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FIR B2B #136: The Best and Worst COVID-related PR Pitches

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Our email seems to be all Covid, all the time, with pitches and experts offered from all walks of life. It isn’t just the infosec vendors either. Paul and David have gotten pitches from genealogy vendors, from vendor selling ink cartridges and how to build a sales team that is working from home. In this episode, we take you through the good and bad articles and pitches that we have seen. Stay healthy out there folks!
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FIR B2B #134: Fred Bateman on the Evolving Role of PR in a Fragmented Media World

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Fred Bateman has seen momentous changes in public relations during the 30+ years he’s been in the business. As the founder of the Bateman Group embarks on a new stage in his career, he reflects on the evolving role of PR in a fragmented media landscape and the skills that it takes to thrive amid all that complexity.
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FIR B2B #97: Notable Hits and Misses in GDPR Pitches We Received

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We discuss some of the best and worst PR pitches we received in the months running up to the launch of the General Data Privacy Regulation, and why a handful stood out.
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Episode 125: How the Next Generation Can Fix Fake News

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In this episode we discuss real, concrete steps young professionals, and young at heart professionals, can take to combat fake news and protect the value and trust of our industry.
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FIR B2B #75: Beth Winkowski does B2B PR very well

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This week we speak with someone who does B2B public relations very well. Beth Winkowski has had her own PR firm for more than a decade after working for years with leading-edge tech companies. Both Paul and David have always admired her judgment, sensitivity and attention to detail. Many PR people will tell you their job is to make journalists’ work easier. Beth delivers on that claim.
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Episode 114: How to be Creative

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One of the benefits of working in the industry of public relations, communications and marketing is the ability to be creative. We work in a unique world where our job is to find creative ways to tell a story. In this episode, our hosts share their secrets on what they do to cultivate their creativity.
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The Crisis Show #119: Communication Lessons from Election 2016

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Rich Klein was joined by Ruth Sherman and Tripp Frohlichstein to analyze how the communication styles of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made a difference in the election
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The Crisis Show #118: Live Streaming & Crisis Management

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In this episode, host Rich Klein is joined by worldwide digital marketing expert Krishna De to discuss the rapid growth of live streaming in the past two years and how the technology has impacted crisis communications and crisis management.
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Crisis Show #117: Media Training for Crisis Management

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The Crisis Show’s first episode under the FIR umbrella on October 19, 2016 was hosted by Rich Klein (Rich Klein Crisis Management) with guests Tripp Frohlichstein (Media Masters) and Greg Brooks (The West Third Group).
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Episode 113: Making Career Choices

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The average person will make a career change approximately five to seven times during their working life. With this new landscape, making career choices can be overwhelming. Young PR Pros hosts Kristine D’Arbelles, Ross Simmonds and producer Clare Bonnyman discuss tips and advice on how to best approach making a career decision.
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