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Getting Your Media-Trained Spokesperson Onto WBAL-TV

JDPR Social February 16, 2015 no comment

Want your story on WBAL-TV? One of your biggest challenges is getting the attention Jessica Rahn, the station’s guardian assignment editor who says she’s not afraid of anyone, has a backlog of…

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Social Media

‘Promoting the Liberal Arts, 140 Characters at a Time’

JDPR Social January 25, 2015 no comment

This article appears in the Winter edition of OWU Magazine published by my alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University. It summarizes a social media campaign I helped to develop for the Council of Independent…

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Social Media, Twitter

College Presidents Who Tweet

JDPR Social January 18, 2015 no comment

I recently led a social media workshop for college presidents during a conference in San Diego — “Twitter Tutorial (for Presidents): Triumphs, Trials, Trends and Tips.” Joining me were two presidents who actively…

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Social Media

Watch Snapchat and other 2015 Predictions

JDPR Social January 6, 2015 no comment

Happy New Year! Here I am, ready to jump on the social media predictions bandwagon. I just read Carlos Gil’s excellent compilation of predictions from 30 gurus, so here’s what I believe…

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Video

9 Million Views and Counting: How One Video Went Viral

JDPR Social December 30, 2014 no comment

Producing and directing team Glenn and Debbie Dreher, owners of Baltimore-based Think Again Media (and friends of JD/PR), recently watched their short PSA about shelter dog Suzie grow by the thousands each day. In just a…

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Commentary

Will Serial Make a Lasting Impression on Baltimore’s Image?

JDPR Social December 17, 2014 no comment

Once again, Baltimore is getting international attention for a crime story, and this time it’s for Serial, the podcast that’s setting records with more than five million downloads. A question for communicators and…

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PR

‘Tis the Season for Holiday Cliches

JDPR Social December 13, 2014 no comment

One of my favorite blogs, “You Don’t Say,” by Sun copy desk chief John E. McIntyre, offers a preview of worn-out holiday cliches that editors and reporters – and press release writers…

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Social Media

Tourism Excellence Award for Star-Spangled Spectacular

JDPR Social November 29, 2014 no comment

At the Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit held earlier this month, Star-Spangled Spectacular, the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, the Maryland Office of Tourism and Visit Baltimore received the “Judges Award of…

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PR, Press Releases, Social Media

What the ‘New PR’ Looks Like

JDPR Social October 22, 2014 no comment

Anyone still practicing “press release PR” is having a tough time these days as the “new PR” has forced them to build their own audiences, generate their own content and take a…

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Media Relations, Media Training

Media Training Tip #16: Don’t Be Tempted by the Awkward Silence

JDPR Social September 24, 2014 no comment

In my experience as a newspaper reporter, the best quotes came outside the boundaries of the “formal” interview. On the record whether they realized it or not, my interviewees were more relaxed…

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Exactly. Turn off the automated posts (not a fan anyway) and back away from pitching. Pay attention and respect what's happening.

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