Video Blogging Week 1

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Video Blogging Week 1

Trying out this whole video thing at the urging of Arik Hanson. Yeah. Let me know what you think.

-LAF

Update: People wanted to see the dog that makes an appearance – he was rather grumpy with me this morning when I took it. Diesel is a 3 year old Sheltie.

Three Signs You're a PR Pro

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Three Signs You’re a PR Pro

Public Relations is ever changing – and as it becomes more integrated with marketing and advertising, we are starting to see many new facets of PR professionals. So what constitutes as a PR professional? We’ve discussed the definition, but what about types of people? Types of personalities? We will never all be the same, but [...]

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How to be a successful Young Pro without getting Kanye’d

LAF Note: This post was written by regular contributor Katie Wall.
While I’m no Taylor Swift, I empathize with the fact that there are always going to be obstacles and people who try to belittle my efforts and successes. But guess what…just because you are young doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough – And just because [...]

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Communications: What's Your Style?

LAF Note: This post was written by regular contributor Chevis English.
When I chose to study communications at the University of Arkansas, I never knew how many types of communication there actually were. There is nonverbal communication, inteERpersonal communication, intrRApersonal communication, small group communication, gender communication (Side Note: best class one could ever take for the [...]

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Overcoming Obstacles: Young Pros and the Coffee Run

Hey young pros: There’s a difference between getting coffee and setting up lunch.
Sure, they are both dealing with food. Your supervisor is probably asking you to do this task.  And yes, many interns and entry level pros have probably gotten coffee a time or two. But here’s the difference:  Who is it serving, the client/organization [...]

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From {Young Minds}: Finding a Social Media Balance in a Professional World

LAF Note: This post was written by Tom O’Keefe and is a part of the Young Minds series.
When Laura asked me to write a post for her Young Minds series, I really had no idea what to write about. I’ve never held a full-time public relations job, I don’t have my own social media or [...]

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There's More to a Millennial than Updating Your Profile

Collaborative post by Kasey Skala and Laura Fernandex. You can find them on Twitter at @kmskala and @CubanaLAF.
A blog post went up today on the PRSA ComPRhension blog that was titled Status Updates: Millennial Staffers Can Update Your Social Media Plans. Kasey Skala and Laura Fernandex are both PRSA members (Minnesota and Ft. Worth, respectively) [...]