Watching this (like four times in a row), I literally cannot stop my uncontrollable tears. I am so grateful for athletes such as JJ Watt, who use their celebrity to make an impact in the lives of others. My heart hurts for Billy and others who struggle with bullies. I hope this video can be used for good - that people can watch this and realize that their words hurt, their actions can destroy and that nobody deserves to get made fun of, put down or ostracized because of things out of their control (or in their control for that matter). Acceptance is a beautiful thing.
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAkBv1qfhtE
Friday, September 19, 2014
Sunday, November 17, 2013
PR Career Development Night
I got the privilege of attending a Career Development Night through one of my classes last week. The event was designed for students to network with professionals and learn more about the "real world" of public relations. I love getting insights into what my world will be like after college!
The event started with a presentation by Jeff Carrigan , who is the founder of Big Shoes Network. BSN is a job board resource that has postings of available jobs and internships in the fields of public relations, advertising, communications, social media, web development, graphic design and marketing. The website is extremely beneficial to myself, as a public relations major, and I find myself on there every single day to check the new postings!
Part of Jeff's presentation was giving us advice on how to be successful. He gave us 5 ways to stand out:
competence
connections
character
chemistry
c-suite (think like the CEO)
After his presentation, the networking began! I got the chance to meet with three professionals: Ryan Cigler, Sharon Roy and Amy Cielinski. They each offered great advice and gave me constructive criticism. Ryan is a Partner and Account Director at SPEC, inc. Sharon is a marketing professor and internship coordinator at UW-Whitewater. Amy works as an administrative assistant for Jefferson County Fair Park.
Events like these make me so excited to be a professional in the "real world" of public relations in just one more semester!
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Guest Speaker: Steve Staedler
Steve Staedler was a guest speaker in my Tactics II class on Monday, October 14. Steve is a senior public relations executive at LePoidevin Marketing in Brookfield, WI. He spoke to our class about B2B PR, Cision, and other things that are relevant to public relations students, like myself, interested in pursuing a career in the field.
Cision is a very helpful tool professionals can use to find media information. Cision has a large database full of contact information. Cision can also assist companies in forming media lists. Cision saves time and is an efficient way to reach the media in a timely manner.
Steve also talked about the prevalence of social media in the field of public relations (and marketing). In this day and age, many businesses are starting to utilize social media as a means to reach its publics quicker. B2B companies don't utilize social media as much as B2C, but it is becoming more popular among B2B.
I thought Steve was really helpful and knowledgable. I appreciate public relations professionals taking time to come into the classroom to offer their insights and advice. I am so excited to get out into the field as a public relations professional!
Cision is a very helpful tool professionals can use to find media information. Cision has a large database full of contact information. Cision can also assist companies in forming media lists. Cision saves time and is an efficient way to reach the media in a timely manner.
Steve also talked about the prevalence of social media in the field of public relations (and marketing). In this day and age, many businesses are starting to utilize social media as a means to reach its publics quicker. B2B companies don't utilize social media as much as B2C, but it is becoming more popular among B2B.
I thought Steve was really helpful and knowledgable. I appreciate public relations professionals taking time to come into the classroom to offer their insights and advice. I am so excited to get out into the field as a public relations professional!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Guest Speaker: Amy Paul
Amy Paul is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. She came to talk to my PR Tactics II class about her journey after college through the "real world" and how she ended up where she is now! She really enjoys her work in the public relations world. I was really surprised at how quickly she landed a job, and how many jobs she has had in such a short amount of time!
Amy currently works as an Interactive Account Coordinator for Ascedia. Before Ascedia, she worked at Bottom Line Marketing and Public Relations as a Public Relations Assistant. The kind of job she had at Bottom Line Marketing and Public Relations is a pretty standard way to start out as a public relations professional, and I hope to be able to start out as a Public Relations Assistant after graduation. Her first job after graduation was at the Milwaukee County Executive's Office as a Public Relations Assistant.
Amy has been fairly successful in the job world post-graduation and lent some really helpful advice to our eager class. She said to get involved, work hard, network and land internships. She had a lot of internships throughout college, and that is one thing that I know I need to improve on. I think that her journey is inspiring and I hope to be as successful as she is.
Amy currently works as an Interactive Account Coordinator for Ascedia. Before Ascedia, she worked at Bottom Line Marketing and Public Relations as a Public Relations Assistant. The kind of job she had at Bottom Line Marketing and Public Relations is a pretty standard way to start out as a public relations professional, and I hope to be able to start out as a Public Relations Assistant after graduation. Her first job after graduation was at the Milwaukee County Executive's Office as a Public Relations Assistant.
Amy has been fairly successful in the job world post-graduation and lent some really helpful advice to our eager class. She said to get involved, work hard, network and land internships. She had a lot of internships throughout college, and that is one thing that I know I need to improve on. I think that her journey is inspiring and I hope to be as successful as she is.
Friday, September 6, 2013
The PR Student
HELLO!
My name is Brittney and I am a senior at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. I am pursuing a major in public relations with a minor in political science. I have an interest in politics (obviously, judging by my minor choice) and hope to work in public affairs one day. I also have an interest in working for an agency or doing corporate public relations. I love that within the field of public relations there are a lot of options as far as career choices. I am looking forward to my classes this semester because I am right in the core of my major classes and the courses are very specified towards different aspects of public relations. I started this blog as a part of my Public Relations Tactics II course. In this course, we will be learning about social media's impact on the world of public relations as well as solidifying our writing skills.
My name is Brittney and I am a senior at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. I am pursuing a major in public relations with a minor in political science. I have an interest in politics (obviously, judging by my minor choice) and hope to work in public affairs one day. I also have an interest in working for an agency or doing corporate public relations. I love that within the field of public relations there are a lot of options as far as career choices. I am looking forward to my classes this semester because I am right in the core of my major classes and the courses are very specified towards different aspects of public relations. I started this blog as a part of my Public Relations Tactics II course. In this course, we will be learning about social media's impact on the world of public relations as well as solidifying our writing skills.
Besides school, I am involved in a variety of things on campus including Public Relations Student Society of America, Delta Zeta Sorority and Whitewater Student Government. I am the Vice President of Membership for Delta Zeta and serve on the executive board as the Student Affairs director for Whitewater Student Government.
I work as a student assistant in the Office of the Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor. I started working there my sophomore year and it has been quite the learning experience! I am hoping to find an internship in the field of public relations for the upcoming spring semester. I have been looking at a couple public relation's agencies in the area.
I hope you will continue to follow my journey!
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