The Importance of Industry Associations for Public Relations Professionals

Posted by on Mar 28, 2013 in TurnerPR

As publicists, we’re on the pulse of our respective industries and poster children for MSH (Making S**t Happen). However, like most things brag-worthy, it takes a village of colleagues, experts, mistake admitters and thought leaders to help it all come together. In that village lives one of my favorite groups: industry associations. Now, I know a lot of you are going to write this off as old-fashioned and definitely not cutting edge, but these networks are incredibly...

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Summer Travel Trends for 2013

Posted by on Mar 27, 2013 in TurnerPR

Here in Denver, spring is certainly in the air. And, as I look out my desk window at the green grass that is starting to grow there’s only one thing I can think of, and that’s, “what am I going to do on my summer vacation?” In the travel industry, we start asking this question in December.  Summer is one of our hotel and destination client’s busiest times of the year and we work with our client’s months in advance to develop programs, packages and ideas to...

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Turner PR Presents the Weekly Download: 03.22.2013

Posted by on Mar 22, 2013 in TurnerPR

March Madness is Getting Social With the use of social media, March Madness is spreading faster than ever. Ticket selling website TicketsNow has turned to fans to crowdsource and create a fan-made bracket; and if we were picking the national champion based on social media presence, Notre Dame, Indiana, Georgetown, or Ohio State would be the winner. ‘Instasham’ Lets Social Media Braggers Fake Fab Fake it until you make it with the help of social app, Instasham....

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Pitching

Posted by on Mar 21, 2013 in TurnerPR

Here at the Turner PR, nothing says spring quite like baseball and a good pitch (well, besides a cold craft beer of course). Whether it’s baseball or public relations, pitching is the starting point for a home run and an essential part of the game. Avoid the Seven Deadly Sins of pitching and there’s a good chance you’ll avoid the wrath of an angry journalist as well as possible public humiliation. Remember, three strikes (or less) and you’re out! 1. Pride: Off-Topic...

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Professional Mentoring – Career Q&A

Posted by on Mar 20, 2013 in TurnerPR

I wrote a few weeks ago about my volunteer experience with Stoked, a youth development program which promotes life-long values through action sports. Monday afternoon, I visited Stoked’s afterschool program and spoke with a group of twenty or so freshman about public relations, what I do and how I ended up at Turner PR. Once again, they blew me away. Here a few of the things I took away from this experience.  Pay it forward. Upon moving to New York, countless people have...

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