50th Anniversary of the Golden Trumpet Awards

The Publicity Club of Chicago invites you to enter the 2009 Golden Trumpet Awards — the most prestigious awards program in the Midwest honoring distinguished individual achievement of public relations and communications. These coveted awards are presented for excellence in planning, creativity and execution.

This year, we add a new top-winner category: Brand Builder.

Deadline for entries is February 16, 2009.

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FREE Seminar: How to Win a Golden Trumpet

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UPCOMING PROGRAM

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009

"The Value of PR and Brand Planning"

Join us as we explore the critical issue of public relations as a valuable component of brand planning and how brand planning provides another direction for public relations in the marketing communications process.

Prior to our program will be the inaugural presention of our newest Trumpet Award -- The Brand Builder Award --to Illinois Institute of Technology for its 2008 Golden Trumpet Award-winning entry "Building Brand Equiity." As a reflection of the vital role that public relations plays in advancing a brand, this new Trumpet award will be honored in years to come as one of the top four awards celebrated at our annual Trumpet Awards.

Panelists

Jack Trytten
PR & Branding Consultant / Author
"When Marketing Fails"
Kristine Pasto
Director of Marketing
Illinois Institute of Technology

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EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE

Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009

Corporate Confidence/Ethics: How PR Helps

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EDUCATION SERIES

PCC Takes You Back to School

The 2009 Education Series will cover essential components of the modern PR toolkit for crisis communications, events, media relations and measurement. Sessions are held four Tuesdays in February.

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PAST PROGRAMS

Healthcare Outlets Prescribe Best Ways to Work with Them

Matthew Weinstock (from left), Jean DerGurahian, Diane Dungey, Emily Berry and Katharin Czink. Photo by Ted Lacey.

Whether it is hospital and healthcare systems mergers and acquisitions, medical advances, or the impact of the economy on healthcare delivery, these topics remain in the forefront of the news. To help provide an idea of where PR can contribute to healthcare coverage, the Publicity Club of Chicago meeting on December 3, featured five representatives from both consumer and trade medical/health publications to help PR professionals better understand what they are covering and how to approach them.

Read the report by By Sue Masaracchia-Roberts...

PCC Panel Proposes That Communicating Bad News Requires Good Public Relations Skills

Dan Miller (from left), Brett Chase, Mack Reynolds and Luis Diaz-Perez. Photo by Ted Lacey.

Bad things sometimes happen to good companies, so it is up to public relations professionals to communicate bad news in such a way as to minimize the long –term damage to the reputation of the organization. A panel of experts addressed this topic during the November meeting of the Publicity Club of Chicago, which was entitled ”Communicating Bad News: Planning and Executing a Solid Message.”

Read the article by David Brimm

CAREERS

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PCC's "Jobs in P.R." mailing list was created with you in mind. It's a "discussion" list; any member of the list may post a message to the list, announcing an open position or letting your colleagues know you're available for job offers. (Read the full story and learn how to sign up...)

MEMBERSHIP

Membership Application

Chicago public relations practitioners are joining PCC in droves. We've redone our membership application to make the options clearer. (Learn more about PCC membership...)

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