I’ve been using email marketing software since 2003 when I was one of the first beta testers for Constant Contact. Yep, you read that correctly: 2003! So, suffice it to say, I’ve used just about every software out there: Constant Contact, Mailchimp, SendFox, Finalsite e-Notify, HubSpot, and, of course, e-newsletters through Outlook and Gmail. I […]

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NAME: Shaqueria Howard or “Tudy”   AGE: 25 JOB TITLE: Publicist/CEO  YEARS WORKING IN COMMUNICATIONS: 5+ CHILDREN: Indigo, 1   Shaqueria when 5 STAH MEDIA, LLC launched   TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Since graduating in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Florida A&M University, I have been working in PR for […]

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I’m not sure what led to my desire to see the world. Perhaps it was because I was fascinated with my paternal grandparents’ stories of where they grew up (Ukraine and Poland). Maybe it was because my hometown was very diverse with many of my friends being first- or second-generation Canadians. Regardless, although my family […]

It’s an unprecedented time in our lives right now. I mean, who (other than medical and public health experts) could have predicted a global pandemic that is crippling economies as we sit by, helpless? I heard of so many people I know losing their jobs or their loved ones losing their jobs that I wanted […]

NOTE: This post is an altered version of an article I wrote for the international magazine, CASE Currents, which was published in December 2019. The excitement Jane Jones* felt on the way to her new job as a website specialist at a Midwestern public university quickly dissipated. By the end of her second week, she […]

I love podcasts. I love motivational stories. And I love supporting female superstars and beginners alike. I became a regular podcast and audiobook listener when I was commuting two+ hours every workday. I loved them so much that I swapped music for podcasts during my workouts and while cleaning. Today, I’m going to share my […]

As communicators, we know what we do is important. But how do we communicate that to others who don’t understand our work? I like to chalk up my obsession with evaluation and metrics to the former head of my graduate program at the University of Southern California, Jerry Swerling. Jerry, known nationwide as a PR […]

Why PR can be the most challenging–yet thrilling–form of communications Although I started in radio broadcasting WAY back in 1995, most of what I was doing at the time was promoting my show without a budget. I joined the local Press Club to network with print journalists who could potentially write about my show and […]