Lane Kasselman headlined the April 24, 2018, program at Golden Gate University. PR pro and former Uber communications executive Lane Kasselman had some sage advice for the attendees at the PR Round Table’s April 24, 2018, Scholarship Program lunch: “Fake it ’til you make it” — a lesson he learned the hard way, several times […]
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2018 Scholarship Winners: Left to right, Irma Guardado, USF; Elsabete Kebede, SJSU; Angela Mesgarzadeh, UC Berkeley; Jasmine Garcia, SJSU. The Scholarship Awards took place as part of the April 24, 2018, meeting, held at Golden Gate University. The four winners of the SF PR Round Table’s 2018 Philip N. McCombs Scholarships are going places, […]
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Let’s give a warm welcome to Jennifer Byrd, Paula Reinman and Scott Maier, our newest members! Jennifer has returned to the Bay Area after serving as the national director of communications for the Salvation Army in Washington D.C. Many of you may already know her from her earlier years here in SF, where she was the […]
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On February 1, 2017, a former editor of the far-right Breitbart News Network attempted to deliver a speech at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, the birthplace of the free speech movement. The event erupted into violence as 150 masked militant “anti-fascist” protesters toting baseball bats and machetes showed up to stop the speech. Fortunately no lives […]
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San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy took PR Round Table members at her August 22 talk on an unusual virtual tour of the interiors of the City and County of San Francisco’s best and worst jails. Hennessy’s candor is a trademark of her groundbreaking tenure as the first female among 34 sheriffs to lead the Sheriff’s Department. Beyond breaking through the […]
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By Nancy Hayden Crowley Are you realizing the full benefits and rewards of LinkedIn, the world’s leading professional social media network? Our April speaker and LinkedIn’s Talent Market Strategist, Jason Silver, ticked off a number of key LinkedIn features that SFPRRT members will want to know about. Profinder located under “Work” on LinkedIn’s Menu bar is […]
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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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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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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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What does it take to stay in business – and continue to grow – for 25 years, especially in the competitive San Francisco Bay Area market? Landis Communications Inc. (LCI) knows firsthand. Founded in 1990, Landis Communications, Inc. (LCI) is an award-winning, mid-sized public relations, marketing communications, digital and social media agency based in San […]
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