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#PRStudChat Halloween Special: Nightmares of a PR professional

Deirdre Breakenridge

The local TV station wants a comment regarding a tip from an irate customer for their “Consumer Fight Back” report”. · Budgets for 2015 are in. It seems private customer data MAY have been compromised. What now? · You launch your exciting new social media campaign only to hear… crickets…. Monday morning is a big board meeting.

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3 Reasons to Build a Niche Community

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Many PR pros who aim to get coverage in high-visibility media outlets and at a national level often overlook great opportunities available in their own communities. We’ve got three reasons why you should build up your niche community: 1. Local members of the media are on the lookout for attention-grabbing area news. Familiarity.

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New Year’s Honours 2015

Stuart Bruce

Sarah Pinch @ms-organised – Sarah has the unenviable task of taking over from Stephen Waddington as president of the CIPR for 2015. Against all the odds in 2005 he held onto his seat, mainly because he was such a highly regarded local MP. Unfortunately boundary changes meant the seat was unwinnable in 2010.

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Nonprofit PR Kit: Content Creation Doesn’t Need a Big Budget

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In recent years, “giving day” events have built momentum in the nonprofit sector, creating buzz and driving donations for local charities and community organizations through crowdfunding. Events like these can help create a surge of giving from community members—but people have to know about them first.

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Interesting Talks – London

Deirdre Breakenridge

A Guest Post By Jacqueline Jensen, Community Evangelist, Piktochart*. Creating and maintaining meaningful connections while only being in a community for a small time is a tall order. Creating and maintaining meaningful connections while only being in a community for a small time is a tall order.

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Depressed and depressing: the state of UK news media

Stephen Waddington

Trust in the news has fallen 11% since 2015. The local and regional sector that has been hit hardest with the net closure of 245 local news titles in the last 13 years according to Press Gazette research. The UK is suffering a collective breakdown triggered by the new media.

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Using Social Amidst a Crisis: Q&A With Scott Peacock & K.C. Brown

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Social media can quickly turn local events into breaking national news which means every season is crisis season. For Visit North Carolina’s Scott Peacock, summer 2015 was a particularly challenging, shark-filled season. How did Scott’s team keep the state’s tourism afloat? They just weren’t there.

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