Posts Tagged ‘PR’
Outtakes from our writing
Recently, my colleague Katie Charbonneau and I decided to co-author a practical paper on social media strategy to submit to an academic journal. The fun part about co-authorship is the debate about what should be included and what we need to drop. There’s nothing like intelligent debate, especially with someone who ...Read More
Aren’t you just a little curious?
Ever since I can remember listening, there hasn’t been a shortage of news about people or organizations getting attacked for their religious choices. This week is no different with the most recent attacks on a Gatineau mosque. I’m struggling as I write this because attacks like this are often rooted in ...Read More
Far from perfect, but imperfection is beauty
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ― Marilyn Monroe When I was a kid, I felt ripped off because the red maple leaf on Canada’s flag was nowhere to be found where I lived. I’d try to find any leaf that ...Read More
Three months in Toronto: Being constantly uncomfortable in my new point of view
I was having a conversation with a friend about how it’s been three months since I’ve been in Toronto. She asked if I was sure because it felt like longer. Granted it does feel longer but since I started my job the day after I moved here on federal election day, ...Read More
What’s a “public relations gesture”? PR vs communications debate
CNW Group tweeted a poll today “Tell us if you're in PR or Communications.” Over the years I’ve heard many people make a distinction between the two. A former colleague a few years back said she would never take the accreditation in public relations (APR by the Canadian Public ...Read More
I’m going to do my PhD (well, pretty sure)
Some months ago my friend let a few of us know a decision she had come to – she was going to do her PhD. My first thought was good for her. My second thought was why would she want to put herself through that? We had just finished our MAs. ...Read More
Twitter highlights from #CPRS2011
So I thought I'd quickly count how many tweets were generated from the Canadian Public Relations Society National conference in Saint John, NB this week. I knew there was a lot of content generated, but I actually didn't expect this much. CNW Group presented a survey at the conference that ...Read More
A few ways to share CPRS National conference content
The CPRS National Conference in Saint John, NB is just days away. If you're one of the lucky ones who gets to attend, we have a favour to ask. Will you share just one thing? Whether you've been blogging for a decade or you've never shared anything online before but would love ...Read More
A poster for PR
April 18, 2011 UPDATE So great news, my abstract for a poster was accepted and I will be presenting in Saint John, NB in June. It will be a humbling experience no doubt. My poster is below. Since we're using APA style I largely depended on this handout on poster ...Read More
Stay on top of headlines
After completing my accreditation in public relations (APR) recently, a number of people said to me that they would find the oral part of the exam, where they question you about current events, the most challenging. (After a year-long process, you write for 3.5 hours then you have an oral ...Read More