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News: 2009 PR Grants Available for Not-for-Profit Organizations
Past meeting/event notes:
August 20, 2009: Crisis Response- Cedar Rapids Response to the Flood of 2008Jessica Palmer, Director of Marketing and Research at the Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CRACVB) will be speaking to local public relations, marketing and media professionals on August 20, 2009 at 3:00 pm at the Quad City Area REALTOR Association office located at 1900 State Street, Bettendorf, IA on behalf of the Public Relations Society of America – Quad Cities Chapter.
Jessica will be speaking about the Cedar Rapids flood and the overall crisis response from your organization to the citizens and businesses. Also she will talk about what was done as a city to overcome the devastation and how the community retained and encouraged area businesses to stay in the community after the floods. PRSA members, Local Public Relations, Marketing and Media professionals, students, and the general public are invited to hear Jessica discuss the CRACVB’s response and overall role in this crisis.
May 20, 2009: River Bandits Creative Mastermind to Speak to Local Media Professionals
Please join us for this FREE event where, Dave Heller, President of Main Street Baseball and the Managing Partner of the Quad Cities River Bandits is set to speak to local public relations, communications and media professionals on May 20, 2009 at 4:00 pm at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA on behalf of the Public Relations Society of America – Quad Cities Chapter.
A renewed interest in Quad Cities baseball is underway, thanks to the creative brainpower of one out-of-the-box thinker, Dave Heller. PRSA members, PR/Marketing professionals, local media, students, and the general public are invited to hear Dave discuss his overall vision and the future of the Quad Cities River Bandits. As well as the various media tactics used to turn a small ball park into one which was voted the Midwest League's best ballpark by Baseball America and earned a five-star rating from BallparkDigest.com.
As a special offer, to everyone who attends the May 20, 2009 PRSA program featuring Dave Heller, all attendees are invited to enjoy that evenings Quad Cities River Bandits home game against the Dayton Dragons at 7:00 pm, for free.
April, 29, 2009: Meet the Media Night 2009
The Quad Cities Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and Alcoa invite you to an evening of networking for area public relations and media professionals.
Nov. 11, 2008: A case study: The role of new technology in crisis communications
Speaker: James O'Connor, assistant vice president for marketing and public relations at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls
Recent tragedies on college campuses have raised questions about communications plans and tactics to protect students, faculty members and beyond. Mr. O'Connor will talk about dealing with crisis situations and how current technologies play a vital role in sharing important information quickly.
Sept. 18, 2008: Guerrilla PR
Speaker: Leyla Farah, founder and owner of Cause+Effect Public
Relations, San Francisco
Ms. Farah will speak about guerrilla PR and how it can work in
today's media landscape. She describes it as do-it-yourself PR at
its finest, available to anyone, anywhere at any time. It takes true
guerrilla techniques: nimble thinking, unexpected execution, and a
willingness to try something new.
Cause+Effect Public Relations is a publicity firm that serves
progressive corporations, individuals and organizations in the U.S. and
abroad. Prior to founding Cause+Effect, she oversaw corporate strategy,
branding and communications initiatives for Fortune 500 clients from
Istanbul to Anaheim. www.cause-pr.com
June 2008 meeting - Rulers of the New World: How to measure blogs, wikis and whatever they come up with next
With the increasing importance of blogs, wikis and other social media comes a whole new dimension to be measured. Many of the old rules still apply, but the old tools don't work. This workshop will outline the basic forms of new media measurement and provide techniques to put a measurement program in place.
This one-hour, interactive Webinar is presented by Katie Delahaye Paine, founder of KDPaine & Partners LLC and publisher of The Measurement Standard and The One-Minute Benchmarking Bulletin.
When: Tuesday, June 24, 3 p.m.
Where: Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport
Campus Health Center, Room P201 (West side of Brady Street)*
Cost: FREE - Your local chapter will pick up the tab on this Webinar provided through national PRSA.
May 2008 meeting - Extreme Brand Makeover: A Case Study in Integrated Communications
What are you doing when you combine a new corporate logo,
a redesigned Web site and a spokesperson that is only 18 inches tall and
made of concrete? You're building buzz and consumer curiosity through
grassroots tactics, enhancing a national advertising campaign with media
relations activities and introducing a corporate icon to cultivate an
emotional brand connection with consumers.
By using these three elements, you're establishing an integrated
communications campaign that boosts awareness, connects with consumers and
reinvigorates the brand.
Join us for this 1-hour, interactive Webinar with PRSA Silver Anvil winners
Joel Frey, public relations manager for Travelocity, and Judy Haveson and
Denisha Stevens, APR, from Vollmer Public Relations.
When: 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 13
Where: Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL
Cost: FREE! This program had to be canceled last fall, so the goods and the goodies are on us this time.
April 2008 meeting - Meet the Media Night 2008
The Quad Cities Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and
Alcoa invite you to an evening of networking for area public relations and media professionals.
Where: Celebrating the teamwork needed to communicate with local audiences, this event will be held at the home of one of the Quad Cities' favorite teams, the River Bandits.
When: Thursday, April 10,
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Cost: PRSA and PR Network members: $12, Nonmembers: $15, Media guests: FREE
Business as Usual:
A New Ship is Setting Sail
Bettendorf, IA – Sonja Sorrel is senior media relations consultant for the Life and Health Division of the Principal Financial Group® will be speaking to local public relations, marketing and media professionals on September 24, 2009 at 3:00 pm at the Butterworth Education Center located at the corner of 7th Street and 12th Avenue, Moline, IL on behalf of the Public Relations Society of America – Quad Cities Chapter.
Sonja will be speaking about the impact the economy has had on the financial services industry and how it has changed the way they communicate. Also she will discuss what Principal did for employee communication, advertising and media relations and how it was measured. PRSA members, Local Public Relations, Marketing and Media professionals, students, and the general public are invited to hear Sonja discuss Principal’s new communication techniques.
To RSVP for this event please email Cissy Wendt, Chapter Administrator at qcprsa@gmail.com by Sept 22, 2009.
