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August 4, 2011June 28, 2020 PR Axis

Public relations 2011: PR primer for (social) networking

Earlier this year on PR Conversations, The wind is in Craig Pearce’s sails, detailed availability of this Australian’s free e-report initiative, Public relations 2011: issues, insights and ideas, which features a roster of international authors and original articles. The sole Canadian representative, one of my two contributions is now online; following is an excerpt. PR primer for (social) networking When attending networking events as an organization’s PR representative, many of the same norms of behaviour...

October 24, 2007 Seasoned Posts

Where next for professional associations?

Drifting round the social networking sites, I couldn’t help wondering where next for our professional associations. Not just in public relations, but across all sectors. What will professional associations have to offer in order to retain their paid members – when many of the ‘benefits’ historically gained from paid membership can be had elsewhere for free?