PRSA-NY Big Apple Awards Call for Entries - Deadline Extended to Friday, March 19th!

For over 20 years, PRSA-NY's Big Apple Awards have been the standard of excellence for the New York-area public relations industry and are recognized as one of the highest honors to be received by a practitioner.  To date, more than 1,000 winning programs have solved problems, met challenges, influenced public opinion and created business opportunities.

The 2010 Big Apple Awards competition is open to all public relations professionals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for programs created in 2009.

Late entry deadline has been extended to Friday, March 19th at noon! Click here for more information and the entry form.

NEW & ENHANCED 2010 Big Apple Awards Sponsorships

This year, PRSA-NY offers sponsors more pre-event exposure and an excellent new venue to showcase your brand, celebrate the profession, and demonstrate support for the chapter.  Learn more about these offerings today.  Deadline is April 1st, 2010 to take advantage of all benefits.

April 28th:  Meet the Media:  Taking the Lead - How to Get Ahead, Get Your Products Noticed and Get in Long Lead Magazines

6:00 - 8:30 PM

Ketchum

1285 Avenue of the Americas

4th Floor 

New York, NY  10019

As magazine sources continue to dwindle, PR professionals are left with a shrinking field of options for their clients.  However, clients still want their products and stories to be featured.  But how do we best approach them?  What makes for a great story or product feature?  And how do you build relationships with editors?

On Wednesday, April 28th, join a panel of journalists from top women's interest magazines as they dish on the best way to make it onto the pages of their magazines.

Panelists include:

Sonal Dutt, Lifestyle Director, Every Day With Rachael Ray

Jonna Gallo Weppler, Articles Director, Family Circle

Annemarie Conte, Senior Editor, Woman's Day

Danielle Rabin, Media Specialist, Ketchum, will moderate the panel.

Click here for more information and to register.   

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.