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[31 Mar 2007 | Comments Off | 208 views]

You tend to remember your students. Some more than others, I imagine. There are so many, you know.
I believe you tend to remember the ones that you know – upon first meeting them – will likely change the world. These are the students that were so funny, so lively, so … overwhelmingly enthusiastic about life … well, you couldn’t get them out of your memories – even if you tried. Not that I would try, of course.
Shea Snider is one student that fits that description, for …

Blog Talk, Education, OpenPR, PR, Public Relations, Public Relations Education, Social Media »

[31 Mar 2007 | 3 Comments | 37 views]

The news was wonderful to hear. Paull Young lands a great job in New York City. And, he’ll be working with another great guy, too.
The release said it all. “Converseon today named Paull Young as a senior account executive in its New York headquarters. Young, author of the Young PR blog and a respected PR blogger and podcaster, will execute social media strategies for Converseon’s clients, reporting to Converseon’s director of social media, Constantin Basturea.”
I have to say, any firm with both Constantin and Paull is definitely …

Advertising, Blog Talk, Disability, Employment, Marcom, Marketing, PR, Public Relations, Public Relations Education, Social Media, Social Media Internships, WOM, WOMM »

[30 Mar 2007 | Comments Off | 135 views]

Facebook is an interesting social media community. For ASCCA’s interests of connecting with college students, it seems like the natural community to engage. ASCCA wants college students to work as counselors, program staff and for internships. So, we’re trying something new to reach them.
ASCCA is going to run approximately 50,000 flyers a day, for three days, targeted at students from the following universities: University of Georgia, University of Florida, Troy State University, Montevallo, University of Alabama-Birmingham, University of North Alabama, University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and …

Blog Talk, PR, Public Relations »

[14 Mar 2007 | One Comment | 269 views]

For some time now, women have dominated the PR workforce in the United States. Evidence of that is the overwhelming number of women enrolled in higher education public relations programs across the country. The same can be said for the PR workforce in agencies, government, nonprofits and single practitioner offices.
But what of the makeup of the PR workforce in other countries? In male dominated cultures, such as some Arab states, one might think that women are still shut out of the job marketplace. Not true anymore, …