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Jason Meyer Associate Director, Online, APCO Worldwide A jack-of-all-trades in strategic communications, Jason Meyer plays a leadership role across several of APCO Worldwide’s key client accounts.  This broad range of experience informs Meyer’s holistic approach to… Continued

Lauren Pratapas Senior Director, Story Partners Capitalizing on her past experience working as a producer for CNN’s Washington bureau, Lauren Pratapas has played a pivotal role in shaping Washington, D.C.’s perception of Story Partners’ roster of… Continued

Winner: Jon Harris Chief Communications Officer, Hillshire Brands In January 2012, when the Sara Lee Corporation separated into two publicly held companies, Jon Harris and his team at Hillshire Brands provided a cohesive message to… Continued

 Fahlgren Mortine  The growth and professional development of its associates is one of Fahlgren Mortine’s strategic areas of focus. The agency conducts a formal performance review for each of its associates twice a year. In… Continued

Those making hires (and granting raises) in communications should follow these three steps to find the PR stars of tomorrow, today.

The digital results for Thanksgiving and Black Friday last week are in, and from a sales perspective were quite impressive: Online sales on Thanksgiving grew by 17.4% from 2011, and the next day, Black Friday, they increased 20.7% from last year, accor…

Carrie Fox   For many public relations professionals, finding balance in our business is like finding the Holy Grail. The nature of this industry requires that we be "on" all the time, even when we’re… Continued

Want to keep your Facebook friends? Avoid posting about politics or going to the gym.

Ever notice that the Thanksgiving turkey tastes better the next day and the days after? Millions of people look forward to Friday lunches, and Saturday dinners of turkey sandwiches, turkey soup and turkey (or tofu) concoctions.  Yet last Tuesday’s c…

I must admit that hearing the news that David Petraeus’ biographer and mistress Paula Broadwell and Jill Kelley, also involved in the Petraeus affair, have “PRed up” is a bit annoying. It was reported by AdAge that Broadwell has hired Washington …