Old PR versus new PR

Old PR versus new PR

Just over a year ago I ran into Dave Jones, a friend, colleague and creator of Inside PR. He’d made the shift from PR to advertising to the digital world not too long before that. We were talking about various agencies working together and who’s best at...
Where are you going, PR?

Where are you going, PR?

Or really, what’s our future going to be? Are we about to be relegated to the publicity junk heap of the Interwebs? Not that there’s anything wrong with publicity.  As a proud, former publicist I believe there’s much value for that. There’s an...
We’re all in showbiz – take two

We’re all in showbiz – take two

A little more than a year ago, when I returned home from Counselors Academy conference in New Orleans, I wrote a post called We’re all in showbiz. Clearly this is something I associate with Counselors because it was the subject of the 52N (five minutes to...
A tribute to Arthur Yann, APR

A tribute to Arthur Yann, APR

Many communications people were shocked over the weekend to hear the sad news that Arthur Yann, APR, vice president, PR, for the Public Relations Society of America died suddenly at age 48.  It was a tragic turn of events for a person in their prime. You can read...
Three reasons to attend Counselors Academy Conference

Three reasons to attend Counselors Academy Conference

Since 2005, as many of you know, PRSA Counselors Academy has been my annual must-attend PR event. In fact, I get so much out of the conference I volunteered to be its 2012 conference chair. This year #CAPRSA is being held in Austin, Texas June 9 to 13, and in addition...