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5 Tips for your PR campaign to last longer than Kim Kardashian’s marriage
A few weeks ago, news broke that socialite Kim Kardashian was filing for divorce from her husband, NBA player Kris Humphries, after 72 days of marriage. The backlash that ensued, stemming from the worldwide trend of the Twitter hashtag #LongerThanKimsMarriage to David Letterman’s “10 things longer than Kim’s marriage,” was a direct hit on Kardashian’s…
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Intern Insights 101 from a PR Intern
For many college students and recent college graduates with PR degrees, the idea of an internship seems as appealing as spending Friday night with grandma at bingo night: there are a number of other places you’d rather be. The idea of brewing coffee, making copies and maybe doing a little bit of PR work —…
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The Summer of News – Top Stories in Tech, PR and Social Media
Today is the first day of fall, which leads me to only one question: Where did the summer go? While it may seem like you blinked and summer was gone, there was actually a whole heap of stuff that happened this summer. Here at BLASTmedia we heated things up with our Public Relations and social…
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Why Hiring Millennials Can be Beneficial for Your Company
Since coming into the workforce post graduation, I’ve heard a lot of discussions on Millennials. The conversations all seem to circle back to the question, “should they be hired fresh out of the gates?”
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QR Codes: Temporary Trend or Here to Stay?
A quick how-to on making a QR code, ways in which to use a QR code and other fun QR code facts.
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward
Follow these pieces of advice from BLASTmedia’s professionals to create a powerful resume and have a great interview.
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How to Pitch a HARO Reporter
Pitching a HARO reporter can be challenging. Founded in 2008 by Peter Shankman, HARO (Help a Reporter Out), is now one of the fastest-growing social media services in North America. HARO brings nearly 30,000 reporters and bloggers, over 100,000 news sources and thousands of small businesses together to tell their stories, promote their brands and…
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So, You Want to Be a PR Practitioner?
I have been asked numerous times by aspiring PR practitioners, “how did you get to where you are today?” or “how do I go about getting a job in PR?” In this post, I’d like to give some insight from a person who graduated in PR with little experience, landed an internship for a top national PR firm and has since climbed to a senior level in a considerably short period of time, with results to boot.
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