The Yankee Chapter of PRSA concluded its 2009/2010 year yesterday with its annual meeting and awards presentations.

Rich Brooks, founder and president of flyte new media in Portland, Maine, led off the afternoon’s events with an in depth presentation on social media, the variety of options available, ways to optimize its use and examples of good [...]

Yankee PRSA Seminar, Awards & Annual Meeting
“How To Be A PR Rock Star In A Social Media World”

$20 for members; $25 for nonmembers
RSVP by June 4th to info@yankeeprsa.org or (603) 742-1971

Join us for an in-depth seminar on optimizing your company’s social media engagement, featuring Rich Brooks of flyte new media in Portland, followed by networking, and the presentation of the chapter’s Patrick Jackson Award and our new Summit Award.

The May 4 PD session “Communicating During a Merger” has been postponed. We’ll be rescheduling this for the fall, so stay tuned for a new date! It will be a great session.
In the mean time, we look forward to seeing everyone at our annual meeting, seminar and awards presentation on June 10 at Red River [...]

Award entries for excellence in use of social media and in public relations are sought the Yankee Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) by April 23.
The chapter’s inaugural SUMMIT AWARD will focus on excellence in the use of social media as the primary tool utilized in a public relations campaign. The award [...]

Experience is said to be the best teacher. Please join us as Rosemarie Rung shares lessons from her experience as a crisis communicator for The Dow Chemical Company, as well as highlighting lessons from Desert Storm, school shootings, and the recent Toyota recall. Learn what makes a spokesperson credible, the components of an effective plan, and how to dampen media sensationalism. We will also discuss strategies to use crises to help strengthen your corporate reputation. It can be done!

Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Host: The NHHEAF Network Organizations, 3 Barrell Court, Concord, NH (www.nhheaf.org/directions.asp)
Bill Schley, president and chief creative officer of David ID, is an award winning marketer, author and speaker on branding and communications. He is known for creating the Dominant Selling Idea at some [...]

A new award, The Summit Award, will be presented at this year’s Yankee Chapter PRSA annual meeting in June. The award is the second for the chapter, which also presents the Patrick Jackson Award annually, to recognize non public relations practitioners who successfully use public relations principles to benefit his or her organization and society.

Have you been considering joining PRSA and the Yankee Chapter? Now is the perfect time. During February, PRSA is conducting a special promotion where we’ll waive the $65 initiation fee when you join—it’s our biggest savings of the year.
As a PRSA and Yankee Chapter member you will:
• Stay on top of emerging trends and industry [...]

Date: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Host: Public Service of New Hampshire (780 North Commercial Street, Manchester)
Katie Delahaye Paine outlines the basic forms of new media measurement, and provides details of the tools and techniques you need in a social media-driven world. Learn how to uncover what works.
You will be able to:

Define the [...]