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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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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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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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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