Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Jan. 18, 2016. Guest blog post by Ryan Berkness, Founder and CEO of PR Caffeine Search engine optimization (SEO) has often received a bad rap in recent years, ever since the large original Google Panda and Google Penguin updates shut down many of…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Dec. 4, 2015. With seemingly limitless energy, Business Wire’s Serena Ehrlich gave attendees at a recent breakfast meeting the lowdown on the newest trends in social media and public relations. The event was co-sponsored by Minnesota PRSA. Ehrlich, director of social and evolving…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on June 19, 2015. Sara Gavin, president of Weber Shandwick North America, received the Donald G. Padilla Distinguished Practitioner award at this year’s Minnesota PRSA Classics Awards. 1. What role has PRSA had in your career? Early in my career, PRSA was a bit…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on May 27, 2015. Laura Jollie is an assistant account executive at Weber Shandwick and director of communications at The Gina Morri Foundation. 1. Tell us a bit about your public relations experience so far. A: When I transferred to the University of…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on April 22, 2015. At the 37th annual Minnesota PRSA Classics Awards banquet on April 9, Maggie LaMaack of Bellmont Partners was named Young Professional of the Year. 1. Tell us a bit about your public relations experience so far. I did several internships in college, mostly in communications…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Sept. 10, 2014. At this year’s Minnesota Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Classics Awards, Shannon Heine of General Mills was named the Young Professional of the Year. 1. Give a little background about yourself, including your hobbies, interests and education. I grew…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Dec. 26, 2013. Elise Konerza is the president of the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter at Minnesota State University, Mankato. In addition, she is a public relations and marketing intern at Jungle Red Salon. 1. Tell me what you do in your current role…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Oct. 12, 2013. Hollie Raab graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this past spring. She plans on moving to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. 1. Tell us a bit about your public relations experience so far. Recently, I served as the communication…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on Sept. 18, 2013. David Schoeneck, APR, received the Donald G. Padilla Distinguished Practitioner Award at this year’s Minnesota PRSA Classics Awards. He also is the external relations lead for the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Red Cross. 1. What role has…
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Minnesota Public Relations Blog on July 14, 2013. Occasionally the Minnesota Public Relations Blog has touched on search engine optimization (SEO), a discipline that public relations professionals should have some awareness of. SEO has a strong intersection with public relations and social media, given the importance of…