For those out there who think public relations professionals only spin the “real” news, or think that all are a bunch of flacks, I wish they could have attended yesterday’s SC PRSA meeting.
The luncheon focused on how a healthcare public relations campaign is invaluable when communicating to appropriate audiences upcoming changes in the [...]
November 20, 2008
Categories: PRSA, SC, SC PRSA, media relations, public relations . Tags: GHS, Greer Memorial, SCPRSA . Author: kimbanks . Comments: Leave a Comment
In my 10 years of working in Charlotte as a public relations professional, I have helped clients announce news, events, and relevant happenings between the pages of the Charlotte Observer (when appropriate, of course). But I have never pitched a story to a reporter at the paper, only to see the story land on [...]
November 17, 2008
Categories: Charlotte, public relations . Tags: Charlotte Observer, Matthew Chase Music, Sarah Tallman . Author: kimbanks . Comments: 7 Comments
Hi guys,
I just wanted to tell you about an amazing project I’m working on with Sarah Tallman.
Please check out the multi-media news release which contains a link to Matthew Chase’s award-winning song “Believe.”
Chase wrote this love song last spring for his then bride-to-be, Sarah. In April 2008, just five months after the couple’s Nov. 15, [...]
November 13, 2008
Categories: Charlotte, public relations, social media . Tags: Independent Singer Songwriter Association, ISSA, Matthew Chase Music, songwriting award . Author: kimbanks . Comments: 1 Comment
I’m so excited to announce that Liza Jones has a new addition to her family tonight.
Baby Carson Stewart Jones was born at 10:15 a.m. and he weighs in at a wonderful 7 pounds, 9 ounces.
I’m going to take a trip to see him tomorrow. What a wonderful way to start the holiday season!! [...]
November 11, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . . Author: kimbanks . Comments: 2 Comments
If I haven’t mentioned it lately, Clemson University is darn luck to have Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu available to teach communications studies classes. I had the honor of speaking at one of her PRinciples classes last month and she is smart, savvy, funny, personable and more than eager to share her knowledge of social media strategies, [...]
November 10, 2008
Categories: social media . Tags: blog survey, Clemson University, Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu . Author: kimbanks . Comments: 2 Comments
I just came from a really great conversation with journalist/friend John Boyanoski, a writer for the Upstate’s Community Journals (covering Greenville, Anderson and Spartanburg, S.C.). With it being Election Day and all, the conversation took on a political tone.
But what I found so invigorating about my talk with John, was how we were able to [...]
November 5, 2008
Categories: Greenville . Tags: Barack Obama, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, John McCain, presidential election, The View . Author: lizajones . Comments: Leave a Comment
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