RESERVE NOW (50% discount to SF PRRT members: info below) Date & Time: Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Location: UBM Tech 303 2nd St. South Tower, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 How to Employ Multimedia Content for Compelling Storytelling The presence of content in its various forms across the digital […]
Read MoreLarry Kamer Discusses Crisis Communications at City College of San Francisco
By Elizabeth Risberg Walking into a bad situation is usually a PR person’s biggest nightmare. But for crisis communications pro Larry Kamer, tackling the issues surrounding City College of San Francisco’s “fall from grace” was a matter of course. “I’m the person who runs into burning buildings,” he noted. The beleaguered community college, which serves […]
Read MoreKit Yarrow Speaks About Gen Y at March 2013 Luncheon
RESERVE NOW March Lunch Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Lark Creek Steak 845 Market St., 4th Floor, Suite 402 San Francisco, CA 94103 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Gen Y Decoded Generation Y, those born between 1980 and 2000, are today’s most enthusiastic shoppers and by the end of this decade they’ll have more spending power than the Baby […]
Read MoreWinning Positive Public Perception The Scudder Way
“Most management and job failures are more or less communications failures. The ability to communicate is essential to business success.” Virgil Scudder, media trainer and CEO coach, entertained and educated his SF PRRT audience on January 22 with warmth and wit, providing tales from the trenches and offering his wisdom on effective communication. “Communication is […]
Read MoreDuane McDowell, PRRT Historian
By John McDowell, Duane’s son Duane McDowell was a 1946 Journalism graduate of South Dakota State College (well, not really. He was a math class short. They mailed him a diploma in the 1950s after he started work for his state’s U.S. Senator!). At SDS he was editor of Collegian, the student newspaper. He also […]
Read MoreChair’s Column, January 2013
An Exciting Lineup for 2013 Virgil Scudder, media trainer extraordinaire, kicked off the New Year for the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table by sharing his “Scudder Method” of verbal communication with humor and flair at our 26 January luncheon. For those who missed the lunch, you can read about Virgil’s presentation here. For those […]
Read MoreVeteran Public Affairs Strategist Talks About Leading City College of San Francisco Through Its Current Crisis of Confidence
RESERVE NOW! February Lunch Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Taj Campton Place Hotel Noon – 1:30 p.m. Larry Kamer is a veteran public affairs strategist and an expert in the management of public-facing challenges and crises that determine the future of reputations, brands, and careers. His skills come from more than 30 years as a communications […]
Read MoreAdvice about Asking: Silent Auction Style
Our Silent Auction committee, co-chaired by Hatti Hamlin and Whitney Greer, received 62 donations this year-the highest number of items in PRRT history! Asked their secret to success, Hatti gave the following advice: There’s no shame in asking ANYBODY to give. The cause is a great one (scholarships) and the group can truly be touted […]
Read MoreHoliday Party and Auction Haul in Big Catch
Making their tenth appearance at the annual SF Public Relations holiday lunch, Phil Matier and Andrew Ross regaled party-goers with some of the escapades that made their San Francisco Chronicle column a must-read in 2012, including naked guys, strip clubs and with predictions of what some elected officials are likely to be up to in […]
Read MoreChair’s Column December 2012
by PRRT Chair Vivian Auslander I’m writing this column on 12-12-12, with lots of love and gratitude to everyone who has helped PRRT thrive this year. We’ve hosted wonderful monthly meetings where members and guests can escape briefly from their desks to schmooze with colleagues and hear from fascinating speakers. Along the way, we’ve awarded scholarships […]
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