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Inside Atlanta PR

Posted May 1, 2012 by Chris Caren West learned a thing or two before staring her own PR firm at 26 Twenty-six might seem a young age to start your own PR firm in Atlanta, but Caren West had already … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

Sharon Goldmacher might be the only person who can solve this winning PR formula: C21 + 2013 = Final Four When Sharon Goldmacher of communications 21 was trying to decide where to start her career, she had a bit of … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

Carol Cookerly learned early on that an appropriate demeanor needs to fit the occasion – Today, that demeanor would be happy When PR expert Carol Cookerly was early in her TV career just after graduating from Duke, her news director … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

Karin Koser’s career started before she could even finish graduate school – and she’s been shooting higher ever since Karin Koser will learn in June whether her firm’s video work for Shepherd Center will win one of the industry’s highest … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

Former ABC Editor David Rubinger jumped to PR, then corporate and now has his own firm. A number of Atlanta journalists migrated into PR later in their career, but you may be able to count on one hand – perhaps … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

It’s easy to press Bari Love’s hot button – the one she’s wearing now, that is! When Bari Love was a young travel writer, she was assigned to write about a small town in Georgia. When she drove into the … Continue reading

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You might say Melissa Libby wrote the book on Atlanta Restaurant PR Melissa Libby was debating which major to declare at the University of Georgia and became skeptical of her ability to get a job if she chose English, even … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

Bob Hope can’t wait for wacky ideas to come back into vogue … he always has lots of them ready! Bob Hope not only has a legendary name, he’s had a legendary career in Public Relations: working for the Braves, … Continue reading

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Jeff Dickerson likes a good battle and he’s in another now: Transportation Over the years, PR pro Jeff Dickerson has written for the AJC, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and appears on local TV, but what he enjoys most is fighting … Continue reading

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Inside Atlanta PR

Rob Baskin on What Clients Really Want – and, yes, he should know. Rob Baskin has worked on all sides of the PR equation: as a reporter, a client and now as president of the Atlanta office of Weber Shandwick, … Continue reading

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