with Kristine D'Arbelles, Julia Kent and Ross Simmonds
Before I fell in to PR and communications, I was a nerdy Queen’s student studying everything from phonology, phonetics, syntax and the many disciplines of Linguistics. My favourite part of studying linguistics was learning about the evolution of languages. And Continue reading The f-bomb and the evolution of language
We love when our listeners send us ideas for a show. This week, one of our wonderful listeners – and a fellow podcaster – @TechAlly asked us to discuss what marketers need from young PR professionals. Our hosts, Kristine Simpson Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #31 – What marketers need from PR pros and PR as a licensed industry
The two-pager paper resume is going out of style faster than your skinny jeans. It is time to switch things up and change the fashion of your resume (oh I love puns). This week, Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent discuss Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #30 – The new digital resume
Hey Young PR Pros! You may have heard in yesterday’s episode that the IABC 2012 Canada Business Summit will take place in Ottawa, ON this year. IABC Ottawa has given Young PR Pros a free ticket to an IABC 2012 Continue reading Young PR Pros can win a ticket to IABC 2012 Canada Business Summit preconference workshop
This is for Scott Stratten! Getting negative comments or rants on our blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc., doesn’t always leave us feeling happy. But, we can do two things, dwell on the fact that no one appreciates us or strike Continue reading Bodyform knows how to be Awesome
Ah, I love social media. Isn’t is great to be able to measure in real time what people were saying about the presidential debate using social media. Gone are the days where dad would look to mom and scoff while Continue reading Final presidential debate on Twitter
This week, Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent talk networking. Networking is pretty important for young PR pros. Here are just a few reasons why: “It is not what you know it is who you know” – my mentor, Stephen Heckbert Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #29 – Networking Tips and Advice
Last week, I was very lucky to have been invited to the CPRS Ottawa-Gatineau Social Media Boot Camp to speak about Twitter for beginners. I loved the way the event was set up because it gave us the opportunity to Continue reading Twitter: it’s like real life
After a small break, Kristine Simpson and Julia Kent are back. This week, we discuss the news – what is going on in the world and what can a young PR pro learn from the PR successes, disasters and controversies Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #28 – What is in the news?
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