Posts for Gen Y PR Prescriptions


Offering Information vs. Serving It Up

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 29, 2010 at 12:06 am
How many times have you given your number to a stranger? I know what some of you are thinking: NEVER! Is he crazy?! No, I’m not crazy…and yes, you have. If you ever ... (more)

Music & PR Pt 1: Me, Myself and I

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 26, 2010 at 8:02 am
It’s 2010, and I would like to introduce a new category to PR Prescriptions. Anyone who has ever worked with me will tell you that I am at my best when I’m digging ... (more)

WWF: A Note on Client Service

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 26, 2010 at 12:00 am
Any WWF fans out there? Before the hey day of WCW and WWE, we had the good old WWF, the World Wrestling Federation. Back then, there were great wrestlers. My favorite was the ... (more)

MLK Day Thoughts

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 19, 2010 at 12:45 am
I sit here writing to you in the last few hour of what we recognize as MLK Day. Nina Simone is playing in the background too, so get ready… 2010 has been a rollercoaster ... (more)

Can Cause Marketing work to Distract the Donor?

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 12, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Before you come to an easy Yes or No, please take another minute or so to fully digest the question because your answer is directly linked to whether or not I, your potential donor, ... (more)

Twitch! Public Relations in the Age of Social Media

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 11, 2010 at 12:20 am
Where will you be on Thursday January 14th? Hopefully sitting right next to me at Twitch! Twitch! Public Relations in the Age of Social Media Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010 Time: ... (more)

This Just In: Newsrooms Have Been Diversified

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
January 6, 2010 at 3:01 am
Not sure why, but I was sitting at my desk today and suddenly got a weird feeling. Much like how older folks claim that a certain pain in their shoulders, hands or knees alerts ... (more)

“Precious” and PR: A Major Awareness Opportunity

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
December 7, 2009 at 2:29 am
I’m going to start this post with a simple appeal: If you haven’t seen the latest Lee Daniels’ film “Precious,” please set aside a few hours of your ... (more)

Welcome Back!

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
December 1, 2009 at 10:21 am
Confession: Forgive me. It has been 20 days since my last post. Things got serious at work and just about everything else got put on hold, BUT I’m Back! My last post on ... (more)

Gov catches up with 2.0

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
November 11, 2009 at 9:59 am
The mass adoption of social media over the last five years has created both challenges and opportunities for communications and marketing professionals. Some of the challenges ... (more)

Twitter: A Window into #WestIndian Culture

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
November 8, 2009 at 6:44 pm
As an online PR professional, you work with a variety of web based tools, dashboards, platforms, destinations, networks…throw in a few more nouns and you get the point. Business ... (more)

Raise Your Hand If You Care Who Owns Social Media

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
October 22, 2009 at 11:22 am
Ok class,  raise your hand if you care who owns social media. I found this subject interesting a little over a year ago when there seemed to be some industry infighting, but ... (more)

Going to the Final BlogPotomac?

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
October 21, 2009 at 10:04 am
Are you going to the Final Blog Potomac? In a way, I’m a little sad to know that this will be the last one, but I’m glad that I had the opportunity to attend all of ... (more)

What Have You Done For Me Lately? A Note on Climate Change

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
October 15, 2009 at 6:53 pm
It’s October 15th, 2009 – Blog Action Day! Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue ... (more)

2009 Social Change Conference

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
October 12, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Posted in Uncategorized ... (more)

National Visionary Leadership Project: An Evening with Chuck Brown

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
October 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm
It feels like it’s been a long time since my last post. While I was working, running around town, and basically doing everything but blogging, I thought back to the interview ... (more)

Quick Note on Reaching the “African-American Audience”

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
October 2, 2009 at 11:42 am
One thing I need to say up front: We are NOT all the same. I’m sure that many of you think I just stated the obvious, but I had to say it because while many people accept ... (more)

The CBC Needs To Be More Social

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 27, 2009 at 6:55 pm
If you were out and about in the DC area over the past weekend, I would expect you to know that the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) just hosted their 2009 Annual Legislative Conference, ... (more)

When Social Networks Go Too Far…

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 16, 2009 at 12:00 am
It all started on twitter… NishaChittal: Ok, Facebook is really starting to overdo it. RT @danschawbel: NEWS: Voice chat coming to Facebook http://bit.ly/eKOg7 Jaywalk1: @NishaChittal ... (more)

Digging Yourself Out of A Hole

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 14, 2009 at 11:56 pm
…what happens when you don’t plan effectively. Lesson Learned. Posted in Thoughts, Work Tagged: planning, time management, Work ... (more)

Want that New Job? Step 1 is having a vision.

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 11, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I’ve sat in on several interviews over the last few years, and one thing that seem to separate the successful candidates from the rest of the pack was having a vision. My ... (more)

Are You Hooked into Your University’s Social Network?

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 9, 2009 at 12:52 am
Whether you are a current student, prospective student or an alum, I have one question for you: Are You Hooked into Your University’s Social Network?   If you asked me ... (more)

Intern Coordinator Vows

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 8, 2009 at 2:35 pm
The Interns are in the office for their first day of orientation and I can see the hungry look in the eyes of several colleagues who can’t wait to spread the work load wealth ... (more)

Why Southwest Has a Special Place in My Travel Queue

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 5, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Zak Stambor recently posted a nice interview to Ragan.com with Paula Berg, Southwest Airlines’ Emgering Media manager. The piece titled “How Southwest juggles social ... (more)

And My Job Just Got More Difficult…

From Gen Y PR Prescriptions
September 1, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: gmail, gmail down, gmail error ... (more)