The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism recently published the eighth edition of its annual “State of the News Media” report. For those of us who’ve spent a large chunk of our lives working in or with the news media, or observing it as alpha news consumers, the latest report is enough to prompt […]
Now will you listen to me that LinkedIn is important? It’s “$8.9 billion valued” important. It’s “find a job, client, service and contact” important. It’s “time to update your profile you haven’t looked at since LinkedIn started” important. Find out more about LinkedIn’s IPO over at the New York Times. In the meantime, who wants to lend me […]
The voters of Senate 6 have spoken. After a grueling election that spurred extreme negative politics, they came out in greater numbers than anticipated to make their choice.
This week is the royal wedding! Prince William is marrying his princess, Kate Middleton. Many of us in the U.S. just can’t get enough of the wedding preparations – the bride’s dress, the wedding food, what the fashionable London society and celebrity crowd will be wearing to the wedding, and of course, the pomp and […]
One of my favorite things about working for a PR agency is that you have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and industries. I’ve worked on everything from food brands and technology companies to non-profits and major consumer brands. Although working here has provided me with a wealth of experiences, the […]
For self-proclaimed digital geeks like us, SXSWi is THE conference of the year. All of our favorite and most admired colleagues in social media, website strategy and marketing come together in one place to share knowledge, investigate new trends and connect with each other. To say it’s an overwhelming (in a good way!) conference is an understatement. […]
It may sound counterintuitive, but putting the “I” in online communities often results in a stronger feeling of “we.” By encouraging people to share their own opinions and thoughts, you increase the likelihood of people creating a community. This is because the strongest communities result when people not only feel comfortable sharing their opinions but […]
Terry Hemeyer: Mona Williams Wal-Mart’s VP of Corporate Communications recently was a guest lecturer in my University of Texas pr strategies class.
Terry Hemeyer: Mona Williams Wal-Mart’s VP of Corporate Communications recently was a guest lecturer in my University of Texas pr strategies class.
Looking for a PR Internship? Here are a few of our best tips for landing a PR internship. Managing Pierpont’s intern program, we’ve seen it all in the last three decades. We’ve been fortunate to have had excellent interns and many have joined the firm as entry-level employees (including the author, in 2003). At Pierpont, we always […]