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PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
The Difference Between Advertising and PR (Renée A. Prejean-Motanky)
The role of PR in today's integrated marketing mix (Renée A. Prejean-Motanky)
What Are Your Legal Liabilities When You Issue A Press Release?

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2008 Lifetime Achievement - Harold Burson
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Index to articles about our monthly luncheons

(June 2004)
(Oct 2004)
Advice & Perspective
Advice & Perspective: Article Index
Behind the Scenes at Chicago's '190 North' (9/08)
Blogging, Podcasting and RSS (12/05)
Bob Wallace Productions (4/01)
Branding is the Name of the Game (Feb 2005)
Bringing Movies to Chicago
Building Customer Loyalty
Business Press & Farewell to City News (1/06)
Careers in Public Relations
Chicago Bureau Chiefs Want To Know (6/01)
Chicago Entertainment Industry Strong and Diverse (3/01)
Chicago Newspaper Columnists (9/02)
Columnists: Telling Stories of Business, Politics and Everyday Life (2/08)
Commentaries and Editorial Board Appeals (12/07)
Communicating the Bad News: Planning and Executing a Solid Message (11/08)
Crisis Communications
Crisis Communications (4/01)
Crisis Communications (4/05)
Editor of the Daily Southtown (03/01)
Emerging Online Marketing (4/07)
Even National Media Primed For War Still Looking For Upbeat Stories (March 2003)
Event Sponsorship (6/05)
Executive Roundtable
Executive Roundtable - Client Relationships (Jan. 05)
Executive Roundtable - Public Affairs
Executive Roundtable - Reputation Management (Jan. 04)
Gossip Columnists for Chicago Newspapers (01/01)
Gossip, Glamour and the columnists who know it all! (Sept 2004)
How has Sept. 11 affected the P.R. profession?
How to Connect with High-Tech Media (1/02)
How to Gain Access to Newspaper Columnists (02/01)
How to Make Network News (6/00)
How to Pitch Bloggers (1/08)
Independent Press (10/07)
Index of Monthly Luncheon Articles
Info about this month
Integrated Marketing (2/02)
Integrated Marketing Communications: Working Together to Strengthen Your Brand and Enhance Your Results (June 2003)
Internship in Public Relations - Chicago
Jobs in PR - Fee-based posting
Jobs in PR - How to Post to the List
Jobs in PR - Post a Message
Leveraging Celebs to Boost Your Event (12/01)
Local TV Beat Reporters (6/08)
Logging in to Online Trends (April 2004)
Love Your Local Media (2/07)
Making Your Event Special - Bill Norris
Marketing to Hispanics (Oct. 2003)
Marketing to the Dailies (3/02)
Measuring Results of PR Programs (January 2003)
Moms and the Media (9/07)
Morning News Show Opportunities (9/00)
Morning TV News Producers (10/02)
Morning TV Producers (6/07)
Name Dropping (Gossip/Entertainment Columnists) (Sept. 2003)
National News Bureaus in Chicago
Navigating the Media Waters, Part I (10/05)
Navigating the Media Waters, Part II (11/05)
Network News Producers in Chicago
New Media (9/05)
Non-Traditional PR Resources (April 2003)
Non-Traditional PR Resources (April 2003)
One-on-one with Current Affairs Program Producers (10/08)
Panelists Offer Prescription for Success in Pitching Healthcare News (3/07)
PCC Resources - Description
Pioneer Press Offers Tips for Local Pitches (6/01)
Pitching Radio Producers
PR and its Ability to Influence the African-American Market (February 2003)
Predicting the Future of Business Reporting (3/08)
Providing a Heads-Up on Pending Stories Scores Points with Chicago Bureau Chiefs (11/02)
Providing the Cure for Your Health Care and Medical Pitches (12/08)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
PUBLIC AFFAIRS VS PUBLIC RELATIONS…They are not the same! Or are they?
Publicity Checkup: How Is Health-Care News Covered? (6/02)
Radio Personalities and Producers (11/00)
Radio Talk Show Producers Share Their Secrets (Dec 2004)
Rebounding from Negative Press
Reputation Management in the wake of the Enron scandal
Social Media (11/07)
Sound Measurement Criteria
Speed of Media Coverage Challenges PR Professionals To Work Harder To Protect Integrity of their “Brand”  (12/02)
Sports Marketing (Jan 2005)
Sports Sponsorships Bring Exciting Dividends For Organizations (2/02)
The Difference Between Advertising and PR (Renée A. Prejean-Motanky)
The role of PR in today's integrated marketing mix (Renée A. Prejean-Motanky)
Tips for Success in "Chicago" Magazine  (02/01)
Understanding the Influence of Suburban Media  (4/08)
Using Data to Drive a Media Relations Program
Weekend Assignment Editors (11/01)
What Are Your Legal Liabilities When You Issue A Press Release?
Wire Services
Working with City Hall (9/01)
Working with Freelance Writers (Nov 2004)
WTTW ( "Network Chicago")/Daily Defender (10/00)

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Board Recognizes Service; Names New Leaders for 2004-05
Herb Kraus reflects on 51 years in PR
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New Presidents and a New Board to Lead PCC
P.R. Strategies in the Wake of Sept. 11
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PCC Members List PR Coups and PR Disasters of 2003
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