Today’s “rant” comes from Jenny Schmitt, a.k.a., “@Cloudspark” on Twitter. I’ve gotten to know Jenny a bit these last few months and we share a passion for the current health care debate discussion, so I thought what better way for Jenny to share her thoughts than for her to rant here today. Here goes… One  Read more »

Yesterday, I presented to 20 or so members of the University of St. Thomas PRSSA chapter. The topic? Tomorrow’s PR pro and the skills that generation will need to succeed. It’s a topic I’ve blogged about before. I also used a new presentation tool: Prezi (which I posted about yesterday). I’m embedding the presentation below  Read more »

Let me start out by saying, I’m not a fantastic presenter. I think I do OK, but let’s be honest, I’m no Peter Shankman. Hey, love him or hate him the guy can present his tail off (at least the one time I saw him). But recently my friend Chuck Hemann turned me on to  Read more »

* Beehive PR is hiring for an Account Director. I’m a former Hiver, so please DM me if you’re interested and I will broker an introduction. You won’t find a better place to work in town than BPR. * Fast Horse: We have a specific need for someone with 5-8 years agency experience, but are  Read more »

Today’s guest post is courtesy of Tim Otis, supervisor-social media & PR at local integrated advertising agency, Gabriel deGrood Bendt (GdB). Tim’s post highlights one of the many reasons I’ve enjoyed the HAPPO movement over the last week–the personal stories that have emerged. Enjoy. When I was 7 years old, I ventured off in my  Read more »

Today, I just wanted to take a few moments to thank the Help a PR Pro Out Day champions and the PR community and provide three tips for job seekers who are considering video submissions for this Friday’s event: What tips for video submissions would you add?

Today’s Rant is from Gregg Litman, producer at local broadcast outlet, WCCO. I’ve come to know Gregg recently more through Twitter and our shared affinity for the Purple (Vikings). Gregg’s one of those media folks who has embraced digital tools as a way to do his job more effectively–and efficiently. Today, I wanted to give  Read more »

Help a PR Pro Out Day is a little more than a week away. As many of our partners and supporters post about the event this week, I wanted to take this chance to feature a few of the active PR job seekers that I’ve been supporting right here in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Today, I’d like  Read more »

Note: The following post is a direct response to Pete Cashmore, who sent me a DM over the weekend after this response to a tweet by my friend, Kasey Skala asking how he/they could improve Mashable (to be clear, I regret the “spammy” comment–that was completely unnecessary and does not reflect the Mashable content I  Read more »

Do you have a friend or colleague who lost their job in the last six months? Unfortunately, chances are the answer to that question is “yes” for most folks. And typically, the response most folks have when they find out that friend or colleague lost their job: “Let me know if there’s anything I can  Read more »