Archive for the ‘PRSA Chicago’ Category

Leaders Must Be Present

Last night I attended the PRSA Chicago senior leaders event, where Helen Ostrowski, the chairman and CEO of Porter Novelli, was honored.
She discussed an Arthur Page Society meeting at which Jeff Immelt spoke and said the most important thing leaders can do right now is be present.
Be present.
That means all of the advice we give [...]

Remember this when pitching the media

We’ve heard most of these tips before, yet some PR professionals avoid them, giving the rest of us a bad rap.  I recently attended a PRSA lunch here in Chicago, and although it was supposed to be on healthcare media, it was actually more about what to do and not to do when pitching. 

Social media and PR: Molli and Brigitte share their thoughts

We went to the PRSA social media luncheon earlier this week, and it turned out to be pretty interesting. And the food was good, for a change! We weren’t going to blog about this. But yesterday, we saw that one of the panelists, the Chicago Tribune’s Eric Benderoff, blogged on it. As if that wasn’t [...]

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Is Social Media Creating a Loss of Filter for Young PR Pros?


Ethical Dilemmas in PR and Media