Friday, August 14, 2009

August Luncheon - eNewsletters & Effectively Marketing Your Business

Spencer Howerton, will share his insights on utilizing cutting edge internet marketing tools such as e-Newsletters and e-mail marketing at the August 2009 Public Relations Association of Western North Carolina luncheon Friday, August 28, from 11:30am – 1pm p.m., at Broadmoor Country Club, Fletcher. Members: $15; Non-Members: $25. 

After 20 years in sales & marketing to Fortune 500 clientele, Spencer now helps lead the industry’s third largest eMarketing firm, JBA Network, Inc. which provides email marketing solutions such as Mynewsletterbuilder.com, Evoicespot.com, buzzseo.com and Jukeboxalive.com. The company also provides web development, design and programming for clients in the music industry, healing arts, corporations and individuals.
“The internet is the largest growth sector in the marketplace today. It is what drives our business going forward,” Howerton said.

Please RSVP to Jennifer Perez, jennifer.perez@ahss.org, by August 24, for reservations and membership information.
Vegetarian and vegan meals are available upon request.

Those individuals who request an RSVP for the luncheon and do not attend will be billed for the cost of their lunch

Monday, July 20, 2009

Social Media Hurting Writing And Thinking Skills for PR Professionals?

Musician John Mayer recently twittered "Suffering cerebral atrophy. Since I've been communicating in short pulses, I've been writing lyrics the same way." & "The single-serve idea is killing my writing. Laying off a little in the coming weeks. Need books, thoughts, a sequence of ideas that build."

Question--do you think that apps like Twitter, Facebook, Blogspot, etc. have taken a toll on your ability to write well?

Next Question--do you think that these apps have taken a toll on your ability to focus?

Let us know what you think?

Monday, July 13, 2009

Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and....PR Professionals?

Yep, sounds awesome.

Here are the details:

Join PRAWNC for a fun night of baseball and hot dogs on July 24 as the Asheville Tourists play the Lakewood Blueclaws. “Take your family and friends out to the ballgame” and enjoy an evening with your communications colleagues!

July 24th at McCormick Field

Game begins at 7:05 p.m. – PRAWNC group will meet at front entrance at 6:30 p.m. for ticket distribution.

$12 buys you a ticket, hot dog and $4 worth of “Tourist bucks” to purchase whichever libation you choose!

Contact Jennifer Perez at jennifer.perez@ahss.org for more information and to RSVP

Friday, July 3, 2009

PR Question

How can we do a better job of keeping our clients on brand message?

Thoughts?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

LinkedIn Profile

We're tweaking a LinkedIn profile in the next few days so we can continue to grow our "cloud effect" with all you PR professionals out there.

The url is: http://www.linkedin.com/in/prawnc