CPRS Edmonton is proud to announce it’s the Keynote sponsor for iMEDIA Social Media Conference 2017 taking place March 10 – March 11. If you’re a member, check your email for your chance to win a pass to the social media […]
On February 24, 2017 Sharon MacLean, a veteran communications strategist and experienced business woman, spoke at our PD session. She shared her views on media’s broken business models, social selling and the possible future of newsrooms and corporate brands as […]
On November 8, CPRS Edmonton hosted a full day PD workshop with Mark Ragan, Publisher and CEO of Ragan Communications, Inc. Mark shared and demonstrated the principles of brand journalism including how to write like reporter, think like publisher and […]
I was joking the other day with Melissa Pennell, the VP of the CPRS Board, about how common it is for people to talk about how busy they are. It is almost a competition to show how busy you are […]
On October 21, CPRS Edmonton hosted an engaging panel discussion with Dan VanKeeken, vice-president for institutional advancement at The King’s University and Kimberly Uniat, associate director of marketing and communications from the Office of the Registrar at the University of […]
If you could offer one piece of advice to help someone get ahead in their career, what would it be? Who they need to get to know professionally in order to build their network for future job opportunities? How do they break into the […]
It feels like yesterday when I was a brand new PR Student attending CPRS events in Calgary and trying to network! I can remember how incredibly awkward I felt balancing a wine glass and an appi while trying to shake […]
When I first entered the Public Relations and Advertising program at Lethbridge Community College at the ripe age of 19 years old – I would have been surprised to think I would one day take on a leadership role as […]
On May 27, CPRS Edmonton held its AGM along with its last PD luncheon before the summer hiatus. During the PD portion, Karina Crooks, Principal of Vivid Shift, gave an insightful and thought-provoking presentation on the impact PR professionals can have […]
Professional associations make a real difference. If there’s one key message I’d like to leave as I step down as president for CPRS Edmonton at the end of this month, it is this: It makes a difference whether you belong […]