Surveys with Andrew Smith – March 25, 2015

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Join us for our March PD Session with UNH Survey Center Director Andrew Smith as he discusses one of the most basic tools — the survey.

We will explore several topics including:

  • How to determine when you need a survey
  • Figuring out which survey questions to ask
  • Examples of good and bad surveys

Andrew E. Smith

AndrewSmithAndrew E. Smith is associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire where his research has focused on elections, public opinion and the presidential nomination process. He has published on elections, survey methodology, and the New Hampshire Primary. He has also been director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center since 1999 and is nationally known for public opinion polling. He has conducted political polling for the Boston Globe, USA Today, and the Philadelphia Inquirer as well as Fox News, CNN, WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire, WCVB-TV Boston, and KYW-TV Philadelphia.

WHEN: Wednesday March 25, 2015 – 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, 32 Constitution Drive, Bedford, NH 03110

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Join PRSA before April 5 and get Free Professional Interest Section

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Do you have two or more years’ experience in public relations?
Join as a Member ($255 annual dues plus a one-time $65 initiation fee) and through April 5 receive a FREE Professional Interest Section community (up to $95 value) with promo code MAR15.

Go to PRSA membership page.

Annual Meeting Features Market Basket Protest, Awards & Elections

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Yankee PRSA 2014 Annual Meeting

Moderator Tom Bebbington with Jim Fantini (center) and Adam Vaccaro (right).

Yankee Chapter members and guests were treated to an insider’s view of last summer’s Market Basket protest of the firing of long-time CEO Arthur T. DeMoulas at the chapter’s Annual Meeting November 20 at Red River Theatre in Concord.

Tom Bebbington moderated a panel discussion that featured Adam Vaccaro, of Boston.com who covered the protests from beginning to end, and Jim Fantini, a long-time vendor to Market Basket who orchestrated the We Are Market Basket Facebook group employees used to organize and rally.

Following the presentation, Jason Alexander, founder of Alexander Technology Group was presented the chapter’s annual Patrick Jackson Award.

During the business segment of the meeting, members elected next year’s chapter leadership team, headed by president Erin Hathaway of CCA for Social Good. See the entire 2015 slate.

 

 

Nov. 20 – Market Basket crisis, awards, our annual meeting, and networking!

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More For Your PR Dollar: Market Basket Discussion, Annual Meeting & Networking

markektbasketA board of directors pushes out a beloved CEO. Thousands of loyal workers and managers rally in support of this CEO, and customers back the employees. That’s the story of Market Basket this past summer, when workers at the Northeast grocery chain with 71 stores and 25,000 employees protested the ouster of Arthur T. Demoulas. This remarkable business and PR story of Artie T. and the power and loyalty of Market Basket employees and customers made headlines around the world.

Join us to hear perspectives on the crisis from a reporter who covered it and a vendor involved in Market Basket situation.

WHEN: Thursday, November 20, 2014,

  • 3  p.m.  “A Cart Full of PR Lessons” – Panel Discussion
    • Adam Vaccaro, Boston Globe Business Journalist
    • Vendor involved in Market Basket situation
  • 4 p.m. Annual Meeting and Yankee Chapter Awards
  • 4:45 p.m. Networking
    • Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar & catching up with your colleagues

WHERE: Red River Theatres, 11 South Main Street, Concord, NH

COST: PRSA members $20; PRSA members + guest $25; Not-yet-a-member $35; Students/interns/AmeriCorps $10

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APR Prep Course Syllabus

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Dates: Four sessions, Wednesday evenings, October 29 to Nov. 19

Time: 5:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. (please arrive by 5:25.)

Location: Severino Trucking’s Concord Field Office at 9 Hills Ave. in Concord, NH

SYLLABUS & SCHEDULE

10/29 – Session 1             

  •  What is Public Relations?
  •  A brief history of the profession
  •  Communication models & theories

11/5 – Session 2

  • The 4-Step Public Relations Process
    • Research
    • Planning
    • Implementation
    • Evaluation

11/12 – Session 3

  • Professional ethics
  • Legal issues
  • Business Organizational Structure
    • Business literacy
    • Management skills

11/19 – Session 4

  • Media relations
  • Crisis communication

Suggested Texts (not required)

  • APR Study Guide, 2nd edition, www.praccreditation.org/documents/aprstudyguide.pdf
  • Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics, 11th ed. Wilcox and Cameron
  • Effective Public Relations, 10th ed. Cutlip, Center, Broom
    • (PR Strategies and Effective PR may by purchased used or rented on Amazon)

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9/29/14

APR Prep Class & Professional Development

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The Yankee Chapter is offering a four-session public relations course beginning Wednesday, October 29. It’s designed to prepare students for professional accreditation (APR) but is open to any practitioner interested in increasing their professional skills.

Sessions will be held at Severino Trucking’s Concord Field Office at 9 Hills Ave. in Concord, NH Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 8 p.m., October 29- November 19.

Sessions will cover:

  • Research, planning, implementing and evaluating public relations programs
  • Ethics and law
  • Communication models and theories
  • Business literacy
  • Management skills and issues
  • Crisis communication management
  • Media relations

View the course syllabus.

Cost for the four-session program is $40. The fee will be waived for those accepted as APR candidates.

For more information contact: Brett St. Clair, APR, 603-224-5566, bstclair@lkarno.com or Bob Lindquist, APR, 508-932-0137, boblind@comcast.net.

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Media Law & Leveraging Resources – October 16

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Join the Yankee Chapter PRSA for a half-day morning workshop with two guest speakers from Franklin Pierce University. In the first session, Kirsten Nevious, PhD, director of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication, will discuss media law as it pertains to social media and technology. How should you obtain photos for your website or Facebook page? What are fair use and censorship, and what happens if information is used without permission? Kristen will help guide us through the ever-changing world of social media, technology and information.

Next, Lisa Murray, director of communication, corporate & community relations at Franklin Pierce, will talk about leveraging: how to create it and how to use it. Leverage helps make things happen! Leverage uses everything on hand to get your message out. It can also mean constructing pivot points to help your organization or company shift focus. We’ll talk about how to generate efficiencies and maximize impact by creatively leveraging various public relations tools of the trade.

Event Information

Date: Thursday, October 16

Time: 8 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (first session to begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.)

Location: Long Term Care Partners, 100 Arboretum Drive, Portsmouth NH

Cost*: $35 members, $50 non-members, $10 students/interns

Coffee & refreshments to be provided

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*This PD session is a fundraiser for the YPRSA James H. Bradley Scholarship Fund

Yankee Chapter Summer Social July 31

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ableebenezerphotoWe are the Yankee Chapter so it only seemed fitting that we take a break and enjoy some beer at a brewery named for New Hampshire native Ebenezer Mudgett.

Join us at the Able Ebenezer Brewing Company in Merrimack for a night of food, drink and socializing. Relax in their tasting room on their couches or at their bar. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Beer flights and growlers to take home will be available for an additional cost.

For more information on the brewery, visit http://www.ableebenezer.com/.

EVENT DETAILS: 

Date: Thursday, July 31
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Address: 31 Columbia Circle, Merrimack NH
Cost: $10

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June PD Session – Afternoon at the Museum: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Currier Museum of Art

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Join us on Thursday, June 5 from 3-5 p.m. (and later if you choose) for our spring PD session: Afternoon at the Museum: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash Street, Manchester NH.

After checking in, we will gather in one of the Currier’s classrooms to meet with Steve Konick, Director of PR & Marketing at the museum. He will briefly discuss the museum’s approach to PR and marketing; the advantages and challenges of a cultural non-profit and his experience in the arts. There will also be a few minutes for discussion.

Following the session with Steve, Senior Educator Jane Seney will lead us on a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum that will take us beyond just its art. Learn more about the daily operations of the museum, how they address security, plan for events, and more.

Following the tour, YPRSA members are invited to wander through the galleries or browse the gift shop. Members are also invited to stay for the Currier’s Young Friends of the Currier meeting at 5:30 p.m. and/or their First Thursday event at 6 p.m. for no additional cost. The Winter Garden Café will be open with refreshments and the museum will be open late.

WHEN: Thursday, June 5 from 3-5 p.m.
WHERE: The Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash Street, Manchester NH.
COST: Members $20, non-members $35, students/interns $10.

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Breaking Down Barriers: Improving the Relationships Between PR Professionals & Journalists – April 16, 2014

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Yankee Chapter Professional Development Session

“The conflict between Romeo and Juliet can be compared to the relationship between journalists and public relations professionals. They rely on one another, but there are many forces that split them apart,” says blogger Adreanne Peters.

Although the two professions have different objectives at times, understanding one another is one of the most critical skills for successful PR professionals to have when working with journalists. This upcoming session, Breaking Down Barriers, will aid in breaking down the barriers between the two professions to help create a mutually beneficial relationship.

We will start with an overview of how to message your story in an environment where many struggle to transform traditional messaging to work in a social media context. Next, New Hampshire media professionals will give you their tips, outlook and advice. The PRSA Yankee Chapter media panel will walk you through how to break through the clutter, and how to connect with today’s reporters.

WHEN: Wednesday, April 16, from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, 749 East Industrial Park Drive, Manchester NH.
COST: Members $20, non-members $35, students/interns $10.

Media panel to include:

Sarah Ashworth, news director, NH Public Radio
Kathleen Palmer, arts and entertainment editor, Nashua  Telegraph
Tim Buckland, reporter, The Union Leader
David Tirrell-Wysocki, former AP Bureau Chief and current Executive Director of the Loeb School
Matt Mowry, Editor, Business NH Magazine.
Moderator: Martin Murray, PSNH

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