PR Case Study – moving towards better health

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 [...]

A Love Song to Live On – front page news!!

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 [...]

Help me keep Matthew Chase’s music alive – link to award-winning song

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, [...]

Welcome Baby Carson to the Diva Family!!

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!! [...]

Weigh in on “Do Blogs Matter” survey

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, [...]

Palmetto PR Diva Dish – Amy Bomar, president of Bomar Marketing Solutions

After reviewing Amy’s profile, I think there is one general traits professionals in the public relations and marketing industry seem to have in common. And that is the fact that we love to be busy, meet deadlines and have action-packed days. Read on to learn more about Amy Bomar, president of Bomar Marketing [...]

Webinar – How to use Twitter for marketing and PR

Twitter is fun, entertaining, a good way to get questions answered quickly – and it’s also a great vehicle to have discussions with people with who you might never get the pleasure to meet. But I’m still not sure I’ve got any kind of idea on how I can use it in conjunction with [...]

Shout out to Clemson PRSSA

For some reason, I guess since the VP debate, I’ve been wanting to give “shout out” Sarah-Palin style. So, gosh darnit, I’m going to give a shout out to the Clemson PRSSA students!
This post is LONG overdue, but in September Liza and I not only had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion at Clemson PRSSA’s [...]

Palmetto PR Diva Dish – Bianca Crawford, Red Carpet Communications

I really want to first and foremost apologize to Bianca.  She completed the PR Diva questionairre seemingly eons ago and I told her a date that I would post her information and send her a link.  But this was right around when Liza and I went on a blogging vacation and it just got lost in [...]

How to succeed in business..and still have a life – IPA PRSA teleseminar – Nov. 19

Just a heads up on an upcoming IPA (Independent Practitioners Alliance) teleseminar hosted by PRSA…
Titled “How to succeed in business and still have a life,” the teleseminar will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
If there is any interest among practitioners in the Greenville area to attend in a [...]