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A Beginner’s Guide to Office Feng Shui

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It’s been an exciting week at Buchanan Public Relations – we’ve moved into our new office in Bryn Mawr. Actually, today is our first day in the new space. So as we’re all busy unpacking and getting settled in, it seemed appropriate to focus this blog post on office feng shui. We all know the … Keep reading

Squashing Stress at Work

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There’s one challenge that all public relations practitioners face at some point: stress. It’s not surprising that being a PR executive was listed as the sixth most stressful job by Forbes in 2014. With its demanding deadlines, long hours and need to manage expectations of multiple clients, stress is something that naturally comes along with … Keep reading

The Importance of Disconnecting on Vacation

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I just came back from vacation –  my first in five years to be exact (don’t ask, it’s a long story involving companies closing and new jobs). It was truly one of the best vacations I’ve ever taken, and it wasn’t just because it’s been so long – it was because I was completely focused … Keep reading

On a Bicycle Built for Two

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What does a tandem bicycle have to do with public relations? Good communication. My husband and I are avid cyclists. While we each own and frequently ride single bicycles, our favorite thing to do on weekends is to take our tandem out for a spin. We do the typical married couple thing – he’s the … Keep reading

Spring Cleaning: Taking it to the Office

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Each year around this time, I get the urge to purge my closets of old clothing, steam clean my carpets and scrub every surface in my home. As a Type-A PR practitioner, I often take this energy into my office, using a designated Friday afternoon to rid my desk of excess paper and computer of outdated … Keep reading

How to Secure Media Coverage When There Are Fewer Journalists To Pitch

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Anyone who practices public relations knows how competitive it has become to secure quality media coverage these days. This is the direct byproduct of a shrinking media landscape and the explosion of technology that is constantly inundating us with information from every direction. But here’s another reason – more and more of the PR professionals … Keep reading

5 Tips for the Busy Career-Minded Millennial

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I know, I know. I sensed the proverbial eye roll as soon as the word “millennial” was mentioned. Entitled, inexperienced, obsessed with selfies − millennials seem to be branded with this negative stigma. But, there are many young adults in the professional world working hard to advance their careers and make better lives for themselves. … Keep reading

How Did We Get Here?

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During the Middle Ages, craftsmen routinely employed young people as an inexpensive form of labor in exchange for food, lodging and formal training in a trade. Perhaps today’s interns don’t work for food, but it surely can feel as though we’ve returned to medieval times when it comes to the role of the apprenticeship, now known as the unpaid internship, in preparing new graduates for their futures.

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