PRSA MD WebNotes
Issue
#389
June 10, 2009
Spotlight
The
2009 Best in Maryland Awards Call for Entries Now Available!
Celebrating What's Classic & New
Deadline for Early Bird entries is July 10 and all entries must be received by July 24.
Go
to http://www.prsamd.org/awards/best_in_maryland.html
download the 2009 Best in Maryland Awards Call
for Entries and all associated forms today! Not only have we reorganized
and renumbered our categories, but we have added new categories as well.
This year, we have two new program categories - Blogger
Campaign and Social Media/Viral Marketing - as well as one new single-piece
category, Blogs. Plus, we are offering an
award for the program entry that best represents our conference theme,
"Celebrating What's Classic & New." Our judges will choose the
program that displayed the best use of traditional PR strategies while
tapping the new PR tactics.
Remember, early bird deadline is July 10, and the final deadline is
July 24. Laura LaChapelle at 410.440.4246
or via e-mail at laura@lachapellecommunications.com
if you have any additional questions. Good luck!
PRSA-MD
June 18 - Social Media Tips from an Obama
Campaign Insider & American Red Cross
Speed Pitching: Present Your Idea in Three Minutes or Less
Launched a New Blog or Social Media Campaign?
PRSA
2009 PRSA Association/Nonprofit Section Conference
Upcoming PRSA National Teleseminars
INDUSTRY
Weinberg Harris & Associates Names Kriski
Betz Account Supervisor
PRSA-MD
Social Media Tips From an Obama Campaign Insider & American Red Cross
The Changing Landscape for the Public Relations Profession
Join moderator David Harrison, along with industry leaders from the Obama Campaign and the American Red Cross, in a panel discussion on Thursday, June 18, to learn how to successfully negotiate the rapidly changing public relations landscape. Emily Williams will share her experiences as a key figure behind the stunningly successful social media efforts of Barack Obama's presidential bid, and Wendy Harmon will show how one of the world's leading non-profit organizations has gotten so much attention for its ability to effectively implement new technology in its communications.
Register by this Friday, June 12, to save $15. Fees are PRSA Members - $20, $35 after 6/12; Non-Members - $35, $50 after 6/12; PRSSA Students - $10; Non-PRSSA Member Students - $20.
Here are all the details!
Date:
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Time: 8:30 am Registration; 9:00 am-10:30 am Program
Place: University of Baltimore, Liberal Arts
& Policy Bldg., Room 308, 10 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201.
Parking: Two-hour metered parking is available
on the street, or you can get a voucher at the event for $4 parking
in the Maryland Avenue garage on Maryland & Biddle Sts. (See campus
parking map.)
Click here for Full Details and Registration.
Speed Pitching: Present Your Idea in Three Minutes or Less
Have a story idea worth pitching? Bring it with you to the July 16 monthly meeting, Meet the Press: Speed Pitching, where editors from local media will listen to your crafted pitch. Be quick because you'll only have three minutes before the bell rings. Invited media include major radio & TV stations, key print and electronic press, trade and specialty press.
Confirmed Invitees to date (check our website for updates):
- Howard Libit, Baltimore Sun
- Michelle Butt, news director, WBAL TV Channel 11
- Meg Jollett, managing editor, WMAR TV Channel 2
This event will be held at the University of Baltimore's School of Communications Design in the Liberal Arts & Policy Building, 10 W. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Visit our events page for registration and details.
Launched a New Blog or Social Media Campaign?
If so, you'll like the Chapter's three new Best in Maryland award categories to celebrate our changing landscape. We've added two new program categories - Blogger Campaign, and Social Media/Viral Marketing - as well as one new single-piece category, Blogs.
- Blogger Campaign: Programs proactively utilizing blogs to communicate a message about a product, service or organization.
- Social Media/Viral Marketing: Program that gets key audiences talking or provides an avenue for conversation through the use of social media or viral marketing.
- Blogs: Web-based journals, or blogs, that communicated either a corporate, public service, or industry position.
Of course we have many of our standard categories too because this year's program is celebrating what's classic and new. Get all the details and the 2009 Best in Maryland Awards Call for Entries online. The Early Bird deadline is July 10, and the final deadline is July 24. Good luck!
PRSA
2009 PRSA Association/Nonprofit Section Conference
The Public Relations Society of America Association/Nonprofit Section Conference is gearing up for its Summer Conference at the ASAE offices in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 31, 2009. The full-day conference promotes learning and networking, specifically for communications and public relations professionals serving in the association and nonprofit sector. It will focus on how to create greater engagement of members and donors through use of social marketing and strong retention campaign strategies. Visit the PRSA Web site for further details and registration.
Upcoming PRSA National Teleseminars
Here are some upcoming teleseminars sponsored by PRSA. To learn more about these events or to see a complete listing of PRSA teleseminars, visit www.prsa.org/PD/events.
Accreditation Power Play: Get Prepared
for Accreditation in Public Relations (8-hour Seminar)
Friday, June
12, 9am
Sticky Messaging for the Media: Learn
How to Create Memorable Messages
Tuesday,
June 23, 3pm
Social Media and New Media PR Boot
Camp: Learn Social Media Strategies for Effective Public Relations (2-day seminar)
Wed. & Thurs., June 24-25, 9am
Industry
Weinberg Harris & Associates Names Kriski Betz Account Supervisor
Weinberg Harris & Associates (WHA), a Baltimore-based marketing and public relations agency, has promoted Kristi Betz, a graduate of Towson State University, to the position of Account Supervisor. As Account Supervisor, Betz will manage the strategic planning and implementation of public relations and marketing campaigns for a variety of the agency's accounts including The Strata Group, Cosmetic Dental FX and nine General Growth Properties malls including The Mall in Columbia, Towson Town Center, Christiana Mall, Mondawmin Mall and White Marsh Mall. Betz will also oversee new business development strategy for the agency. For more information about Weinberg Harris & Associates visit their website at www.weinbergharris.com.