CrowleyMark's blog

5/20/11

I was prepared to write about the social media implications of the Arnold Schwarzenegger scandal when I saw Jennifer George’s thoughtful post on tips for surviving your first job. Since college graduation season is upon us and many PR students might be thinking about their first gig in the industry, I thought why waste time talking about the Governator when there’s interviewing advice to be had!

We’re catching up with former Publicity Club President and Executive Director Amy Shanler, who currently serves as the Director of Community Relations at Staples.

Amy, tell us a bit about your role at Staples?

I recently shifted gears from overseeing retail PR to heading up community relations.

On October 21st, the Publicity Club of New England hosted the region’s top assignment editors for a discussion on securing television coverage in a major market.

Hollywood has the Oscars, Broadway the Tonys, but 300 of New England’s top PR pros gathered together on Monday night could only mean one thing…the 41st Annual Bell Ringer Awards.

Flip flops on Friday? To Tweet or not to Tweet? Responding to emails after hours?

The rising stars of the Public Relations scene in Boston came out on Tuesday night for answers to these and other burning questions about starting out in the PR world. The Publicity Club of New England hosted a series of breakout sessions providing advice for becoming a top-notch PR practitioner, with discussion groups led by: