PR Insiders

Karen Linhart Media Relations Manager, USA Swimming Karen Linhart has not only capitalized on the success of the U.S. swimming team this summer during this Olympics year, she has been a leader in taking USA Swimming… Continued

Anna Treiber Hospitality Division Manager, Henson Consulting It’s no coincidence that the most buzzed about restaurants in Chicago are part of Anna Treiber’s client roster at Henson Consulting. As manager of HC’s hospitality division, Treiber has… Continued

Winner: Ellen Murphy Senior Director of Communications, YMCA Ellen Murphy was a key figure in the revitalization of the YMCA’s organization-wide communications strategy. Under Murphy’s leadership, the YMCA’s local and national media coverage increased and… Continued

Jesse Lewin Project Manager, Direct Impact Communications Jesse Lewin is a rising media relations star with experience representing the president of the United States and prominent U.S. corporations for regional and national media organizations.  From his… Continued

Lauren Werner Account Supervisor, Hager Sharp  The skills of a history major—including critical thinking, synthesis and context analysis—are a natural fit for translating challenging subject matter into consumer-friendly materials. Just ask former history major Lauren Werner. At… Continued

Winner: Sara Schwartz Assistant Account Executive, Havas PR One of Sara Schwartz’s first assignments after joining Euro RSCG Worldwide PR—now Havas PR—in May 2011 was helping to plan a Back to School editor event for… Continued

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

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 …