It’s that time of year again when I look back at previous school assignments and see how far I have come since the first day as a sophomore at Grand Valley State University. At the beginning of this semester I wrote a POST on everything I knew about the public relations world at the time … More Post PR Reflection
A main part in working within the field of public relations is knowing whether or not your efforts are working for your client. Evaluating the success of a campaign is important because it lets the agency know if they have completed their task to the client’s standards. Another form of evaluating the success of a … More ROI and Evaluation in PR
Working within the field of public relations can be stressful and intimidating at times. There are many components that PR practitioners have to be aware of and follow if they want to succeed. According to the PRSA website (2009) “Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics” … More Writing Press Releases
I’m sure most of you remember the story of the Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle. He got his stardom after eating a diet of turkey and veggie Subway sandwiches and loosing close to 245 pounds (Jennings, 2015). However, that partnership was terminated in July of 2015 after Fogle was investigated by federal officials. The raid of … More Managing the Subway Crisis
This is a question that I am willing to admit, has crossed my mind multiple times since I have been introduced to the concept of research papers. When I first started writing research papers for my classes I dreaded having to take the time out of my schedule to find sources that had the information … More Why Research At All?
I am currently a sophomore attending Grand Valley State University in Allendale Michigan. Last year I began pursuing an engineering degree at Grand Valley but this year I decided that was not the best area of study for me. This year I decided to major in Advertising and Public Relations with an emphasis in Advertising … More Pre PR Reflection
Chriss, O. J. (Photographer). (2015). Networking Part 2. [Photograph].Grand Rapids, MI. Okay guys, this is my last post until my final exam. This is my second networking adventure that I went on. I met with a couple people from Stevens Advertising to get some more information on the type of jobs that are available for … More Networking Part 2
Chriss, O. J. (Photographer). (2015). Networking Part 1. [Photograph]. Birmingham, MI. For this assignment we were to network ourselves so that we get our name out into the professional world. The above picture is of me in front of the McCann Worldgroup building that is located in Birmingham, Michigan. Here, I met with Stephanie Rice who … More Networking Part 1
Schraff, G. (2014). How to Make Social Media a Useful Commercial Real Estate Marketing Tool. In The Massimo Group. Retrieved November 17, 2015, from http://www.massimo-group.com/social-media-is-sound-commercial-real-estate-marketing-practice/ My Point of View on Social Networking Sites. (n.d.). In Teen Ink. Retrieved November 19, 2015, from http://www.teenink.com/opinion/pop_culture_trends/article/251718/My-Point-of-View-on-Social-Networking-Sites/ Wihbey, J. (2015, July 1). Social Media Sharing, News and Opinion Leadership: Recent Research. … More Social Media Opinion Piece
Herbert, W. (2012, May). Imaging the Future Invokes Your Memory. In Scientific American. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/memories-of-tomorrow/ As I mentioned in my introduction for this website, this blog was for an assignment for my CAP 105 class at Grand Valley State University. There are only a couple weeks left of this class and as the class comes … More Keep or Delete the Blog
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