Shameless Exploitation: Unpaid Internships Okay, that’s a bit dramatic, but I’m trying to make a point. Having just finished interviewing some truly amazing PR Round Table scholarship applicants, I find myself seething at the state of our industry. Nearly all these students were, at some point, forced to accept unpaid internships to get more experience. […]
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By Nancy Hayden Crowley I just finished serving on the SFPRRT scholarship committee for the first time, evaluating scholarship applications and resumes and interviewing candidates. Our wonderful, competitive pool of scholarship applicants drew from all major Bay Area colleges and universities. SFPRRT scholarship award requirements are rigorous. To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must have a […]
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A new, immersive and interactive technology is emerging that can change the way PR professionals pitch reporters and increase the opportunities to persuade them to take our point of view. It’s called Virtual Reality (VR), and if you’re not familiar with VR, you soon will be, according to Hollywood mega-producer, VR industry leader and Baobab […]
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Get More Out of LinkedIn with Jason Silver Most PR professionals these days are “LinkedIn,” but did you know you can use this powerful social media platform to build your business, […]
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Alex Clemens and Boe Hayward are master storytellers. They are also sought-after public affairs specialists at the top of their game, having merged their two firms to form Bay Area-based Lighthouse Public Affairs. Their potent combination of skill and talent was on display at SFPRRT’s February 28 luncheon. Clemens opened the program by recalling how […]
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Discover Virtual Reality with Hollywood Filmmaker Virtual reality (VR) has arrived, but will it stay? Join us on March 28 as we welcome Hollywood filmmaker Eric Darnell at our monthly […]
Read MoreAs those of you who attended the January luncheon featuring Lois Kazakoff will know, Lois is inundated with pitches for op-eds. So, I was thrilled when she accepted something I wrote recently, based on a quote I’d seen attributed to Harriet Tubman. The quote was printed on a handout at an event I attended that […]
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) An Hour of Power With Political Influencers Last year, two high-profile, Bay Area-based public affairs consultancies, Barbary Coast Consulting and Goodyear Peterson Hayward, merged to form Lighthouse Public Affairs. At our […]
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by Phyllis Goodman “Donald Trump will be good for the media business.” So claims Lois Kazakoff, deputy editorial page and commentary editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. Kazakoff spoke at the January 24 San Francisco Public Relations Round Table meeting, where she cited figures to support that statement. For example: The New York Times has […]
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Taj Campton Place Hotel 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Opinions Matter: Lois Kazakoff Gives Tips on Getting in Print on the SF Chronicle‘s Editorial Pages Want to position yourself or your client as a thought-leader on the pages of the San Francisco Chronicle? Curious […]
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