The week in student blog posts

Please read these notable posts from the past week, and the posts they link to

Feature writing and PR, Alyssa Maute
A grim look at PR refuted, Erin Martin
Public meltdown or publicity stunt? Shelley Addis
Tips for writing good blog posts, Alyssa Maute
Real World PR, Madison Fisher – this is a series of posts about the Real World [...]

PR & social media tips

One of my former students, Christina, (follow her on twitter), sent me these three links she thought PR students will find useful.
Great advice on all of them, I highly recommend you read:

The ten best ways to get noticed by media, by Sarah Gilbert Fox – excellent media relations advice from a senior editor at Style [...]

Past week in student blog posts

Here’s a selection of student blog posts I thought you’ll find useful. Check them out, check out the links they provide – and get ideas of what to blog about!

Cover letter and resume tips from online chat, Madison Fisher
Image restoration: How to clean up when you mess up, Lauren Gaulin (yes, writing posts on comm [...]

Twitter mosaic

Not only is this a fun tool, but I thought it might help you (my students) browse through the list of people I’m following on twitter and maybe find a couple you want to follow, too.
Get your twitter mosaic here.

Notable student posts [past 2 weeks]

Read, learn*, find blogs to follow**:

Cara Mitchell, Pitching 101 with Dave Fleet
Madison Fisher, Networking with people you don’t even know
Alyssa Maute, Interview with the executive director of the Post and Courier
Erin Sanders, Is you is or is you ain’t: Social media expert
Erin Martin, Are you listening to me?

* for my students who are new at [...]

Meet the PRos: Brains on Fire

After meeting Geno Church, Chief Inspiration Officer at Brains on Fire at the SNCR conference almost a year ago, I finally had the chance last week to sit down with him and Spike Jones, have lunch and stimulating conversation, and visit their offices downton Greenville (South Carolina, if y’all were wondering).
Brains on Fire has got [...]