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Q&A: Finishing College and Beginning in an Agency

Agency Life, B2B Tech, Careers, Networking, Professional Development, Public Relations, Work/Life Balance, 18 Mar, 2019 0

If your college career is coming to an end, naturally your mind will be moving a million miles a minute. Will I move back home or will I see what it’s like to live on the other side of the country? Will I take a gap year and do philanthropy work or will I apply…

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This Week in Tech: Down Goes Facebook, and More Talk of Breaking Up the Giants

Artificial Intelligence, b2b, B2B Tech, Crisis Communications, Facebook, Instagram, Technology, 15 Mar, 2019 0

Welcome back to your favorite tech news roundup series. It’s been a long week, but it’s finally Friday and time to read all about the stories our b2b PR teams have been keeping an eye on: Elizabeth Warren Vs. Big Tech In a Medium post, the senator from Massachusetts detailed her presidential platform for breaking…

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RSA Conference News Round Up

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tech, Conferences, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized, 13 Mar, 2019 0

For nearly two decades, SHIFT has been supporting the world’s largest cybersecurity event: RSA Conference. The 2019 event took place last week at San Francisco’s Moscone Center and the SHIFT team was on site along with 42,500+ attendees and 700+ exhibitors in what was a very successful week. While each year is unique, the show…

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The role of email marketing in public relations

Email marketing, Marketing, Public Relations, Strategy, 12 Mar, 2019 0

Email marketing has been called the digital glue of the social world. There’s a lot of truth to that statement; email is the only reliable push mechanism to reach out to people that works at scale. Certainly, you can direct message someone on Twitter or private message someone on Facebook or pick up the phone…

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This Week in Tech: Huawei v U.S., Azure v AWS

b2b, B2B Tech, Data, Media Relations, Technology, 08 Mar, 2019 0

It’s been a busy week for enterprise tech – if you work in security or cryptography, it’s been all hands on deck for the RSA Conference. SHIFT has supported the conference for 15 years, and that team will have a recap of the event next week. Until then, here’s what grabbed our attention this week…

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Lights, camera… freeze? How to ace your next interview

Earned Media, Guest Post, Learning, Media Relations, Public Speaking, Speaking, 04 Mar, 2019 0

A version of this post originally appeared on the NATIONAL blog, an AVENIR GLOBAL company. Imagine you’re on live television giving an interview and it happens: The journalist asks a question and you don’t have an answer. For those of us who serve as spokespeople, being caught off guard during an interview is what nightmares are…

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This Week in Tech: 5G takes over MWC, and here comes the RSA Conference

b2b, B2B Tech, Conferences, Mobile, 01 Mar, 2019 0

Welcome back to our weekly tech news roundup – the tech trends and stories that our B2B PR teams were monitoring this week. RSA Conference is finally here It’s the Friday before the RSA Conference – are you ready for it? The conference is a longtime SHIFT client, so we know better than anyone that…

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Building Your Network, One Coffee At A Time

Community, Learning, Media Relations, Networking, Professional Development, 27 Feb, 2019 0

Most years I skip over making new year’s resolutions, mainly because I know I won’t stick to them (fun fact, most people give up by February). Anyways, this year was a little different. I didn’t vow to work out more, eat better or save more money, although I should, I vowed to strengthen my professional…

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5 Lessons PR Pros Can Learn from Game of Thrones

Crisis Communications, Media Relations, Public Relations, Strategy, 25 Feb, 2019 0

It’s time to face the music: Winter is not coming, winter is here (we are based in Boston, after all!). However, spring – and with it the premiere of Game of Throne’s last season– is just around the corner. Based on the best-selling novels by George R. R. Martin, Game of Thrones tells the story…

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This Week in Tech: Marching to MWC, Combatting “Deepfakes”

b2b, B2B Tech, Conferences, Media Relations, Uncategorized, 22 Feb, 2019 0

Welcome back to SHIFT’s weekly tech news roundup – your one-stop shop for the trends and stories that our B2B PR teams were monitoring throughout the week. Gearing Up for a Marathon March If you have a client working on anything even remotely related to mobile, chances are you spent this week in final prep…

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Q&A: Finishing College and Beginning in an Agency

This Week in Tech: Down Goes Facebook, and More Talk of Breaking Up the Giants

RSA Conference News Round Up

The role of email marketing in public relations

This Week in Tech: Huawei v U.S., Azure v AWS

Lights, camera… freeze? How to ace your next interview

This Week in Tech: 5G takes over MWC, and here comes the RSA Conference

Building Your Network, One Coffee At A Time

5 Lessons PR Pros Can Learn from Game of Thrones

This Week in Tech: Marching to MWC, Combatting “Deepfakes”

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