Yearly Archives: 2014

People Who’ve Been Part of PRofessional Solutions’ 20 Years: Alicia Aebersold

As we celebrate our 20th year in business, we’d like you to hear from some of the hundreds of people who’ve helped build our success over 20 years. Please meet Alicia Aebersold, Associate Director of Aligning Forces for Quality, part … Continue reading

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Are Boomer Communicators Vanishing From the Workforce?

Job markets have been essentially flat since October. And, while the unemployment rate has slowly reduced back toward non-recession levels, the proportion of the working-age people with jobs is barely over 6 in 10. It hasn’t been that poor in … Continue reading

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Employees Generally Satisfied, But Wary, says APA

While most employees surveyed reported being satisfied with their jobs, fewer than half said they’re happy with factors such as professional grown opportunities.  More troubling, only about half of these U.S. workers felt their employers are upfront with them and … Continue reading

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Write Tight or Say Good Night!

From PRofessional Solutions LLC’s February newsletter: As a journalism major at American University, PRofessional Solutions’ CEO Kate Perrin learned to “write tight”. You might assume that the age of Twitter posts has encouraged brevity. It hasn’t. “Whether pitching their cause … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Successful PR Writing

From PRofessional Solutions, LLC’s February 2014 newsletter: PR is still all about writing despite the attention being given to social media tools like Twitter, Instagram and Vine. The cornerstone of the industry has and always will be strong writing skills. … Continue reading

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People Who’ve Been Part of PRofessional Solutions’ 20 Years: February Profile

Each month this year we want you to hear from one of the hundreds of people who’ve helped build our success over 20 years. This month, please meet Greg Hernandez, FDIC Office of Communications, our first government agency placement. Becoming … Continue reading

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Blizzard of Babies–The Sequel?

For most companies, severe weather provides nothing but logistical and financial problems. That’s not the case for PRofessional Solutions, LLC. Snowstorms and hurricanes often bring us increased business nine months later in the form of maternity leave coverages. In February … Continue reading

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Wage War on Clichés!

My favorite e-newsletter comes from Robert Deigh of RDC Communications/PR, LLC and author of “How Come No One Knows About Us?”.    This month he has provided a list of some of the most frequently used — and irritating! — clichés … Continue reading

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Books That Will Prepare You For the Future of PR

As I was preparing what I wanted to tell the audience that I believe will be key to “The Future of PR in Washington“ as part of the PRSA-NCC panel this week, a list of books came to mind.  That’s … Continue reading

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This Year, Dress for Success

When we started our Pinterest pages showing office appropriate attire, interview outfits,and even interview body language, it was more about demonstrating that PRofessional Solutions and our associates are familiar with all kinds of tools than giving pointers on appearance.  But … Continue reading

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