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  • DigitalHealth

    4 Tips to Land Your First Digital Health Marketing Gig

    ‘Tis the season for resume revamping, mass emailing and hoping and praying for your post-college digital health marketing dream gig. Right?? Wrong. The healthcare marketing world is prime for solid young digital guns and now is the time (read: you’re behind the curve if you...

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  • 2012 PRSA Gala Lauren Lytle

    Lauren Lytle Named PRSA New Member of the Year

    Congratulations to Weber Shandwick Seattle’s Lauren Lytle who was presented the PRSA New Member of the Year Award by incoming Puget Sound Chapter president Bev Holland, HR/Labor Communications Commercial Airplanes at The Boeing Company. Lauren is a media maven with a can-do attitude and spirit...

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  • School Desks

    5 Skills I Didn’t Learn in a Communications Class

    My fellow English majors and I get a lot of grief for choosing a major that is supposedly “useless.” I’ve heard all the jokes: “So your most marketable skill will be being able to say ‘Do you want fries with that?’”; “Everyone speaks English, why would you need to go to college for it?” and my personal favorite, “So you want to teach?”

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  • Weber Shandwick Seattle Interns

    Meet Your Weber Shandwick Seattle Interns

    We get it. We’ve gone through the highs and lows of life after college. It’s tough, and fighting through it on your own can be confusing, frustrating and absolutely terrifying. We also know that when all of your hard work pays off and you land your first internship or job, it’s totally worth it!

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  • Brand U

    Networking is the Name of the Game

    Last night, Scott Meis, Katie Traut and I headed to a University of Washington PRSSA meeting to give our “Brand U” presentation on personal branding. While our presentation was geared towards students about to graduate, the principles of personal branding are important at any point...

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  • KP

    Two Minutes with…Kristin Prigmore

    “Two Minutes With” is Weber Shandwick Seattle’s employee spotlight series that provides professional and personal insight into our rock star team. Enjoy! Win-what??! Where are you from? Winlock! Or as I like to call it, the Mayberry of Southwest Washington. Population: a tiny 1,339 people...

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  • The Wild West

    Millennials, It’s Our Time to Lead.

    Welcome the Wild West. That’s right folks, we live in a time where normalcy is defined as a constant state of flux. Look around – uncertainty and change are commonplace, especially for fast-evolving communications industries like PR and marketing.

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  • Young Businesswoman

    Nail the Essentials for a Successful PR Internship

    Over the past few weeks, colleagues ranging from hiring managers to interns have posted some incredibly helpful insights and advice as part of our PR Intern Blog Series, (#PRIBS). But before we get too far ahead of ourselves we feel it’s important to take a step back. On the road to rockstar status, there are some essential skills that no PR intern should take for granted, even if they may seem basic.

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  • Number 4

    Top 4 Ways to Make the Most of Your PR Internship

    A PR internship is a great way to gain real-world experience and put your skills to the test. When starting out in a new internship position, it's important to consider what your goals are and what you hope to gain out of your experience. Below are four simple but important ways to ensure that you make the most of your PR internship!

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  • PR Intern Most Useful Takeaways From School

    PR Intern Reflections – 3 Most Useful Things I Learned from College

    It was my first day as a PR intern at Weber Shandwick Seattle and what was I thinking about? All the countless hours spent perfecting essays, practicing presentations and studying the history of public relations. Ok, maybe not…but all the lessons I learned throughout school have helped me in both getting this coveted internship and applying those skills now that I’m here.

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