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Congratulations to Tipping Point Communications for winning a 2016 RABEF ETHIE award!

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 11/18/2016 4:19 pm  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

Our friends at Tipping Point Communications were recently honored by the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) with a 2016 ETHIE Award in the small business category. These awards acknowledge “businesses and organizations that do the right thing through strong ethical foundations, ...

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Workshop Provides Tips to Energize and Edit Writing

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 11/18/2016 4:17 pm  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

On Oct. 21, PRSA Rochester hosted a half-day workshop in partnership with St. John Fisher focused on writing skills. The presenters included: Mary-jo Popovici, a recently retired professor of communications/public relations and former internship coordinator for the Visual and Performing Arts (V...

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Volunteers Needed for PRSA’s 2017 Northeast District Conference

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 11/18/2016 4:04 pm  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

Opportunities to get involved, showcase your talent and widen your network PRSA's 2017 Northeast District Conference will be hosted by our neighboring Finger Lakes chapter. It's set for Friday, Apr. 28 at the Radisson in Corning, a relatively short drive from the Rochester area. If you want to wi...

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5 Reasons to Explore the PRSA Group Member Program

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 09/06/2016 8:04 am  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

Have you heard about PRSA’s Group Member Program? PRSA now offers a group membership for organizations with five or more interested applicants that carries many new benefits above and beyond individual memberships. Our PR team at Roberts Communications recently explored the group membership fi...

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Celebrating Ethics Awareness Month

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 09/06/2016 7:33 am  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

As PR practitioners, we spend a lot of time debating strategy, tactics, platforms and tools for measuring our success. So let’s take a few minutes to discuss ethics, a topic that should be central to every conversation on best PR practices. It’s a topic PRSA takes seriously, asking eac...

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Member Spotlight: Emily Drzewiecki, McDougall Communications

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 09/02/2016 12:39 pm  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

Emily Drzewiecki is a counselor at McDougall Communications and is very involved in multiple PRSA Rochester committees. We sat down with her to discuss what she's gained from her involvement in PRSA, her upcoming panel presentation at the PRSA 2016 International Conference in Indianapolis, and her a...

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Member Spotlight: Dresden Engle, Dresden Public Relations

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 04/27/2016 4:48 pm  

Dresden Engle is director of Dresden Public Relations and previously led PR efforts at Geva Theatre and George Eastman Museum. We sat down with her to chat about her career path, her love for theater, and the changing relationship between media and PR pros. You are currently director for your own ...

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Member Spotlight: Mike McDougall, APR, Fellow PRSA

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 11/23/2015 10:25 am  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

For the past two decades, Mike McDougall has provided communications and public affairs counsel to some of the world’s most prominent multinational brands. His work has garnered international recognition, including 11 PRSA Silver Anvils and Awards of Excellence. In 2015, he was elected to the ...

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Northeast District News Update

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 11/23/2015 10:24 am  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

Bobbi Lonobile and Michelle Cometa The big news on the PRSA Northeast District front is that a date has been set for the next district conference, hosted by PRSA Boston: Monday, June 13, 2016 is the day. UMass is the place! Conference committee members are gearing up for what is expected to be an...

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Member News: Jamie Frumusa, Tipping Point Communications, Achieves APR

Posted by FlowerCityPR on 11/23/2015 10:18 am  /   PRSA Rochester Connect

We are pleased to announce that Jamie Frumusa, APR, and Account Supervisor, Tipping Point Communications, recently achieved the prestigious Accreditation in Public Relations (APR), the gold standard in public relations and a way to recognize practitioners who have mastered the knowledge, skills and ...

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