How Your Favorite Brands are Responding to COVID-19

During this unprecedented time, many brands have had to close their doors and shut down their operations in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Brands like Doordash, Sephora, CVS, Starbucks, Target, Walmart and more have all been adjusting and releasing statements on how they plan to move forward. Let’s take a look at how some brands are responding to this worldwide pandemic.

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The Impact of Social Media on Public Relations

Since the invention of the internet and therefore, the invention of social media, the public relations world has not been the same. Social media has become such an important part of society, it’s hard to imagine doing anything without social media being involved. This is especially relevant in the world of public relations.

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Advantages of Supplemental Reading + A Few Recommendations

I hate to toot my own horn, But I like to read for at least 30 minutes every night before I go to bed and I am hoping that I can convince you all to do the same thing. There are loads of reasons why you should be adding supplemental reading to your daily routine; reasons that benefit your mental, physical, and psychological health. You can also benefit your career through supplemental reading. Who knew, right?

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How to Stay Productive While Working from Home

This is truly a strange time for our world. We find ourselves working from home, and for some of us, this may be the first time. The transition from in-person classes to online may be easy for some but poses major issues for others. Whether it be a lack of motivation and direction for our classes, or that frazzled feeling of trying to regroup, in order to work as effectively and efficiently as you possibly can, there are definite changes that need to be made.

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Do Public Relations Professionals Really Need to Understand Business?

Public relations oftentimes isn’t a straightforward curriculum program from one university to the next. More often than not, public relations is taught with a focus in communication instead of a business foundation. To a public relations student who has a communication based coursework, business can seem like a whole separate language from what is taught in the classroom. When the classroom transitions into a career setting, students oftentimes wonder, how much will these two worlds intersect when it comes to real world application?

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