Whether you’re a new professional or a seasoned PR pro, joining the National organization and a local Chapter of PRSA has myriad benefits. PRSA gives communications professionals the tools we need so we don’t have to figure out things on our own. Invest in yourself and your career, and it will pay dividends.
Read MoreIf your 2017 was a wondrous dreamscape or your worst nightmare, here’s hoping these tips help you prepare for your New Year — both personally and professionally.
Read MoreAs National Novel Writing Month (or #NaNoWriMo) comes to a close, you’re probably either ready to pull out your hair or have conquered the near-impossible task of finishing the first draft of your novel. This is my first year officially participating in NaNoWriMo. Read these writing tips for first-time novel authors.
Read MoreNothing feels more like my childhood than immersing all six of my senses in recipes from bygone days. This family heirloom apple bread recipe will leave your heart (and belly) full.
Read MoreLike most women in every generation and in every location around the world, I have dealt with sexual harassment. I’m tired of bottling my emotions and putting thoughts in journals only I can read. I’m ready to give to the greater good. I’m ready to teach the next generation about my experiences and how to better handle them. I’m ready to find my voice in all of this. So, #MeToo.
Read MoreAs a PR professional, small business owner, cat mom, wife and all of my other long hosts of titles (I’m beginning to sound like Daenerys Targaryen!), here are my top beauty products that are as essential to my everyday routine as my PR and writing tasks.
Read MorePress kits can be an effective way to tell your organization’s media relations story without having to devote too much time during a press conference or other event to getting into company’s backgrounds and other information. If you’re a public relations professional — or anyone in a communications field — print and electronic press kits are your best friends.
Read MoreHere are five things I took away from the “Girlboss” series. Trust me there are more. See what a fellow #Girlboss has to say about the Netflix series.
Read MoreAfter nine years and four iPhones, I decided I wanted the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Less than 24 hours after this purchase, I felt so inclined to blog about my experience with it. Read why I switched from Apple to Android.
Read MoreI also love my public-relations career and recently thought of some ways PR pros could learn from “The Legend of Zelda” and all of its glory. Here are some tips for public relations practitioners, based on “The Legend of Zelda” franchise.
Read MoreThank you, Carrie, for being the universe's favorite princess, a role that you had a love/hate relationship with -- although it was mostly love. Thank you for your acting and writing talents, for your wit, charm, and resilience. Thank you for shining such a luminous light on the subject of mental illness and substance abuse and for fighting the stigmas that shape who we are, even when we don’t want them to do so. Thank you, Carrie, for showing little girls like me how to be just like you.
Read MoreDecember is a natural month of reflection, with the ending of another year and the creation of goals for the next New Year. While the following apps will likely be staples of Hourglass Omnimedia in 2017, our 2016 couldn’t have been as productive without the inception of these apps into our overall daily activities and organization.
Read MoreThe holiday season is the best season of them all, at least for me, here #behindthehourglass. November and December days are filled to the brim with treasured memories with family and friends.
Read MoreFrom creating epic short-story compilations at age nine and cultivating her public relations career to finally publishing her first book in 2015, Hourglass Omnimedia CEO Kaylin R. Staten is her own brand of PR, writing and storytelling #GirlBoss.
Read MoreHeirloom projects provide a sense of purpose, pride and comfort after the passing of a loved one. They come in the form of cookbooks, videos, photo projects and more that expand your skill set and showcase your expertise.
Read MorePublic relations is a way of life for us. That is why we are going #behindthehourglass to delve into local to international strategies and tactics, as well as the latest industry standards. Stay tuned. We will begin our blog in 2017!
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