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Getting an Edge; Why Your Elevator Speech is Crucial to Job Search

PR Job Coach

Landing an interview, let alone a job has never been tougher as we enter 2013. Writing and committing to memory a thirty second elevator speech is one of life’s most difficult tasks even if you are a communications professional. Grab your favorite beverage , writing instrument of choice, your favorite easy chair and a relaxed mindset.

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Ireland’s Construction Contracts Act 2013 before the courts

Practical Law Construction

Jonathan and I have been writing about Ireland’s Construction Contracts Act 2013 since long before it came into force in 2016. All in all, I’d say this was a good day in court for the Construction Contracts Act 2013. It is with this backdrop that I find events in Ireland of particular interest. My take aways.

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Successful Libya Build 2013 Highlights Potential For a Bright Future

Waxing UnLyrical

The recent Libya Build 2013 saw hundreds of foreign companies participating. Weeks of photography, designing and copy writing end with endless phone calls to printers, sign writers, electricians, and various other contractors. So with Libya Build 2013 wrapped up, I decided to head off on a little desert safari.

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20 Retail Journalists You Should be Following on Twitter in 2020

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Khadeeja has been writing for WSJ since 2013 where she covers US based retail companies, including brick-and-mortar chains and e-commerce. . Hayley writes breaking news, analysis, and investigative pieces on large public and private companies like Amazon, Walmart, department stores, and major grocery chains. .

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Blogger Outreach Versus Media Relations: What Marketers Need To Know

Polaris

According to a 2013 Technorati study , blogs are one of the most important online sources of purchase influence. Journalists have editors overseeing their work, correcting their typos or awkward language and often writing their headlines. Bloggers don’t have an editor. It’s all about building relationships.

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Five years later: Reflecting on 7 big social media trends from 2013

Communications Conversations

And, I think I can point to seven posts from my blog in 2013 as proof: Some of the hottest social networking sites of 2013 aren’t even around anymore. How to: Write Foursquare tips on behalf of brands with multiple locations. Instagram had 90 million users in January 2013. What was LinkedIn known as in 2013?

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Three cardinal rules of PR that Adidas broke with Kanye West

NewsWhip

As someone who has written hundreds of statements and managed PR crisis communications over a long career, I can imagine that dozens of people within Adidas – from legal teams, to senior execs and the CEO – would have been looming over the shoulders of the writing team as they pulled together the statement. Rule 1: Be Truthful.