By Steven Pelham and Brooke Smith Every year, the Arthur W. Page Society teams up with the Institute for Public Relations to hold a case study competition between students from accredited business and communications schools to see who can craft the most relevant, comprehensive case study. This year, we were the grand prize winners for…… Continue reading Writing a Case Study? Insights from a Winner
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Find Your Moments of Extraordinary Impact
I’m just back from this week’s annual conference of the Arthur W. Page Society—stimulated by many great sessions, speeches and one-on-one conversations with PR leaders from around the world. At one of the closing sessions, Chip Heath, author of The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact, talked about memorable powerful moments in…… Continue reading Find Your Moments of Extraordinary Impact
Remembering Ward White and Ed Block Through Their Words of Advice for Young PR Pros
Memorial Services were held over the weekend for two of the great thought leaders of public relations, Ed Block and Ward White. Throughout their accomplishment-rich careers, Ed and Ward helped advance the credibility and authority of public relations. They also were dedicated mentors, who shared their wisdom with colleagues and aspiring PR pros. In this…… Continue reading Remembering Ward White and Ed Block Through Their Words of Advice for Young PR Pros
DePaul Grad Students Win Top Honors With Starbucks Case Study
Congratulations to DePaul University PR grad students who won the prestigious Jack Koten Page Principles Case Study Grand Prize Award during last Thursday’s Arthur W. Page Society Spring Seminar in New York. Students Lizmarie Orengo, Chelsea Michael and Megan Cauley and faculty advisor Matt Ragas wowed PR leaders with their recap of the winning analysis…… Continue reading DePaul Grad Students Win Top Honors With Starbucks Case Study
New Page Society Chair Discusses PR Career
New chairman of the Arthur W. Page Society is David Samson, general manager/public affairs, for Chevron Corporation. Like other Career Capsules, Dave discusses his very first PR job and lessons learned, followed by a chronological listing of his career moves. Last fall, Dave received the Plank Center’s Milestones in Mentoring Corporate Award. David Samson It was…… Continue reading New Page Society Chair Discusses PR Career
Arthur W. Page Society Honors Edlund and Ovaitt
“There is no off switch for a leader.” Björn Edlund uses these words to describe great leaders. The expression very definitely applies to Björn and Frank Ovaitt, winners of career achievement awards at last night’s Arthur W. Page Society annual recognition ceremony at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Björn received the Page Society’s prestigious Hall…… Continue reading Arthur W. Page Society Honors Edlund and Ovaitt
Award Programs Build Career Skills, Resumes and Impress Prospective Employers
Over the past few weeks, I’ve watched several different student teams go above and beyond their normal coursework to impress professionals in the public relations and advertising world. Grand prize winners of the Arthur W. Page Society’s case study competition picked up their prizes and addressed the organization’s annual spring meeting in New York. Needless…… Continue reading Award Programs Build Career Skills, Resumes and Impress Prospective Employers
Top Educator Awards Go to PR Leaders
Two friends and public relations leaders received well-deserved recognition for their significant contributions to education during last week’s annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) in Montreal. Frank Ovaitt, president and CEO of the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), received the Gerald Sass Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Association of…… Continue reading Top Educator Awards Go to PR Leaders
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jack Koten
The life of public relations legend Jack Koten was celebrated by family and friends last Saturday at a memorial service on the campus of his beloved alma mater, North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Jack, who passed away in early January, was a friend and mentor to many, including me. Jack was a visionary leader in the…… Continue reading Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Jack Koten
Chicago PR Students Discover ‘The New York Way’
Besides confirming that Chicago pizza is better than its counterpart in New York, 45 DePaul University students returned from four days of agency, media and association visits in the Big Apple with a better understanding of The New York Way. Perhaps the biggest revelation from the special intersession course was the self confidence gained from…… Continue reading Chicago PR Students Discover ‘The New York Way’