PR’s Top Pros Talk… Women Leaders – Barri Rafferty

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 Barri Rafferty, Head of Communications and Brand Management, Wells Fargo, encourages aspiring women leaders to create an ecosystem of diverse mentors around them. She also discusses how can women navigate some of the challenges of the “she-cession,” as women are dropping out of the workforce at higher rates than men as a result of the pandemic. Barri also shares insights on how organizations can increase leadership opportunities for women and minority groups.  

PR’s Top Pros Talk… Media Relations – Michelle Mekky

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In the 50th episode of PR’s Top Pros Talk, Michelle Mekky, Founder & CEO, Mekky Media Relations, emphasizes the need for communicators to embrace the journalistic mindset to get the best earned media results. She shares insights on being creative and finding unique hooks to secure coverage for smaller businesses and non-profits. Michelle also discusses practices that larger agencies can learn from boutique agencies.  

PR’s Top Pros Talk…Tips for 2021 – Michael Kempner

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Michael Kempner, Founder & CEO, MWWPR, emphasizes the importance of agility in 2021 and staying true to entrepreneurial roots. He emphasizes that employees are an organization’s most important stakeholder, and recognizing that has a big impact on how the brand is viewed externally. Michael also discusses the role of the brands in building trust among the public and the importance of having a social CEO.  

Who Are TV Producers Interested in Interviewing?

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Who are TV producers interested in interviewing? When they do interviews with people off site, how are they looking to acquire the footage? And, what are the implications of these findings for PR professionals? 62 TV producers participated in our latest survey, here is what we found: 92 % of producers are open to interviewing brand spokespeople for a segment on their television shows By a nearly 2 to 1 margin, producers prefer to interview…