‘Tis the season to be surrounded by family and friends. As you’re sitting around the dinner table during the holidays, you’ll likely be faced with the question that many PR professionals get from their loved ones: “So…what is it exactly that you do?” Now I know we have our usual spiel to describe the immense […]
Invisible Brands: Switching up our Monthly Lunches
We know getting away from the office in the middle of the day can be hard, so what better way to switch up our lunch meetings than meet up for wine after work? We had so much fun sipping wine, eating pizza, and chatting with our guest speaker, Chris Martin, VP of Creative at G&S […]
2019 RPRS Spring Breakfast Social: The Ultimate Networking Event
With a delicious spread from Backyard Bistro, full cups of coffee and three ways to network, this year’s Spring Breakfast Social lived up to all the hype. Attendees started off by dropping a business card into the bowl and filling out a name tag complete with their company name and favorite city in North […]
Register for Our Free Spring Networking Breakfast Social!
Don’t worry, we’ll make the coffee for you. The Spring Networking Social is one of our most highly anticipated events of the year. We like to shake things up with a different time, location and structure – and this year’s no exception. Please join us the morning of Tuesday, April 30 at Backyard Bistro for […]
Meet Your 2019 Board of Directors!
We’re a couple of months into 2019 and it’s already been an exciting year for RPRS! In addition to some incredible speakers (we see you, Kelly Propst and Jesse Lipson) and new Instagram-worthy lunch space (shout out to Tobacco Road), our 2019 RPRS Board of Directors has officially been voted on and taken office. While […]
Maximizing Your Membership
The Raleigh Public Relations Society had a great 2018 thanks to the commitment of all of our members. As we begin the New Year, we want to remind members and non-members alike of all the benefits the Raleigh Public Relations Society has to offer. 1. Monthly luncheons. Though schedules can be a bit hectic, our […]
The Networking Dance
Oh, the awkward dance of the networking event. You know what I’m talking about: you walk into a room of people you’ve never met, dressed in a nice outfit; you’ve likely worked a full day, so upon arrival you grab a plate of food and an alcoholic beverage. There are no available tables, so you […]
JOB ALERT: Marketing Communications Analyst
Position: Marketing Communications Analyst Hiring: City of Raleigh, Parks Development & Communication Job Type: Full-Time Job Description: This class is the first level in a three-level Communications Series devoted to creating and disseminating visual, digital, written and spoken information about the City. Incumbents provide crisis and emergency public information, and professional communications support to management and elected […]
The RPRS Experience
The idea of six degrees of separation means that anyone in the planet can be connected to anyone else in just six steps. While I want to believe this means that I’m somehow connected to the Queen of England, the Raleigh Public Relations Society (RPRS) members come in pretty close. We have all proved that […]
Pop-Up Stores as a Marketing Tool
Pop-up retailing or flash retailing is a trend of opening short term sales spaces. A pop-up store space is a venue that is temporary — the space could be used for a sample one-day sale or a seasonal store specifically targeted to market holidays such as Halloween and Christmas. Pop-up stores are used for marketing and […]