RESERVE NOW Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Taj Campton Place Hotel Noon – 1:30 p.m. As Bay Area locals, we’re well aware that recent events have given Oakland a black eye. But Alison Best, veteran destination marketer and President & CEO of Visit Oakland, has big plans to change Oakland’s image. Join us in August as […]
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By Brenda Kahn Senior Public Information Officer Metropolitan Transportation Commission & Bay Area Toll Authority You may not have heard of the character “La Mala Suerte,” but for tens of thousands of Hispanic American consumers, this comedic embodiment of bad luck is very familiar, and has become synonymous with Allstate Insurance. The gist of the Spanish-language […]
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Reserve Now Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Taj Campton Place Hotel Noon – 1:30 p.m. Award-winning journalist, Julian Guthrie, answers questions about the public relations dilemma the event has become. How does a major global sporting competition like the America’s Cup come together? In her recently-released best-seller, The Billionaire and the Mechanic: How Larry Ellison and […]
Read MoreRESERVE NOW Hispanic Consumers in the US: How To Communicate More Effectively With This Growing Market The Hispanic market is an increasingly important force in America due to changing demographics, including the Hispanic community’s growing buying power. To reach this group effectively, communications professionals must recognize the wide variety of Hispanic consumers, their cultural values, […]
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Reserve Now May Lunch Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Taj Campton Place Hotel Noon – 1:30 p.m. Visual storytelling is in demand – but what is it? And who uses it? Sally Falkow, recently named a top one percent Social Media Influencer by Kred, will tell all at the May PRRT luncheon. She knows what the […]
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By Lisa Stockwell Impatient, distractible, no tolerance for ambiguity, adaptable, feedback junkies, influential, powerful, optimistic, open, visual, fearless. These are some of the words Kit Yarrow, clinical psychologist and professor at Golden Gate University, used to describe Generation Y at our March San Francisco Public Relations Round Table lunch. At 85 million strong and ranging from […]
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Beverly Butler’s one-act play, Indelible, is part of a three week run at the Exit Theatre opening April 12. Produced by Wiley Productions and sponsored the last 13 years by the Playwrights Center of San Francisco, the evening of theatre is called Sheherezade. This is Butler’s second play to win a full production. Her play […]
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Reserve Now April Lunch Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Taj Campton Place Hotel Noon – 1:30 p.m. Jessamyn Katz of Heyman Associates Executive Search Discusses Hiring Trends in the Fields of Communications & Public Affairs What can you do to differentiate yourself in today’s employment market? Which skills and qualities are most important to companies and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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