…the more they remain the same, apparently, in the PR world of media relations.
The Internet Press Guild (IPG) is a community of PR practitioners that focuses entirely on online journalism and news about the Internet.
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Federal Budget Cuts and Training
The sequester bite is taking a toll on government programs. According to the NY Times the sequester is temporarily changing the way the government does business.
One example is pulling out of an international space conference held in the US. Read more
Fall Internship Opportunity
CommCore is recruiting for a Public Relations/Marketing Intern for an Internship to work directly with the founder of the company and his team. The position involves all aspects of marketing and new business development with major focus on developing pitch letters, as well as:
- Database management
- Social media
- Traditional public relations tactics, such as assisting with press release writing and distribution, and media outreach.
CEOs: Remember That It’s About People!
Being a Captain of Industry shouldn’t mean looking down on the crew from the Upper Deck.
As businessman Jeff Haden wrote in a recent columnin Inc. Magazine, he saw a company he had admired “in a different, less positive light” after being summoned, and then dissed, by the CEO at his company’s event in New York City.
Read more Medical Intern “Boot Camp” — Life and Death and Communication
Few crises are as immediate as those faced by doctors and medical personnel with patients in life and death situations.
And nothing prepares a doctor – particularly a novice hospital intern – for a crisis like a simulation.
Read more How to Stand Your Ground — On Live TV
Senator Elizabeth Warren, D- MA, recently delivered an object lesson in how to effectively stand one’s ground in a tough live broadcast interview.
Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to defend her proposed legislation to break up the big banks, Warren withstood a barrage of challenging and skeptical – even scolding – questions from several of the program’s hosts by refusing to acknowledge their unrelenting criticisms.
Read more What does your handshake say about YOU?
Cliché: You only have one chance to make a first impression.
Clichés are both true and exaggeration. So, in the spirit of the cliché, we call your attention to a Fast Company posting on handshakes.
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