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ICON 2024 Recap: ABC’s Gio Benitez on Setbacks, Storytelling and the Power of ‘Yes’

PRSay

Benitez talked about how he started out and recounted watching the local Miami news as a child. That’s how I realized how important local news was,” Benitez said, adding that he knew there was a future for him in television, sharing the news and telling stories. “I Then he started at the station as an Emma L.

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Book review: The Company and the Activist Going Beyond PR

Wadds Inc.

The book, which comprises five chapters, starts by exploring the nature of activism, its interrelationship with society, and its different forms, notably through communities, organised groups, shareholders, and national campaigns. It is exceptionally well-researched, citing various sources.

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Community for Career Development: A Look Inside One NAVUG Community Member’s Journey

Presspage

I’m a member of NAVUG , an online community that is the epitome of Margaret Mead's statement. If you will humor me and enjoy the story I am about to share, you too can build a thriving and successful online community in your sphere of influence. Online communities and learning were unleashed to the masses.

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Faces & Markets of PRGN: Toronto, Canada: Diversity is Our Strength

Bianchi Biz Blog

The suburban communities have a vibrant manufacturing base. Communications, media and PR market in Toronto Most large and mid-sized Canadian PR and communications firms are headquartered in Toronto. Daily Hive embraces the unique qualities that exist in a city, and reports it to produce genuine conversation among communities.

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Theory: Boomers in PR don’t trust influencers or influencer culture

Communications Conversations

newspapers have shed HALF their newsroom employees since 2008. And, we’re seeing more community and local newspapers close shop every day. Locally, here in Minnesota, we’ve seen a number of community newspapers close just this year. Less than half! According to Pew , U.S.

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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

In 2008, he received PRSA’s highest individual honor — the Gold Anvil. The full-service firm represented a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to local nonprofits, many of them clients for more than two decades. He also has served as chair of the PRSA College of Fellows and the Counselors Academy.

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Behind the Headlines With Kim Spear

Cision

Kim Spear, director at Newgate Communications, has helped her clients build brands in China and also worked with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What was it like to work with sponsors during the 2008 Beijing Olympics? What did you learn from that experience? How has PR changed over the years?

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