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How I Started Standing: Dana Purkey
By: Dana Purkey
09/28/2010 - In the summer of 2004, I landed my first interview as a newly minted college graduate. Ironically, that place happened to be Standing Partnership. I remember the overwhelming feeling of nerves that enveloped me as I walked into Starbucks that morning. It was my first…
Education Communication: 5 Questions with an Industry Veteran
By: Melissa Lackey
09/24/2010 - Parkway School District Director of Communications Paul Tandy has more than ten years experience in school communications. Our education team recently visited with Paul to get his unique perspective on trends and changes in K-12 education. 1. What’s been top of mind for you lately?…
Not Really News: The 8 Item Checklist to Make Sure
By: Marijean Jaggers
09/20/2010 - A PR colleague of mine was having a fit. No one in the media wanted to cover her client's event and were passing her off to the advertising sales departments. My colleague thought the event was newsworthy enough, why didn't the local media? I told…
Got Fint? Integrating social networks into your company's website
By: Marijean Jaggers
09/20/2010 - In a meeting with a client prospect, I heard a word I hadn't heard before. "We want fint. Can you give us that?" HUH? And then I saw what he was talking about. The buttons for Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter when ordered and displayed in…
Teaching PR? Five Tips from St. Louis Profs
By: Christi Dixon
09/17/2010 - On Wednesday I attended a panel discussion facilitated by Barb DeSanto, APR, Fellow PRSA, Ph.D., director of Maryville University’s Communication Program. Organized by PRSA St. Louis, the panel gave us the opportunity to hear from former executives who have made teaching PR a career: Gary Ford,…
What We're Reading: Sept.13-17, 2010
By: Marijean Jaggers
09/17/2010 - Standing Partnership's picks of must-read links for the week Shel Holtz asks, Are you Ready to Incorporate QR codes into Your Communications? The answer for Standing Partnership and for many of our clients is almost. How about you? (See Standing's QR code below!) A…
Blogging and Bagels: One Approach to Corporate Content Creation
By: Marijean Jaggers
09/16/2010 - We have some ideas about how to get your team contributing to a collaborative blog. We're eager to learn how you're approaching the task of content creation in your organization. What seems to work for you? writeFlash({"allowFullScreen":"true","allowscriptaccess":"always","src":"http://www.youtube.com/v/TLI0odwTGq0?fs=1&hl=en_US","width":"480","height":"385"});
Helping St. Louis Students in Need – The Push is Over
By: Chrissy Hugyez
09/14/2010 - So, our KidSmart Push for Pencils drive is officially over. With an ambitious goal of 3,000 school items, I'm sure you are wondering how well we did. I'm happy to report we not only reached our goal, but exceeded it by 105 items. Yes, that's…
What We're Reading: Sept. 6 - Sept. 10, 2010
By: Marijean Jaggers
09/10/2010 - Standing Partnership's picks of must-read links for the week How to Write a Blog Series by the inimitable Chris Brogan. How to re-ignite your blogging fire when you're feeling burnt out. Blogging burnout? Yeah, we know a little something about that. I especially love…
Not Just a Farmer: In the Field with Standing Partnership
By: Jessica Hartman
09/08/2010 - As the newest member of Standing Partnership, you can imagine my surprise when I was given the opportunity to travel my third day on the job. Though I've only been at Standing for a little over a week, I've already experienced Standing's commitment to hands-on…
