Chapter News
ImPRessions is the monthly newsletter of the Mississippi Beach Chapter of PRAM. It contains news about upcoming events and meetings and has a monthly member spotlight. Download the current issue for the latest news or download historical issues to see what our chapter is all about.
PRAM Awards $1,500 in Scholarships
Scholarship Winners Recognized
PRAM-MS Beach recognized its 2008 scholarship recipients during its October meeting.
Carmelita Hanshaw, recipient of the chapter’s $1,000 Thomas V. Fredian Memorial Scholarship, is a graduate student pursuing her master’s degree in public relations at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast campus. Hanshaw earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from […]
Cause Marketing teleseminar Nov. 21
Lunch ‘n Learn Teleseminar Focuses on Cause Marketing
The final in PRAM’s 2008 series of Lunch ‘n Learn teleseminars will focus on “Social and Cause Marketing: Creating Value, Building Relationships.”
Kristian Darigan, APR, of Cone, Inc.; Melanie Miller, APR, from the Sugar Association; and Cassandra Miranda, APR, from the American Heart Association, will discuss how nonprofits and […]
“Weaving the Social Web” seminar materials
Ed Schipul, of Schipul – the Web Marketing Company, presented the following presentation during a three-hour seminar to more than 70 PR professionals Nov. 10, 2008 in Gulfport, Miss. The Mississippi Beach chapter of PRAM sponsored the seminar.
Weaving the Social Web - Social Media Marketing with a PR twist
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He also […]
“Weaving the Social Web” seminar Nov. 10
The Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama bypasses the mass media and uses a text message to announce Joe Biden as his VP pick. Facebook now boasts 100 million active users. Technorati is tracking over 112 million blogs, and your boss is asking your opinion about starting one.
Confused by the ever-evolving social aspects to Web 2.0 […]
Thompson, Drum Named SPRF Senior Practitioners
The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) honored two members of the PRAM Mississippi Beach chapter among its 2008 class of 21 professionals named “Senior Practitioners.” They are Lauren Thompson and Kevin Drum.
The Class of 2008 was announced during SPRF’s annual conference July 27-29, 2008, in Sandestin, Fla.
Lauren Thompson joined the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources […]
Lunch ‘n Learn Seminar Schedule
PRAM Announces Seminar Series
The Mississippi Beach chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) is presenting a special series of seminars this year to expand professional development opportunities for PR students and communications professionals in south Mississippi.
PRAM’s Lunch ‘n Learn series addresses a variety of issues being faced by public relations practitioners, including branding, […]
2008 Board Members
PRAM Mississippi Beach Chapter Names 2008 Board
The Mississippi Beach chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi has announced its 2008 board of directors.
Serving as president will be Kristie Aylett, APR, of The KARD Group PR/Marketing consulting firm.
Other officers are Vice President Joey Lee, of GodwinGroup, and Secretary/Treasurer Hannah Bell, of the American Cancer Society.
Also […]
Latest Update
It’s going to be a great 2008 for the Mississippi Beach chapter of PRAM. We’re celebrating our 15th Anniversary and we’re hoping to make it a truly special year.
In December, board members from 2007 and 2008 met for a three-hour strategic planning meeting. We came up with a long list of ideas – big and […]