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As part of your local membership, luncheons are included. But did you know that if every member attended every lunch, the chapter would lose money? It's true. Your dues do NOT cover 12 months of lunches. Some of the money you pay in your local dues covers some of the lunches, but certainly not a year's worth. Certainly, we are not suggesting you skip the meetings! We want you to attend! But what we are asking is that if you make a reservation to attend, please do attend. ...

Did you know you can post your resume on the PRSA Memphis webiste (www.prsamemphis.org) if you are looking for a public relations job? Did you also know you can review resumes if you are hiring for a public relatiions job? Did you know you can post an ad for the job in which you are hiring? Well, you can. It's a resource offered by PRSA Memphis. The process is simple. Just click the Jobs tab on the left side of the PRSA Memphis website page and learn how to post ...

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Scott Williams, vice president of Marketing and Media, Elvis Presley Enterprises, presented marketing and public relations strategies and tactics that help market Graceland and its attractions to the world at the December 2011 Memphis PRSA luncheon. Williams' presentation drew a record crowd of 70 for the Memphis chapter's December luncheon, which has traditionally had a lower attendance due to the holiday season. In addition to traditional media, he discussed the ...

The Memphis chapter of PRSA will honor Pat Halloran, president, The Orpheum Theatre, as the Communicator of the Year on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. This date is a change from the regularly scheduled monthly luncheons that are held on the second Wednesday each month. Please make a note of date change. There is a location change as well. Instead of Fogelman Executive Center, the luncheon will be held at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis. Pat Halloran, president, The ...

The last two 2011 Professional Development Seminars are on the books, so mark your calendar and register TODAY! The first seminar will be held Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave., and is titled "The Hispanic Ready Business." It will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and will touch on six points to help participants look internally to see how ready their business is to do business with the Hispanic community. The six points include:  ...

Rear Adm. Vic Beck, who led the international military coalition public affairs effort in Afghanistan from Nov. 2010 to Sept. 2011, addressed the Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) at the organization's monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:45 a.m. at Fogelman Executive Center, 330 Innovation Drive. His presentation explained the dynamics of a team, directly related to public relations, whether in war time or day-to-day practice with ...

Public Relations Society of America announced that the first annual membership dues increase in 10 years will take effect January 1, 2011. The Society's 2011 Leadership Assembly and International Conference approved the $30 increase after reviewing PRSA's performance in 2011, as well as its plans for 2012. (Memphis Chapter membership dues are not affected.) At the same time, PRSA will add the following services: Free Webinars with PRSA membership. PRSA will ...

Join PRSA's community of more than 21,000 communications professionals and receive the biggest savings of the year. When you join PRSA National this October, we will include a one-year local Chapter membership for free! As a valued member of PRSA, you'll be able to:  ...

U.S NAVY ADMIRAL, LEADER OF INTERNATIONAL MILITARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS CAMPAIGN IN AFGHANISTAN, TO ADDRESS MEMPHIS PRSA CHAPTER Rear Adm. Vic Beck, who led the international military coalition public affairs effort in Afghanistan from Nov. 2010 to Sept. 2011, will address the Memphis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) at the organization's monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:45 a.m. at Fogelman Executive Center, 330 Innovation Drive. Beck, who ...

PRSA Memphis luncheons have become a source for news! On Oct. 12, Mary Kathryn Walker of the American Cancer Society presented the public relations and marketing efforts utilized for putting on a successful annual "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" walk. Read all about the tactics and strategies used by the American Cancer Society in The Commercial Appeal's Oct. 13 edition by clicking here. The 5k walk was held Oct. 15 at Laurelwood Shopping Center and made some $240,000 ...

Walking to raise money to fight breast cancer American Cancer Society urges the Memphis and Mid-South community to join the battle In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mary Kathryn Walker, American Cancer Society Communications and Marketing Field Strategy Associate Director, based in Mobile, Ala., will be the October 12 PRSA luncheon speaker at Fogelman Executive Center, University of Memphis. The presentation is sponsored by ...

PRSA Announces Hot Membership Deal Have a colleague who is on the fence about joining PRSA?Tell them that October is the time to hop off to land on a great deal.PRSA national will pay the local membership dues for one year for every professional who joins the association as a regular member in October.That's a $130 value!Join online at http://www.prsa.org/JoinUs/ and enter promo code OCT11 into the appropriate area on your application. As a member, you will ...

Walking to raise money to fight breast cancer American Cancer Society urges the Memphis and Mid-South community to join the battle In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mary Kathryn Walker, American Cancer Society Communications and Marketing Field Strategy Associate Director, based in Mobile, Ala., will be the October 12 PRSA luncheon speaker at Fogelman Executive Center, University of Memphis. The presentation is sponsored by Baptist Memorial ...

Okay, so not the old game show! Make plans to attend our September chapter meeting and luncheon on Wednesday, September 14, 11:45 a.m. at the Fogelman Executive Conference Center. Shelley Baur, author of the book and CD, Integrity-Based Communications Using truth to get what you really want," will be our guest speaker. >>>Watch a special message from Shelley HERE! >>>Register to attend the luncheon ...

Joe Incardona, president of Media Source, did such a fabulous job of showing the participants of the Aug. 2 professional development seminar how to develop a FREE social media monitoring dashboard, that he's going to do it again! Back by popular demand, Incardona will lead the professional development semianr titled "Monitoring, Measuring and Giving Value to Social Media," on Sept. 21, 2011, at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis on 3100 Central Avenue. "I ...

Jim Jaggers, WREG News Channel 3 Meteorologist, was the featured speaker at PRSA Memphis' Aug. 10 luncheon meeting at Fogelman Executive Center. His presentation demonstrated the tools neecded to successfully put on a 333-mile fundraising bike-a-thon to benefit Le Bonheur Children Hospital. It has taken on a life of its own and served as a branding opportunity for the children's hospital. To see how the ride has profited hundreds of thousands of dollars for ...

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Gina "Gigi" Barnett, of Gigi's Cupcakes, will not be the featured speaker at the Memphis PRSA August 10 luncheon. She will be rescheduled, possibly to the December luncheon/meeting. Please watch your email in the next week when a new speaker is announced. You may still register for the Aug. 10 luncheon - as it promises to be fabulous - just no cupcakes - not yet. Stay tuned!

Vox Awards Set for Spring 2012 Mark your calendars for March 2012 when PRSA Memphis will host the next Vox awards. Your work completed July 2010 - Dec. 2011 qualifies for submission. Springing forward allows you ...

The PRSA Memphis chapter will present a professional development seminar Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 9 until 11 a.m. titled "Monitoring, Measuring and Giving Value to Social Media." Slated to be held at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave., the seminar will be conducted by the chapter's own Joe Incardona, president of Media Source, a Memphis video production company that specializes in high-definition television productions, interactive multimedia ...