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How a New Communications Graduate Can Stand Out

Social Media Strategery

After all, if you get a job in this industry, that’s pretty much where you’ll be every day – might as well get used to it now. Rather than taking five bullets to tell me that you wrote press releases, managed social media sites, created media guides, and pitched media, tell me a story. Tell me what you did do.

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More Than Words: How to Really Redefine the Term “Public Relations”

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There’s big news in the PR industry as the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently announced that they are embarking on an international effort to modernize the definition of public relations. I will take responsibility for my strategies and tactics.

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Ten “Boring” PR Skills You Need to Have

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The best PR pros do a lot more than Tweeting, drinking with press contacts, and attending events. That might be what got you into the industry, but if you want to move up the ladder, you better sharpen these ten boring PR skills too. How many hours does it take you to write a press release? Manage your time.

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Gov 2.0 Jobs, Moves, and Opportunities

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Submit an announcement If you know folks that are moving up in the #gov20 industry, fill out this form. How to connect with others (or get a job): I hope that this list of resources grows from its meager beginnings and evolves into a comprehensive resource for Government 2.0 Government Job Resources USA Jobs – the U.S.

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Rethinking Public Relations Education

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When I took “ Media Writing ,&# I learned the AP Stylebook and how to write press releases. If I’m interviewing someone for a job, and they can’t even tell me what Twitter is and why it impacts the PR industry, they might as well be telling me that they don’t use email because they prefer meeting face to face.

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What Can Advertising Learn From PR When It Comes to Social Media?

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But social media has forced some changes to the advertising industry, whether the old-school likes it or not. For the first time in 20 years, Pepsi ditched the 30 second, $4M Super Bowl ad , and instead sunk $20M into the Pepsi Refresh project. What’s going on here? Is this the beginning of the end for advertising? Of course not.

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Stop Trying to Take the Easy Way Out

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We are taking what should be a boon to our industry – social media – and making the exact same mistakes we've been making for years with other media. Being able to blast your generic press releases out to 10,000 more people isn't a good thing. We're reducing relationships to impressions.