PRSA MD
WebNotes
Issue
#381
Spotlight
How
Sustainable Word-of-Mouth Marketing
Can Help
Boost Your Bottom Line - Wednesday, February
18
Strategies
on How to Identify
Join
us for a new twist on "Happy Hour." We're hosting PRSA's
Teleconference on word-of-mouth marketing followed by a
lively discussion and refreshments. Hear from experts
Date:
Time:
Place: Sandy
Hillman Communications,
Cost:
PRSA Members: $15 paid by
Non-Members:
$25 paid by
Click here for more details and registration.
Meet the
Editors - Tuesday, March 3
With today's turbulent
times, does it seem like your familiar press contacts are moving and
shifting? Learn who to contact at the Baltimore Business Journal at
PRSA-MD's Meet the Editors event with the paper on March 3. Find out what they have to say
about editorial trends, the ever changing media landscape, and more. Come
with questions, leave with answers.
Date:
Time:
Place:
Parking: Parking is available on
the street and at area lots.
Cost:
PRSA Members: $20 paid by
Non-Members: $35 paid by
Students: $10 PRSSA Member; $20
Non-PRSSA Member
Click here for more details and registration.
PRSA
MD
Getting a Seat at the Management Table
Exciting Events Planned!
PRSA
PRSA Launches New Blog - PRSAY - to Serve as a "Town Square" for Members
New Professionals is Now a Professional Interest Section
Know Someone Who Should Be A Member? Now's the Time To
Join!
Upcoming
INDUSTRY
Maroon PR Chosen by Sullivan's Steakhouse to
Launch Restaurant in
Baltimore
Job Opportunities
City of Hyattsville - Communications
Manager -
City of
Copywriter - Devaney &
Associates
ATK is seeking a dynamic, high-potential Communications Executive
- ATK
PRSA
MD
Getting a Seat
at the Management Table
Our March 26th
workshop gives you an inside view from a panel of senior public relations
professionals. Listen and learn from their experience in working with
senior management in corporate and non-profit settings. Hear why it is
important for public relations/communications professionals to have an
ongoing dialogue with members of the "C Suite." Panelists will share how
you can get a seat at the management table. Come with questions, leave
with answers.
Dave
Imre,
CEO, Imre, will moderate the discussion with panelists:
Maria
Tildon, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Community
Affairs, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; Kevin Kempske, Partner and
EVP, gkv; and Brian Lewbart,
APR, VP and Sr. Manager, Public Relations, T. Rowe Price
Associates.
Click here for more details and registration.
This year, PRSA-MD is going
the extra mile to book an exciting series of events each month. Some
topics you can look forward to (and to ‘pen in' on your calendar now)
are:
-
A mini-series
on social media, including a "how to" event and topics on
how social media affects the future of PR - April 23 and May 21
-
Changing Landscape of PR -
June 18
- Speed Pitching - July 16
Dates and details coming soon! Check our events page.
PRSA-MD is Social Media Savvy!
Take a few minutes and check
us out on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. You can access our social
media sites to talk or connect with members, read the latest news and past
issues of Web Notes, or start a discussion theme!
Social
media is a hot button right now. Join the conversation on Twitter as a platform for uniting journalists and
PR pros.
Miss your copy of Webnotes or looking for previous issues? Well we're now posting them on-line. Never miss an issue again!
PRSA
PRSA Launches New Blog - PRSAY - to Serve as a 'Town Square" for Members
Developed
to generate dialogue between PRSA leaders and members, PRSAY features
commentaries from Michael Cherenson, APR,
2009 PRSA chair and CEO, William
Murray, PRSA president and COO, and other PRSA leaders about issues
and concerns facing the organization and the public relations
profession.
To view the PRSAY blog,
visit prsay.prsa.org.
New Professionals is Now a Professional Interest
Section
New
Professionals, formerly a PRSA Affinity
Group, officially became a Section on Jan. 1. New Professionals'
mission is to provide career guidance,
mentor relationships and professional development for new professionals as
they navigate the start of their careers. As a Section, it will offer
increased benefits to its members.
Annual
membership dues for the Section are $20 in addition to PRSA
National membership. Members who were enrolled in the New Professionals
Affinity Group do not need to rejoin — the Affinity
Group membership automatically carries over to the Section. For
complete details on the New Professionals Section, contact Denise Mojica
at (212) 460-1461.
This
year's PRSA Health Academy Conference will be held May 13 - 15 in
Know Someone
Who Should Be A Member? Now's the Time To Join!
Great news! The first
membership promotion of 2009 runs from February 1 to March 31. Any new
member who joins during this time will receive a FREE one-year local
chapter membership. This means
Upcoming
PRSA National Teleseminars
Below are some of the
upcoming teleseminars sponsored by PRSA. To learn more about PRSA professional development opportunities as well as
how to register for these teleseminars, visit www.prsa.org.
Build
a Mutually Beneficial Client/Agency Relationship -
Choosing
the Right Agency for Your Public Relations
Needs
February
11,
Tapping the Online Video
Boom
February 12,
How Sustainable
Word-of-Mouth Marketing Can Help Boost Your Bottom Line
See Spotlight Above - we're
playing the teleseminar back on Wednesday, Feb. 18 as a happy hour
special.
INDUSTRY
Maroon PR Chosen by Sullivan's Steakhouse to Launch Restaurant
in Baltimore
Maroon PR has been selected by Sullivan's Steakhouse to handle all aspects of the restaurant's publicity and event efforts for its newest location in Baltimore. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sullivan's Steakhouse is located at 1 East Pratt Street on the
ground floor of the Verizon Building in Baltimore. The upscale
restaurant and bar will officially open its doors with an invitation only
VIP party on February 11th to benefit the Cal Ripken, Sr.
Foundation.
Maroon PR
is handling public relations efforts for Sullivan's in the time leading up
to the restaurant's opening, all aspects of the VIP party and publicity
and events for Sullivan's after the restaurant opens its doors. The firm
is also overseeing media buying activities for
Sullivan's.
PRSA MD
c/o Mariner Management * PO Box 1046 * Laurel, MD 20725
866-868-7772