By Maureen Knoll At the Sept. 22 meeting, members and guests heard inside information, including news not yet revealed to the public, and two members won a drawing for beautiful books about the museum’s collection. Speaker Jennifer Northrop, with SFMOMA for just 4 months, was recruited from the Cooper-Hewitt in New York City after successfully […]
Read MoreOctober 27 Lunch: SF Giants’ Shana Willens Daum
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 Taj Campton Place Hotel, 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Take Me Out to the Ball Game How do you stay on top of communications for a sports team whose fate rises and falls with each game? How do you coordinate the […]
Read MoreSeptember 22 Lunch: Jennifer Northrop Introduces the New SFMOMA
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Taj Campton Place Hotel, 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Behind the Construction Barricade For the past three years, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has been closed while constructing a dramatic Snohetta-designed expansion to the museum. In anticipation […]
Read MoreMember Dennis Wilcox Publishes New Textbook
Pearson Education has just published the 8th edition of Public Relations Writing & Media Techniques by PRRT member Dennis L. Wilcox, professor emeritus of PR at San Jose State University, and his co-author, Bryan Reber, University of Georgia. The textbook, published by Pearson in its Revel series of e-textbooks, is used in almost 250 universities and colleges. […]
Read MoreThe PR World According to Communications Guru Edward Cotton
By Brenda Kahn The good news is that public relations is on the rise as the most effective strategy for winning fans and customers, especially as consumers increasingly have the option of turning off online ads. The bad news is that it’s very difficult to get noticed these days amidst the sea of brands, products, […]
Read MoreChair’s Column September 2015
Get Set for a Fantastic Fall Nothing signals the end of summer like Labor Day—it’s still hot, but the changing light and shorter days are a sure sign of autumn’s approach. Already, it’s been quite a year for the Round Table. Thanks to Program Chair Beverly Butler, we’ve had eight outstanding luncheon speakers. If you […]
Read MoreAdam Kleinberg Talks Content
By Elisabeth Risberg As public relations professionals, how do we make the content we create valuable in the digital age? Adam Kleinberg, CEO and founder of the San Francisco-based agency Traction, provided valuable insight into the “power of impact” at our July 28 meeting. Kleinberg knows about building impact — he built his successful company […]
Read MoreAugust 25 Lunch with Edward Cotton of BSSP
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Taj Campton Place Hotel, 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Why Everything Today is Public Relations Join us in August to learn how brands can target their messages more effectively and become an integral part of a consumer’s life, not just […]
Read MoreJuly 28 Lunch With Adam Kleinberg of Traction
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Taj Campton Place Hotel, 340 Stockton Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) How To Be Interactive With the Right Audiences If you like to stay just ahead of trends instead of playing catch up to follow them, join us on July 28 to […]
Read MoreJune 16 Lunch with Tyler Durham & Sean Fitzgerald of Ketchum
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 (Special Date) Ketchum Food Studio (Special Place) 1050 Battery Street, San Francisco Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for networking) Leadership + Communication = The New Competitive Advantage The world has never been less impressed or inspired by today’s leaders and the organizations they represent. In an environment […]
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