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#7- Wanted to provide an alternative solution Photo Credit: Andrew Pickett I started my business with one simple mission: to provide affordable, quality legal representation for businesses and individuals in Florida. Drawing on my background in automotive marketing, I saw an opportunity to help companies make money off of social media.

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Most of our employees are also remote workers who have never set foot in Florida. Thanks to Sophie Townsend, Wilson Public Relations ! #7- I'm able to interact with amazing progressive people from around the world and develop connections and eventually relationships with them thanks to online tools and social media.

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6 Viable Jobs For Young Professionals

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Public Relations Specialist. Public relations specialists need a variety of job skills that set them apart from other positions. Public relations specialists need a variety of job skills that set them apart from other positions. But this shouldn’t be a deterrent. Computer Systems Analyst.

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PR gets a bad rap for spinning stories, but I believe that telling great, authentic stories is the real heart and soul of communications and public relations. 15-I wanted an ocean-related name. When I first started my web design agency in 2004, I was living on the water on Treasure Island, a beach community in Florida.

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photo credit Media Maven and More. When I was a TV reporter, I worked with many public relations firms. Since I was living, eating, and breathing the media industry for more than a decade, the way things worked was second nature to me. It doesn’t mean I won’t work hard to earn that huge media hit for you.

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); E-Mail Alert Sign-Up. --> Subscribe Now. --> Media Kit. --> About FOLIO. B2B: Business Media. Consumer Media. E-Media Summit -->. Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h. Erin Hoskins, Senior Marketing Director, New Media, Meredit h.

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Thanks to Gresham Harkless, Blue 16 Media. #3- Barrows Advertising & Public Relations . #4- Thanks to Sarah Tourville, Media Frenzy Global. #10- It’s a reminder that sometimes it’s those people that have a strong desire that is rooted in a strong mission that show the naysayers that they are wrong.