A “pitch-free” networking event for Philly's top media and PR pros
Thursday, May 24, 2012
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Register Now Online for this event.
“Clients come and go, but the relationship you have with a reporter is enduring. Treat them as you would treat any co-worker – with respect.” - Ancient proverb
Join the members of @PPRA for a #pitchfree networking event designed exclusively for public relations practitioners and members of the Philadelphia media at Time restaurant in Center City. Save your story ideas for the office, and instead enjoy a drink, something to eat and jazzy music in the company of your journalism counterparts. There is one rule however – no pitching allowed.
Reporters from the top publications, broadcast stations and online media will be there, will you?
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to strengthen your relationship with the press of Philadelphia or introduce yourself to those you’ve yet to meet.
Location:
Time
1315 Sansom Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Registration Fees:
$35 for PPRA Members
$45 for Non-Members
Additional $5 for walk-in registrations
*Registration fee includes a cocktail reception with light hors d’ouevres, one drink ticket (cash bar available for additional drinks).
Deadline: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Cancellations will be accepted in writing by May 22, 2012. No Refunds after May 22, 2012. No-shows will be billed.
Friday, April 13, 2012
The Economy of PR: A 'how to' discussion about measuring ROI in today's PR landscape
PPRA Evening Program
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration and Cocktail Reception
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Program
Register Now Online for this event.
How much does a single “like” cost? What is the ad equivalency of a retweet? In today’s social media-laden communications landscape PR professionals are being forced to learn and re-learn how to quantify success in their PR campaigns. Join our panel of experts in a discussion about the persistent challenge of demonstrating ROI in public relations. Young professionals will gain strategic insight about how to manage a social media campaign; seasoned practitioners will learn best practices in making measurement more effective and efficient.
Please use the hashtag #MeasuringPR to join the conversation on Twitter before, during and after the event!
Panelists include:
* Rebecca Morley, Vice President, Devine + Partners
* Kwan Morrow, Social Networking Manager, GREGORY|FCA
* Yvette Nunez, Vice President, Fundraising & External Affairs, Congreso de Latinos Unidos
* Farra D'Orazio, Director of Public Relations, Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
Please use the hashtag #MeasuringPR to join the conversation on Twitter before, during and after the event!
Panelists include:
* Rebecca Morley, Vice President, Devine + Partners
* Kwan Morrow, Social Networking Manager, GREGORY|FCA
* Yvette Nunez, Vice President, Fundraising & External Affairs, Congreso de Latinos Unidos
* Farra D'Orazio, Director of Public Relations, Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
Location:
The Racquet Club
215 South 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
The Racquet Club
215 South 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Registration Fees:
$45 for PPRA members
$60 for non-members
$25 for students
Additional $5 for Walk-ins
$45 for PPRA members
$60 for non-members
$25 for students
Additional $5 for Walk-ins
* Hors d’ouevres and one drink included in registration fee. Cash bar available for additional drinks.
Cancellations will be accepted in writing by April 16, 2012. No Refunds after April 16, 2012. No-shows will be billed.
Give Back Through Annual PPRA Volunteer Event April 14
Volunteer for Philly Spring Cleanup Day
Join PPRA as we volunteer for Philly Spring Cleanup Day. This year, we will be helping to clean up the Schuylkill River Banks. We will be picking up litter, sweeping the walkways, repainting bridge abutments, and mulching flower beds.
Location: Under the Walnut Street Bridge, 2500 Walnut St., Center City
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012 (rain date, April 28)
Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
If you would like to volunteer, please register at www.phillycleanup.com. Please be sure to select the project, "Schuylkill Banks Cleanup".
If you have any questions, please contact Caryn Williams, Chair of the Community Service Committee at Caryn_Williams@cable.comcast.com or 215-286-3595. We encourage interested volunteers to sign up for the event as soon as possible to ensure slots are still available. Hope to see you there!
Join PPRA as we volunteer for Philly Spring Cleanup Day. This year, we will be helping to clean up the Schuylkill River Banks. We will be picking up litter, sweeping the walkways, repainting bridge abutments, and mulching flower beds.
Location: Under the Walnut Street Bridge, 2500 Walnut St., Center City
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012 (rain date, April 28)
Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
If you would like to volunteer, please register at www.phillycleanup.com. Please be sure to select the project, "Schuylkill Banks Cleanup".
If you have any questions, please contact Caryn Williams, Chair of the Community Service Committee at Caryn_Williams@cable.comcast.com or 215-286-3595. We encourage interested volunteers to sign up for the event as soon as possible to ensure slots are still available. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Event Recap: Career 101
Last month more than 120 college students and young professionals attended the annual Career 101 program. The program was held at Drexel University and offered those pursuing a career in the field of public relations a chance to get tips for the experts!
The following were part of the dynamic panel led by moderator Lori Doyle, Senior Vice President of Communications at Drexel University.
- Mary Beth Casey, Corporate Communications, Comcast
- Rob Zeiger, Senior Vice President of Communications, Philadelphia Eagles
- Megan Smith, President, Brownstone PR
- Lauren Tosti, Marketing Manager: Communications/Interactive, Sesame Place
All of the panelists offered useful advice for the attendees. They gave tips for how to score an interview and also provided insight about how they can turn an internship into a full time job.
Top five tips from panelists:
1. Proofread your resume and cover letter several times
2. Always wear a suit to an interview
3. Send a thank you after every interview
4. Go above and beyond the job description of an internship
5. Graduate school is not for everyone; think it through to determine if it’s right for you.
This blog post was written by Nina Scimenes. She has been an active PPRA member since 2005 and is currently Co-chair of PPRA’s Educational Programs. After graduating from Cabrini College with a Communications degree in 2006 Nina went on to do PR at various organizations and she is now Marketing Coordinator at AMResorts. Nina has also been a PR Consultant for Rock to the Future, a local non-profit that is benefiting from pro-bono PR from PPRA members. When she is not immersed in PR work she is blogging on her new blog, Always a Brunette, and training for her next triathlon. Last year she completed her first triathlon in Philadelphia and is brave enough to go back from more including a swim in the Schuylkill River.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Event Recap: Leap Into Social Media
On Wednesday, February 29, Aimee Cirucci, Eric Cortes and Jessica Lawlor presented Leap into Social Media with Gen Y, a program for senior level PPRA members.
The goal of the panel was to provide social media pointers that the senior level members could implement immediately and at little or no cost as well as share knowledge and answer questions. The discussion touched on many social media issues including how much to share, how to respond to negative comments and the best ways to utilize new tools such as Pinterest.
The social media tips and tricks shared by the panel included:
- Make sure your profile and fan page have a short, custom URL (e.g., www.facebook.com/philabar). Customize your URL by visiting www.facebook.com/username.
- For apps (such as making your YouTube channel a tab on your FB page) check our Involver at involver.com.
- Check out www.pagemodo.com to customize and design your Facebook page.
- Design a customizable Twitter background for your page.
- Draft a social media policy and link to it from all your social media profiles.
- Include feeds from Facebook/Twitter on your website.
- Post links to your Facebook albums on Twitter and LinkedIn to further integrate all of your social media pages.
- Sites like Hootsuite and Tweetdeck allow you to streamline all of your social media accounts. They make it easy to schedule messages when you will be out of the office, and to track user engagement with your posts.
- Be sure to seek out hashtags that your target audiences are following and using in their tweets.
Philadelphia Public Interest Information Network
A special members only event!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Light breakfast will be provided.
Register Now Online for this event or download the Registration PDF
Please join us at another fascinating breakfast meeting for PPRA members only. Neil Budde (pronounced Buddy), the founding CEO of the Philadelphia Public Interest Information Network (PPIIN) will talk about the goals of this collaborative organization intended to help increase the amount and quality of news and information in the Greater Philadelphia region.
In addition to hearing Neil’s vision, he invites input from PPRA members about where we see gaps in news coverage today. Neil brings incredible experience to his new position including founding editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online (WSJ.com) and editor in chief of Yahoo News.
Location:
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
1700 Market Street
Suite 3000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
There is no cost for members to attend, but space is limited to 35 people, so register early!
Deadline to register: Friday, April 20, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Light breakfast will be provided.
Register Now Online for this event or download the Registration PDF
Please join us at another fascinating breakfast meeting for PPRA members only. Neil Budde (pronounced Buddy), the founding CEO of the Philadelphia Public Interest Information Network (PPIIN) will talk about the goals of this collaborative organization intended to help increase the amount and quality of news and information in the Greater Philadelphia region.
In addition to hearing Neil’s vision, he invites input from PPRA members about where we see gaps in news coverage today. Neil brings incredible experience to his new position including founding editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online (WSJ.com) and editor in chief of Yahoo News.
Location:
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
1700 Market Street
Suite 3000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
There is no cost for members to attend, but space is limited to 35 people, so register early!
Deadline to register: Friday, April 20, 2012
2012 Hall of Fame Luncheon Honoring Mark Tarasiewicz
Monday, May 7, 2012
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Program
Register Now Online for this event or download the Registration PDF
On Monday, May 7, 2012 PPRA will induct Mark Tarasiewicz into the Philadelphia Public Relations Association Hall of Fame.
Please join us as we honor Mark at a special event you will not want to miss!
About Mark Tarasiewicz:
Mark Tarasiewicz is Associate Executive Director of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association. He recently marked his 17th year with the Bar Association, the oldest association of lawyers in the United States. As director of communications, Mark is the primary point of contact for the news media and also directs the association’s award-winning print and electronic communication vehicles, including The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine. He also served as Senior Communications Manager for Dechert LLP, one of Philadelphia’s largest law firms. Prior to his public relations career, Mark was Managing Editor of the Pennsylvania Law Journal and a reporter for The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States.
Mark served as President of PPRA in 2006-07 and Chair in 2007-08, and is a recipient of the association's Fast Track Award. He is an adjunct professor of public relations in the Temple University graduate program in Strategic Communication, and has also lectured for the Public Relations Society of America, the American Society of Association Executives, the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE), Penn State University, Villanova University and the University of the Arts.
A three-time recipient of the NABE Luminary Award, Mark is Treasurer of the association's Communications Section and volunteers his time to create education programs for his national legal public relations colleagues as a member of NABE's Program Committee. He has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia region, including the Young Advocates for Mural Arts and the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia.
Location:
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6933
Registration Fees:
$65 Member
$75 Non-Member
$650 Table of Ten
Deadline: Friday, April 27, 2012
Cancellations will be accepted in writing by May 4, 2012. No Refunds after May 4, 2012. No-shows will be billed.
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Program
Register Now Online for this event or download the Registration PDF
Please join us as we honor Mark at a special event you will not want to miss!
About Mark Tarasiewicz:
Mark Tarasiewicz is Associate Executive Director of the 13,000-member Philadelphia Bar Association. He recently marked his 17th year with the Bar Association, the oldest association of lawyers in the United States. As director of communications, Mark is the primary point of contact for the news media and also directs the association’s award-winning print and electronic communication vehicles, including The Philadelphia Lawyer magazine. He also served as Senior Communications Manager for Dechert LLP, one of Philadelphia’s largest law firms. Prior to his public relations career, Mark was Managing Editor of the Pennsylvania Law Journal and a reporter for The Legal Intelligencer, the oldest law journal in the United States.
Mark served as President of PPRA in 2006-07 and Chair in 2007-08, and is a recipient of the association's Fast Track Award. He is an adjunct professor of public relations in the Temple University graduate program in Strategic Communication, and has also lectured for the Public Relations Society of America, the American Society of Association Executives, the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE), Penn State University, Villanova University and the University of the Arts.
A three-time recipient of the NABE Luminary Award, Mark is Treasurer of the association's Communications Section and volunteers his time to create education programs for his national legal public relations colleagues as a member of NABE's Program Committee. He has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations in the Philadelphia region, including the Young Advocates for Mural Arts and the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia.
Location:
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6933
Registration Fees:
$65 Member
$75 Non-Member
$650 Table of Ten
Deadline: Friday, April 27, 2012
Cancellations will be accepted in writing by May 4, 2012. No Refunds after May 4, 2012. No-shows will be billed.
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