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Young professionals are the latest demographic commanding and gaining attention from the business world, and PRSA Colorado is paying attention. The PRSA Colorado young professional committee is the newest chapter committee and is excited to launch young pro-specific events, programs and offer resources in 2010. This committee will ensure that there is an official landing place for [...] A four part Career Jump program, presented by the CSU Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, gives students the finer points of job hunting, networking, preparing a resume and interviewing tips. This program started off strong on March 3 with two speakers giving students advice on how to construct resumes and cover letters. Kirk [...] The following PR articles this month share the scoop on donor communications, PR pros and Wikipedia and social media’s impact on PR as it continues to grow. If you come across an interesting PR article, please send it to prsacolorado@gmail.com or tweet a link to @PRSAcolo. 12 Alternatives to the News Release (The Bad Pitch Blog) Districts? PRSA has districts? While your experience with PRSA might be confined to the 100 people you routinely see at our chapter luncheons, PRSA actually has more than 21,000 members. Members belong to 110 Chapters nationwide, and these Chapters are organized into 10 Districts, which help connect Chapters and PRSA National. The [...] Sarah Evans, PR and New Media Consultant Hailing from Chicago, public relations and new media consultant Sarah Evans — founder of #journchat, the weekly live chat between PR professionals, journalists and bloggers, and one of Forbes’s 14 Power Women to Follow on Twitter — will show you how to hijack online conversations with the media and [...] It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. While I’ve never subscribed to that saying 100 percent — now more than ever, knowing something in this business actually is important — who you know can take you places and allow you to realize opportunities you never thought possible. Having a strong network gives you access to people [...] KMGH 7NEWS Producer Deb Stanley doesn’t mince words. Send her a request to book a client on the station’s 5 p.m. broadcast and you’ll receive this no-nonsense reply: “I’m not quite sure how you ended up with my name. I don’t book guests on my newscast at 5 p.m. Please tell whoever gave you my name that [...] UPDATE: Due to severe weather warnings, the networking breakfast has been postponed until March 31. Dive into the best breakfast in town at the Annual PRSA Networking Breakfast. This year’s event will be held on March 24; we’ll start the mingling at 7:30 a.m., serve breakfast at 8:00 a.m., and be at our desks by 9:30 a.m. [...] If you’ve ever considered pursuing a top-notch, highly visible award for your client or boss, now is the time to join one of the best award programs — the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards in the Rocky Mountain Region. The nomination deadline is Friday, March 19. Check out the official online nomination form, or [...] |
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