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 [...]

Career resources

[cross-posted from the Clemson PRSSA blog]
For those of you interested in finding a job or an internship (does that mean ALL?) here are some good online resources for learning how to navigate the job search process:
First, there’s Heather Huhman. You can follow Heather on twitter, read her column on Examiner.com and attend a live online [...]

Meet the PRo: Paull Young

In class today, we chatted with Paull Young (blog, twitter), who works at Social Media PR consulting agency Converseon, in NYC.
Paull talked about the importance of networking online and how four of his Converseon colleagues were recruited via their blogs or twitter.
He also talked to us about the importance of strategy, strategic thinking & planning, [...]

Meet the PRo: Karen Russell on PR History

Karen Russell – UGAConnect – Athens, GA
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Dr. Karen Russell (blog, twitter) is a professor at UGA who specializes in PR history.
I asked Dr. Russell to answer a couple of questions on her area of expertise:
Dr. V: Why study PR history? Why should we bother? What do we get out of it?
Dr. Russell: [...]

Meet the PRo: Kevin Dugan

Today we chatted on the phone with Kevin Dugan, director of marketing communications for FRCH Design Worldwide.
Kevin told the class about the importance of strategic planning and of setting goals and strategies before jumping into tactics. He said that no two days are the same in a PR job.
The 3 most important skills he [...]