Tag: public relations

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01/21/2016

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Michiko Morales

In 1971 Edward Bernays, the father of public relations said, “Public relations, effectively used, helps validate an underlying principle of our society–competition in the market place of ideas and things.” Fast forward 35 years, and that same philosophy still holds true in modern day

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01/14/2016

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Michael Tebo

Picture this: A user of your new on-demand service just posted a story to her blog about a terrible experience, and major media outlets are now reporting on the story. Someone discovered your app is inadvertently making users’ private information public, and now they’re

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01/11/2016

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Michiko Morales

Let’s face it – as PR professionals, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to cross off every item on our growing to-do lists. Even when falling into a routine and thinking we have a good handle on our workloads, our jobs are

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10/23/2015

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Michiko Morales

There’s no crash course on preparing for the real world after college (might I add, there should be). It’s pretty much trial by fire – you’re either ready or you’re not. If you would have asked me months ago – right after I graduated

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09/24/2015

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Michiko Morales

I’m a self-proclaimed #wordnerd. As a marketing communications professional, my days are built with words – crafting them into award-winning web content, drafting complex white papers and writing engaging eBooks and case studies. And editing, oh the editing – self-editing, editing others’ work and

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08/19/2015

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Michiko Morales

Working for a technology marketing company has opened my eyes to the latest gadgets, software, startups and trends in the industry. One of the trends I have seen most often during my time here is big data analytics. Your trivia nugget for the day:

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06/29/2015

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Gabriel Marketing Group

If it were possible to do something for free that would ultimately give you substantial return, wouldn’t you invest time into it? With more than 665 million daily active users on Facebook and over 500 million registered users on Twitter, companies can’t afford to

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06/22/2015

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Michiko Morales

Journalists and PR professionals go together like peas and carrots (thanks, Forrest) – or at least we should. After all, without the media, where would public relations pros be? And conversely, journalists would have to do a bit more legwork without a little PR push

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06/15/2015

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Michiko Morales

Twenty minutes.  That’s how long it takes a story to break in today’s ever-connected world. With Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the Internet at large, what used to be a two- to three-hour delay before a story hit is now down to the length of

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06/01/2015

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Michiko Morales

My introduction to PR came from Samantha Jones. Her job was certainly fabulous – going to parties, meeting celebrities, wearing expensive (and revealing) clothes and drinking cosmos. Of course, PR isn’t always like this. Mostly. There are plenty of myths about PR out there