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 […]
Read MoreBreaking Barriers: San Francisco’s First Female Sheriff
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 […]
Read MoreHow LinkedIn Helps Your Professional Life
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 […]
Read MoreHow VR Is Changing the World
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 […]
Read MorePublic Affairs Experts Shine at SFPRRT Luncheon
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 […]
Read MoreLois Kazakoff Gives Insights to SF Chronicle Editorial Pages
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 […]
Read MoreLandis Communications Inc. (LCI) Kicks off 25th Anniversary Celebration
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 […]
Read MoreFrom Historian to Grateful Dead Publicist: Dennis McNally Tells All
Memories of the Good Old Days By Phyllis Goodman It was Dennis McNally’s doctoral thesis—later published—on Jack Kerouac that brought him to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. Dennis was the speaker at the February 23 PR Roundtable meeting, where he regaled attendees with war stories about life with the Dead, gleaned from 15 years […]
Read MoreHoogasian Flowers Brightens the Day
Gifts From Our Silent Auction We feature a lot of great items at our holiday party silent auction. Most of the time we never hear more about them. But Vivian Auslander was so charmed by the floral centerpiece she got at the auction and recently picked up at Hoogasian Florists that she sent in a […]
Read MoreSFPRRT Partners with GGU
The San Francisco Public Relations Round Table has partnered with Golden Gate University (GGU) to provide our members with education opportunities. To learn more about this exciting new benefit, click here.
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