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Eavesdropping Across Spectrum: PR, Social Media and Strategy

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My mother always told me that eavesdropping was rude and un-ladylike. Cue Southern belle.
Imagine my surprise when I had a journalism assignment in college to eavesdrop in a public place - and write down the dialogue. The point of the assignment was to absorb, then convey the passion and emotion at whatever level, between the people discussing.  You [...]

Assess Yourself: The Balancing Act of Time Management

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Time Management is a habit – it’s not something you can learn easily. Being organized doesn’t automatically mean you will succeed at time management.
This graphic details a time management tip from Steven R Covey’s book “7 Habits of Highly-Effective People.” It illustrates four possible categories for the things on your to-do list:

important and due soon [...]

Public Relations: Turning the Page

LAF note: This Young Minds post was written by my co-worker, Chad Sour.
Look around you. Day-in and day-out, it’s abundantly clear to those in the public relations industry (and especially those of us that read this blog) that we’ve reached a new chapter in our industry. The way we communicate with the consumer on behalf [...]

Social Media Presence Won’t Land You a Job

Having a presence on social media won’t land you a job. I was flabbergasted (awesome word) to hear a mentee of mine say the “career center told her to join Twitter and promote herself only.”
You know how social media can help you land a job? By the type of presence you create. A shameless self [...]

PR/SM Braniacs: Round One with #PRBC

I opened up an idea to my community a few weeks ago: a panel of professionals that could answer submitted questions about PR and Social Media. I asked #prbc to be the first group and asked them four questions. Since they are a chatty bunch with great insight, I will be posting one question at [...]

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