

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