Networking is one of the most critical pieces of working in Public Relations. Many PR professionals are constantly networking in different situations such as at seminars, conferences, social events, and on LinkedIn. Before getting into how to network, have you ever wondered why it is important? Let’s first think about what we, as PR pros,
Read More...This month, Facebook introduced their latest tool, Facebook Reactions, as an upgrade to the ‘like’ feature, where users can choose one of five additional emoji reactions, including ‘Love,’ ‘Haha,’ ‘Wow,’ ‘Sad’ and ‘Angry’ for Facebook content. With the addition of a variety of ‘reactions,’ users now have a much quicker and easier way to provide
Read More...Two weeks ago Instagram published a blog post announcing that they were developing a new feed algorithm based on users’ personal interests, a similar technology that Facebook has already been using on our news feeds. The new algorithm isn’t effective yet, but it was tested out on a relatively small group recently. Many
Read More...On March 8th, it is International Women’s Day! According to Huffington Post, only 30.3 million women were in the workforce compared to the 72.7 million women that were in the work force in 2010. According to Tech Crunch, “In 2009, 9.5% startups had at least one woman founder, but by 2014 that rate had almost
Read More...I’m still a little bitter that the Patriots won’t be making a Super Bowl appearance, but thankfully my favorite culinary event is right around the corner. On Saturday, February 6, Brian Poe is kicking off Burrito Bowl V at Poe’s Kitchen at the Rattlesnake. This culinary competition brings together some of Boston’s best chefs
Read More...Happy New Year and happy new you! Did you know that people who share their New Years Resolutions are more likely to stick to them? That is right! Research done by finder.com.au found that 75 percent of people who shared their goals would have a better time sticking to them. Unfortunately from their research they
Read More...Asking someone to marry you takes no shortage of courage and in most instances, an ability to think outside the box. Your significant other may dream of a perfect wedding and how they wish to be proposed to, yet in reality the situation, often times, comes off as spontaneous, despite the best laid plans
Read More...Hello there! My name is Susan Wojtcuk and I am the newest team member at Regan Communications in New York City. As I am making the transition from rural Connecticut to this fabulous concrete jungle, I am also making the professional switch from in-house PR to an agency, so I guess you could say
Read More...I love holidays! And not just for the copious amounts of food or the (occasional) day off work. I love them because more often than not, I can parlay them into some sort of media coverage for at least one of my clients. Let’s face it, most news organizations know that they HAVE to do
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