with Kristine D'Arbelles, Julia Kent and Ross Simmonds
With over 10.4 million users on Pinterest, I guess it is about time I start blogging about it. Pinterest (pin-t(ə)rist) noun The Pinterest website defines the social networking tool as: Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things Continue reading PR Word of the Week #31: Pinterest
Kristine Simpson is joined yet again by her two fabulous guest hosts, Julia Kent in Ottawa and Molli Megasko in New York. This week Kristine catches up with Iris Dias, a communications consultant at Reputations in Vancouver, gives her Continue reading Young PR Pros: episode #3
Kristine Simpson is joined by guest host Julia Kent from Ottawa and Molli Megasko from New York to talk about the dos and don’ts in applying for a job in public relations and communications. Kristine thinks it is important Continue reading Young PR Pros: Episode #2
Kristine Simpson kicks off the pilot episode of Young PR Pros with a little talk of using social media as a student to connect with potential employers. Kristine is joined by guest host Julia Kent and MSVU student, Sarah Continue reading Young PR Pros: episode #1 (the pilot)
ABC beside a person’s name does not mean they are certified to sing the alphabet. On the contrary, it means they are accredited PR or communications professionals with the International Association of Business Communicators. There are various accredited titles you Continue reading PR Word of the Week #30: Accreditation
We all know the social media wave is here to stay. As a company you either learn to swim or drown. The big change lately is social media ROI. Businesses across the world rack their brain with methods on measuring Continue reading PR Word of the Week #29: Socialnomics
Fear not public relations and communications professionals eager to learn the definitions of popular words used in our industry. After a two-week holiday in sunny and warm Nicaragua, I am back and defining the words you know and love. I Continue reading PR Word of the Week #28: March Madness
I have been truly lucky during these last couple of weeks. I feel honoured and very lucky to have had the opportunity to host some big names on my blog. In the past month I have asked PR professionals to Continue reading A recap of ‘My favourite PR Word’ series
According to a Globe and Mail article on Smartphone users in Canada, about 45 per cent of Canada’s wireless subscribers use smartphones. Rogers, Bell and Telus have seen roughly a 10 per cent decrease in voice minutes. Users are migrating Continue reading PR Word of the Week #27: Mobile Marketing
Today’s guest blog post is by Hao Nguyen. Hao is proof that if you work hard and put yourself out there you can succeed at anything. Hao and I met through good ‘ol Twitter. Despite being on opposite ends of Continue reading PR Word of the Week #26: @Hao_Nguyen’s favourite PR Word