Episode 118: What is work-life balance?

A common issue our generation is trying to cope with is work-life balance. For our parents’ generation, most people could survive on one income. At the same time, unions were born, giving way to the 9-5 work day. That reality Continue reading Episode 118: What is work-life balance?

Episode 117: The Future of PR

In this episode, our hosts discuss the future of PR. Our industry is always changing, as professionals it is important to always be on top of what is new ? not to change our strategy every five minutes, but rather Continue reading Episode 117: The Future of PR

Episode #116: Concrete Steps to Help Learn from your Mistakes

Kristine shares a story about getting caught with an unlicensed image on her blog. She was sent a letter from a lawyer and had to pay a fee. The image was from a post published in 2011, she had just Continue reading Episode #116: Concrete Steps to Help Learn from your Mistakes

Episode #115: The 12 PR Days of Christmas

In honour of the traditional 1900s English Christmas carol, or for those born in the 80s – the Bob and Doug Christmas classic, we thought we would do our own 12 Days of Christmas. Listen to the full episode to Continue reading Episode #115: The 12 PR Days of Christmas

Episode #114: How to be Creative

One of the benefits of working in the industry of public relations, communications and marketing is the ability to be creative. We work in a unique world where our job is to find creative ways to tell a story. In Continue reading Episode #114: How to be Creative

Episode #113: Making career choices

The average person will make a career change approximately five to seven times during their working life. With an ever increasing number of different career choices, about 1/3 of the total workforce will now change jobs every 12 months. By Continue reading Episode #113: Making career choices

Young PR Pros: Episode #93 – Good PR and Blogger Relations

This week, our hosts Kristine D’Arbelles and Julia Kent talk about some good PR and how blogger relations made it happen. Although not a completely new concept in PR and communications, blogger relations has grown into an excellent way to Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #93 – Good PR and Blogger Relations

Young PR Pros: Episode #92 – A Young PR Pros’ Success

In this week’s episode hosts Kristine D’Arbelles and Julia Kent talk about how a listener of the show went from podcast listener to career star. We tell you Sharon Cheung‘s story. Some of you might recognize Sharon’s name. This is Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #92 – A Young PR Pros’ Success

Young PR Pros: Episode #91 – Changing the Definition of Spin Doctor, is it Possible?

This week, Young PR Pros welcomes new listeners from the FIR podcast network. For our regular listeners you don’t need to change anything, you will still continue to receive new weekly episodes through iTunes or Stitcher. For those who don’t Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #91 – Changing the Definition of Spin Doctor, is it Possible?

Young PR Pros: Episode #90 – Back to School Tips from the Hosts

With the first week of back to school almost complete, Kristine D’Arbelles and Julia Kent share a few back-to-school tips and advice for the young PR pros. You can read about all the tips in detail in this morning’s blog Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #90 – Back to School Tips from the Hosts