The cost of doing business can bring your plans to start or grow your freelance business to a screeching halt. Creating a website alone can easily cost you a few hundred dollars in itself. With an open mind, and a little creativity, you can tap into resources that offer more affordable alternatives via Fiverr™. Fiverr™ [...]
On the heels of the popular and extremely funny “S^&# Girls Say”, Hunter Public Relations, an award-winning consumer products agency created “Stuff PR People Say”. Witty and creative, this parody definitely hits the mark on what comes out of communications professionals on a daily basis! Do you find yourself saying these things?
Identity theft is still a viable threat and isn’t going away. In 2010 the US Federal Trade Commission received over 250,00 complaints about identity theft alone. We must be responsible for safeguarding our information but how can you protect yourself? We must create long, strong, encrypted passwords to safeguard our accounts but with so many [...]
Years ago as a teenager, I was smitten by the entrepreneurial bug when I discovered I could make a few extra dollars braiding hair for friends and loved ones. I charged $35 for each two-hour sitting and by the time I earned my first $175, I knew that I had a good thing going. Making [...]
New York Women in Communications’ ALOUD blog contributor Dorothy Crenshaw tackles the subject of the feminization of PR and asks the question of why aren’t there more women at the top. Have we come a long way? Are we still missing something? Fabulous time was had by all at the 2011 Association for Women in [...]
Branding guru, Dan Schawbel’s, biography is the epitome of what a powerful, effective bio should convey. Pete Kistler of Brand-Yourself.com wrote an awesome article highlighting 6 points that makes Dan’s bio the new bio branding standard. Because Dan’s biography style is so accomplishment centered, this may be problematic for students, new entrepreneurs or transitioning professionals. [...]
There are so many components of running a successful home-based operation, and for the most part, every single one of them cost. You have to manage to reinvest in your business, and make a living. Who do they think you are? Superwoman? Here are 3 free resources you may have overlooked in the launch or [...]
Executive Editor Stephanie N. Mehta at CNN Money writes that public relations executive Richard Edelman wants women to occupy half of the senior roles at his company by 2016. Mehta asks, “Many companies talk in general terms about increasing participation of women in the senior ranks. Few executives come out and set an actual numeric [...]
Nothing like a social media strategist doing their job right! Acknowledging where their loyal fan base IS and leveraging that fan base to the max. Keeping in mind that there have been many slip-up strategies on social media recently, like that of Abercrombie and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s blowup on Twitter, a Social Media (PR at [...]
Public relations professionals in the Washington, D.C. area who exemplify true integrity and leadership characteristics will have the opportunity to be honored by the prestigious industry group Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), thanks to the 22nd annual Washington PR Woman of the Year Award Luncheon. Today, WWPR, the leading professional organization advancing women in the communications [...]
