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?

Take uOPRA to Work Day: Episode 1 – Technology with MediaMiser

As the summer comes to a close and a new semester begins, students start gearing up for the back to school rush and prepare for a successful year of studies. For the month of September, Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent, Continue reading Take uOPRA to Work Day: Episode 1 – Technology with MediaMiser

Young PR Pros: Episode #65 – Tips for Public Speaking

This week, Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent talk about Gini Dietrich’s blog post about Six Tips for Better Public Speaking. Julia starts with her pet peeve: death by PowerPoint. Julia stresses the importance of less text and more images on Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #65 – Tips for Public Speaking

Weekly round-up: Taking a Big Leap, the Exodus and Women Equality

Happy Monday all! I thought I would share three articles I have read in the past week that I found inspirational and interesting 1. Taking the Big Leap Ken Jacobs wrote about his big leap at the age of 50 on Continue reading Weekly round-up: Taking a Big Leap, the Exodus and Women Equality

Young PR Pros: Episode #64 – Ctrl Alt Delete Your Future

What if the rules we’ve been taught to live and build our careers and companies around were no longer valid? A heavy and scary question for some that could mean the complete overhaul of how we look at life as Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #64 – Ctrl Alt Delete Your Future

Young PR Pros: Episode #43 – Facebook identity theft

Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent switch gears this week to talk about Facebook identity theft. Gini Dietrich posted on her popular blog SpinSucks.com a story about her friend that experienced Facebook photo theft. It is quite simple. Someone steals a Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #43 – Facebook identity theft

Looking back at 2012

It is the end of 2012… already. The past year flew by, but a lot of great things happened. Young PR Pros On January 9th, I wrote a blog post called My social media resolution. My goal was to start Continue reading Looking back at 2012

Young PR Pros: Turkey hangover

This past weekend was the Canadian Thanksgiving, which left our hosts Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent with a turkey hangover. With some travelling here, family diners there, Kristine and Julia did not get the chance to record an episode this Continue reading Young PR Pros: Turkey hangover

Young PR Pros: Episode #18 – Gini Dietrich gives her advice for the young PR pro

This week on Young PR Pros Julia Kent and I are joined by the co-author of Marketing in the Round, SpinSucks.com creator, and communications and marketing super woman, Gini Dietrich. I first met Gini through the sound of her Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #18 – Gini Dietrich gives her advice for the young PR pro