Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to the CPRS Manitoba event with Mark Ragan in late June. We had 130 people attend to make it our most successful professional development event ever! The event was a trending Twitter topic for the entire morning. And your enthusiasm and feedback was inspiring! Below, please see …
CPRS Manitoba is looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at our professional development event, Brand Journalism with Mark Ragan. Our detailed schedule for the event is below. 7:30 a.m. – Registration and breakfast 8:10 a.m. – Brief opening remarks during breakfast 8:30 a.m. – Start of session 10 a.m. – Break (15 minutes) 11:30 a.m. …
CPRS Manitoba is pleased to announce the 2016/17 Board of Directors. This year’s slate was elected at on May 26 at the annual general meeting. President Conor Lloyd* Past President Tamara Bodi* Vice-President Susan Harrison* Treasurer David Hultin, APR Secretary Tammy Sawatzky Accreditation David Hultin, APR Membership Chris Albi Programming Samantha Lapedus, Jennifer Pawluk, Arpita …
The CPRS Manitoba event, Brand Journalism with Mark Ragan, sold out almost immediately after we announced it. Fortunately, our presenting sponsor Great-West Life is giving a ticket away to one lucky student. To enter and be eligible to win the ticket you must: Be a current or recently graduated (between 2014-2016) student of Public Relations, …
Blog post by Heather Olynick, Membership Chair for CPRS Manitoba, and Communications Officer at St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. Join CPRS in March If you, or someone you know, have considered joining the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS), March is the month to do it! It’s Membership Month at CPRS and we’re offering new members some …
By Priscilla Rios, CPRS Member and World Traveller Graduate of Public Relations, Marketing and Strategic, Communications, University of Winnipeg Some say the best place in the world for public relations professionals to work is at a non-profit organization. Why? Because, they contend, there is a noble cause driving the organization’s goals that, if it aligns with …
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By Lorne Kletke, APR and long-time CPRS member and former CPRS MB board member Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and issues of sustainability have been firmly entrenched in mainstream conversation for some time. How has your organization responded, and how has PR played a role? A growing portion of consumers are basing their decisions on more …
By Julie Kentner, CPRS Manitoba Secretary If you don’t like what people are saying, just change the conversation. But as we all know, that simple statement belies the true complexity of public relations. With so many conversations going on at once, public relations practitioners must keep honing their skills to stay on top of things. …
By Lorne Kletke, APR, CPRS Manitoba Treasurer 2013-2015 As a member of CPRS, you have likely received encouragement from the national office and our own chapter to seek your Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). I would like to share my own perspectives, as a recently accredited member, on why now is the time for you to …
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