Rock-Star Status at PRSA Awards
Fahlgren Mortine wins 16 Cleveland Rocks! Awards and Best of Show
Who gets to take home a red Fender Guitar from an awards ceremony? We do! The Fender is the traveling award for “Best of Show” as honored at yesterday’s 10th Annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Cleveland Rocks! Awards, hosted by the Greater Cleveland PRSA Chapter. (more…)
It’s happened to all of us in public relations at one time or another. When asked the seemingly innocuous question – “what do you do for a living?” – we freeze. There are so many interpretations of public relations, as illustrated by the popular recent meme “what ____ thinks I do,” (pictured at right) that [...]
Hot in Cleveland
Fahlgren Mortine Takes Home a Dozen PRSA Awards at Cleveland Rocks
The cast and crew of Fahlgren Mortine’s Cleveland office may not include Betty White or Valerie Bertinelli, but they sure are “Hot in Cleveland” these days! I’m proud to report that Fahlgren Mortine was one of the most recognized companies today at the annual PRSA Cleveland Rocks Awards luncheon. (more…)
Fahlgren Mortine Rakes In Bronze Anvil at PRSA Ceremony
Work for Ohio Tourism Division garners national recognition yet again
While the term “the streak” may invoke thoughts of Joe DiMaggio’s famous 56-game hitting spree or a rather unflattering scene involving Will Ferrell in “Old School,” one of Fahlgren Mortine’s account teams is on quite the roll of its own. And this streak, unlike the Ferrell character’s embarrassing stroll about town, is one to be [...]
My question is this — and I’d love to hear your thoughts: does a “B or C-list” actress (think Crystal Bernard) consider herself fortunate to have really broken into acting — solidly, way beyond waiting tables on the side — or does she beat herself up about never having made it to Julia Roberts-level acting [...]
Cleveland Rocks 2010: Rockin’ PR in the C.L.E.
PRSA awards recognize this year's outstanding work
I’m proud to report back from the 2010 PRSA Cleveland Rocks luncheon that the Fahlgren Mortine Cleveland office earned six awards on behalf of six different clients. The honors recognized outstanding campaign and project work in various categories including business-to-business marketing, brand and reputation management, brochures, media kits and advertorials. (more…)
On my “bucket list” rests one unrealistic to-do: attend a major, glamorous, Hollywood-style awards ceremony. Unrealistic, because I’m not an actress, screenwriter or director, or even someone who gets coffee for actresses, writers or directors. Nor do I aspire to be. Yet it’s on the list. And that’s all about the fashion, I admit it. [...]
It Wasn’t Raining When Noah Built the Ark
Leveraging PRSA can help prepare you for what's next.
I recently completed a year-long turn as president of the Central Ohio PRSA chapter. At the end of the term, my wife asked me what I was going to do next. I told her that one thing I discovered in leading the 350-member chapter was that I still have a lot to learn and that [...]
What FTC Guides Mean to PR Pros
Our Public Relations code of ethics hasn't changed.
On October 5, the Federal Trade Commission unveiled the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The same day, Twitter, blogs and sites like Mashable were buzzing. I too was a bit frenzied about what this meant for my clients. Would it mean an abrupt halt to sending bottles of shampoo, baskets [...]
I’ve been in the public relations field for 27 years. By most of society’s standards for success, that’s a good start on a lifetime career. I like to joke to colleagues in the profession that I’m living proof you can raise three kids through early childhood on a one-income PR salary (and major sacrifices from [...]