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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Brandy Runyan, Black Diamond PR Firm, LLC ! #2- Thanks to Niesha Kennedy, Kennedy Robinson PR ! #12- Ad and PR budgets were often the first to get the cut when companies needed to tighten their purse strings. People absolutely mesmerize and inspire me and I wouldn’t trade what I do for anything in the world.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

I was a PR professional working for a large corporation and making plans to start my own PR company. But, something professional, something that could withstand the demands of a start up and hopefully life after in the competitive PR small business arena. Thanks to Shakeema Bouyer, The Queen’s English PR.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Geben Communication

crowdSPRING Blog

Today’s spotlight is Geben Communication , a PR and communications firm located in Columbus, Ohio. She’s been listed as one of the Top 30 PR Professionals to follow on Twitter and writes a monthly column on digital PR trends for American Express OpenForum. Chat (#pr20chat). analysts, investors, and so on.

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Transcript of Why All Business Owners Should Become Authors

Duct Tape Marketing

And I think you and I probably first bumped paths maybe close to 20 years ago around your service that I think still is around today called PR Leads. I just worked with one of my clients who owns a HVAC company in Ohio and he wanted a book to stand out from the crowd. Do you remember that? Dan Janal: Definitely.

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States of Innovation, Going Gonzeaux Tour – 2012

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Ohio – May 9 (Cincinnati). Want some PR for your thing? I’m starting in Three Oaks, Michigan, so, the states I’ll be “covering” will include, at least, and on these approx dates: Michigan – leaving here May 7. Indiana – May 7, 8 (Indianapolis). Kentucky – May 10 (Louisville).

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This Week in the NYC Innovation Community – January 25, 2010

This is going to be BIG.

You are now free to marry the soon to be released Apple Tablet in California, New York, Arkansas, Ohio, Maine and Vermont. 8AM Regulatory Scrutiny of Social Media: The Impact on PR Communicators in 2010 and Beyond. To get this list in your inbox each Monday morning, sign up here. Tuesday, January 26th.

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Cut The Noise And Cut To The Chase: Seven Tips For Streamlining Communication At Your Organization

YoungUpstarts

You may even have your HR or PR department provide brief scripts for employees who have trouble keeping their messages short. After opening initial laboratory test stores in Florida and Ohio, a national roll-out is now underway. Then supervise the shortening process.

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