Over the last year, chatter between brands and agencies continues to circle around the top of the defining and understanding the value of a Facebook fan.  There is no direct answer given the multiple of impacts that go into a Facebook brand strategy.  Many fans are gained through a combination of organic growth and paid […]

In this issue: Emerging Leaders Awards Technically Speaking WWPR Blog April Event Recap Event Sneak Peak Upcoming Events Jobs Membership Member Spotlight Articles of Interest Membership News Sponsor Spotlight WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards It’s time to shine a spotlight on the future leaders of PR! The WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards (ELA) honors outstanding young women […]

Technology is amazing! Thanks to tools such as iChat, Skype and GoToMeeting, we can talk face-to-face with colleagues in various time zones around the world. We extend our beach vacations by a day and still access the office via VPN. We keep up with email traffic while taking the afternoon “off” or while surfing the […]

April 19 – National Education Association How to you connect with your audience? How to you get people to remember your message? Is stage presence something you’re born with or something you can learn? These questions and others were the focus of WWPR’s recent EntrPReneur professional development brown bag, “How to Speak with Presence.” What […]

In this issue: WWPR entrePReneur Series Joining WWPR WWPR Blog Call for Volunteers Upcoming Events Member Spotlight Articles of Interest Membership News Sponsor Spotlight Introducing the WWPR entrePReneur Series Hi all – Hope you’re enjoying the spring weather and had a chance to catch the Cherry Blossoms before they disappeared! We have been busy working […]

On March 30th, every Facebook page was converted to the timeline layout. Is your brand and/or organization prepared? Here are the five most exciting changes to take advantage of to make sure your page gains distinction right off the bat. 1. Friend interaction with brand pages Facebook has always shown you which of your friends […]

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Nationally the campaign of keeping dollars local has been picking up steam – great for the nonprofits behind them and great for the local businesses that benefit from the patronage.  There is hard work that goes into these messages and campaigns and I am fascinated by it all as a PR practitioner as well as […]

Communications manifest themselves in different forms. No smoke signals or the telegraph anymore but email is still a prevalent part of our lives. In addition over the past few years content has found other ways to seep into our lives. As PR and communication professionals we are on the forefront of the communication revolution. Internally […]