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President’s Letter: Celebrating Growth and Looking Ahead

Apr 28, 2025 | President's Note
Dear WWPR Community, Spring is in full bloom, and so is the momentum within our WWPR network! 🌸 I continue to be inspired by the strength of this community and the incredible energy we’ve seen at every turn this year. Last month, we hosted a dynamic professional development event and happy hour, and we were […]
Microblogging, User-Generated Content and Social Media
Mar 31, 2011 | News & Updates
Recently, my team at C.Fox Communications produced a two part PR + MKTG BOOTCAMP event series for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. The first event on February 25 was an intense workshop on how artists and local arts organizations should leverage the advanced tools in their social media toolbox. A quick recap […]
WWPR Membership Has Its Benefits!
Mar 25, 2011 | Events
 If you are a member of WWPR, you can receive a 25% discount on the Women in Boardroom executive leadership event on April 4th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, MD.  This event is designed to prepare you for board service – better qualifying and connecting you with the right resources.  The event begins […]
WWPR Professional Development Recap: The Art of Story Telling: Selling Your Company, Your Product and Yourself Through Stories
Mar 23, 2011 | Professional Development
Panelist Cindy Atlee kicked off the WWPR March Professional Development Brown Bag, The Art of Story-Telling: Selling Your Company, Your Product, and Yourself through Stories, by having the audience choose a characteristic that describes themselves. This exercise was used to open up the discussion and to remind people that telling stories is the most interesting […]
NEWSLETTER March 2011
Mar 17, 2011 | News & Updates
In this issue: Membership Survey WWPR Events Pro Bono Update Website Update Membership News Member Spotlight WWPR Event Recaps Articles of Interest Employment Opportunities   Membership Survey Later this month, WWPR will be sending out a survey to our members and supporters to evaluate our current offerings. We are committed to making our organization one […]
Four story-based ways to get your message heard
Mar 7, 2011 | News & Updates
On March 17, WWPR presents The Art of Story-Telling: Selling Your Company, Your Product, and Yourself through Stories featuring Cindy Atlee. This guest post was originally published on February 8, 2011. I love a good story. You probably do, too. Stories influence, inspire and capture our imaginations like nothing else. We tell them all the […]
Strategies for Effective Media Training
Mar 4, 2011 | News & Updates
It’s all about good story telling. This was the top advice from media trainer Keith Blackman, principal of Blackman Media Solutions (BMS) at the March 3 lunch discussion for Young MC’s and Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) members at the National Press Club (NPC). Blackman says he asks those he trains to go home and […]
The never-ending press release debate continues … but why?
Feb 24, 2011 | News & Updates
In the past few weeks, I’ve come across a handful of blog posts and articles perpetuating what appears to be a heated PR 2.0 debate: is the press release dead or not? Since WWPR members are very active in the PR arena, I am certain that you, too, continue to see these “press release life-or-death” […]
2011 Washington PR Woman of the Year
Feb 21, 2011 | Awards
Planning for WWPR’s signature Washington PR Woman of the Year event is well under way! This marks the 22nd year the awards luncheon will be held to recognize the many accomplishments that professional women contribute to the public relations industry. D.C. area professionals will gather to network, hear an intriguing keynote address and honor the […]