Month: March 2016

I had the opportunity to teach students in my PR Case Studies and PR Campaigns class yesterday about our trip to Los Angeles. I went through each day, what we did, who we met with and “Golden Nuggets” I learned from the people we met. Below are the slides I presented: One student walked in […]

Reading what needed to be done to prepare for the PR trip in Los Angeles was overwhelming. It was important that I broke up the to-do-list so I could successfully accomplish each item. It was assigned to read The New York Times Business and National sections Monday through Friday. Reading these sections for the two […]

Today was the Regional PRSSA Conference at Cal-State Fullerton. We arrived at the university around 9:30 a.m. and they had the welcome and chapter roll call. When they called Utah Valley University… we stood up and chanted: PR PR, Utah Valley. WE ARE, WE ARE, the PR CREW! The keynote speaker was Todd Cooley. He […]

Today was another awesome day! We had the chance to tour Taco Bell’s headquarters. We met with Matthew Prince. He is the PR & Newsroom Manager at Taco Bell. We were able to listen to a few of the employees and get their advice. My favorite advice: Be there for people. Send congrats and keep up […]

We left the hotel around 8:30 to head toward Universal Studios Hollywood. Traffic wasn’t too bad and we were at the park before it opened. We started the day in the lower lot and went on: Transformers 3D, Revenge of the Mummy and Jurassic Park (my personal fave). We ate lunch at Moe’s in Springfield. […]

On the drive to our first appointment, we passed the Warner Bro’s studio lot. You could say I was fan-girling because Pretty Little Liars is filmed there. Yes, it’s my guilty pleasure. Anyways, we met up with Philip Sokoloski. He is the Vice President of Integrated Communications. It was really interesting to hear about the company. Their […]

“Be the person everyone will want to work with.” -Linda Shipley Martin Arrived at the airport around 6:30 a.m. to depart to Los Angeles. It was a very short flight. We picked up our rental cars and made our way over to Porter Novelli. Porter Novelli is owned by Omnicom and there are several other […]

Eight days until we board a plane to Los Angeles and I am so excited! Why I love Los Angeles: The people. The hustle. The beach. And… well, the concerts, events and celebrities that live there. I’m a celebrity and pop culture junkie. I like to Keep Up with the Kardashians, Ellen, and I follow close […]