Sept. 15th: Mother Knows Best: Meet The Mommy Media
Mommy bloggers and mommy media continue to grow at an exponential rate. They have established themselves as an influential community within our media culture.
With women accounting for over half the population and moms as the decision makers of household purchases, it's crucial that PR professionals include these influencers as part of their media outreach or as consultants and brand ambassadors to ensure successful programs for their clients.
On Wednesday, September 15th, join several influential bloggers to get an inside look on how to reach and foster relationships with them on behalf of your clients.
Sept. 22nd: Nick Bilton Book Signing/Launch Party
PRSA-NY, in cooperation with CCI at Baruch College, and the PRSA Technology Section proudly presents a Book signing/Launch Party featuring Nick Bilton, author of the soon-to-be published book: "I LIVE IN THE FUTURE & HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: Why Your World, Work and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted," published by Crown Business.
Mr. Bilton, the lead technology writer for the New York Times Bits blog and a reporter for the paper, provides a new and often counterintuitive understanding of how a radically changed media world is influencing human behavior.
He explains why social networks, the openness of the Internet, and handy new gadgets are not just vehicles for telling the world what you had for breakfast but are becoming the foundation for "anchoring communitites" that tame information overload and help determine what news and information to trust and consume and what to ignore.
Join us as Mr. Bilton discusses his provocative new book and then celebrate afterwards with champagne and receive a custom autographed copy.
Oct 13th: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Search But Were Afraid To Ask (Details to Follow)
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2010 Big Apple Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements
Public relations and communications professionals gathered to celebrate the 23rd Annual Big Apple Awards. Special guest hosts Michelle Charlesworth and Phil Lipof of WABC-TV assisted in awarding 32 Big Apple Awards and 20 Honorable Mentions. Held annually, the awards ceremony presented by the New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NY) recognizes excellence in public relations.
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Find PRSA-NY on Facebook and LinkedIn
PRSA-NY recently launched a Facebook Group. This follows the LinkedIn Group that was initiated some months ago. Both groups are open to anyone who would like to learn more about PRSA-NY, meet our members, network and find useful resources. If you are already a member of either group, just click on the links above to join in the conversation. If you are not yet a member, just go to www.linkedin.com and www.facebook.com to create a profile and then join the PRSA-NY group.
By joining the groups, you will be able to view member profiles including past work experience and photos. In addition, we'll be posting news about PRSA-NY events at each of the sites. As a member of PRSA-NY's LinkedIn or Facebook Groups, you can contact other members directly and ask for advice, assistance or just network.
It's a fact that PRSA-NY members who volunteer for Chapter activities have more fun!
Here are a few of the volunteer opportunities open for 2008: New Media & Technology Committee; NYC Crisis Preparedness Committee; Marketing Committee; Meet-the-Media; PR Tuesdays; International Committee. There are other volunteer openings as well. Click here for more information. Click here to complete online volunteer form now.
Welcome to PRSA New York
PRSA-New York is your gateway to new skills, new knowledge, new jobs, new employees, new clients, new contacts and more. Member or non-member you can take advantage of the best public relations programs in metropolitan New York City. Here's a summary of our core offerings.
Educational Programs, some 20 each year, developed with your interests in mind and running the gamut from skills building to management training. Included are:
Meet the Media Panels with top editors, reporters and producers from national and local media, traditional and online.
Skills Training Workshops on writing, publicity and other PR staples.
Professional Development Seminars on new technology, crisis communications and other key topics.
Networking Programs through which you can meet members and non-members who can provide you with information, knowledge and contacts that can help to advance your career and assist your employer and/or clients.
New Professionals Network for younger PR practitioners throughout the New York City metropolitan area. A great opportunity to attend targeted networking activities and/or volunteer to help organize chapter initiatives.
Career Development Programs intended to assist members and non-members in finding jobs and managing their careers in public relations.
Mentoring Program - PR Legends Mentoring Program through which some of the profession's leading legends provide you with one-on-one advice and counsel regarding your aspirations, on-the-job challenges and much more. Click here if you want to apply for mentoring. Click here for more information on the program.
Membership Directory - online, with complete names and addresses.
And Last But Not Least, you can get involved by joining one of our many active committees, the stepping stones to Board membership and chapter leadership. Click here to volunteer. Click here to volunteer.