Apr 7 2011

25 professional tips for the new communications pro

Here they are, 25 tweet-ready professional tips for new communications professionals:

When your boss asks for your opinion it’s an opportunity. Showcase your strategic thinking and don’t rush your response.
In #PR we often live in the “gray”–answers aren’t black/white or crystal clear. If you want to move into mgmt, you’ll need to embrace.
Is your boss on [...]

Oct 20 2010

24 Reasons When You Know You’re Over-thinking Social Media

Enjoy!

You need a Xanax after explaining, yet again, that an avatar is not a creepy robot-like photo of you or the James Cameron film.
Your phone constantly locks up because the memory is dedicated to the 329 social networking apps running.
You decide to cancel tonight’s social gathering because you’re not sure if it’s considered a tweetup [...]

Apr 21 2009

A few pitching tips: fast pitch or slow pitch (but no curve balls)

I’m lucky to have a great network of professionals–truly lucky. I definitely do not “know it all” about the public relations profession and do not claim to. What I do have is access to some of the greatest minds around, mostly through social media. I also like to ask a lot of questions. Even when [...]