Local organizations are invited to submit an application to participate in the Capital Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association’s annual ER for PR event, including a one-on-one counseling sessions with PR experts.
Applications are due Friday, Aug. 9.
Please email rebeccam@moorecommgroup.com with your completed application to be considered for the free morning portion of ER for PR. Visit this link to download a non-profit application or a business application.
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Capital Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association is hosting ER for PR, its annual community event presented by Taproot Creative. This event is a full-day public relations/marketing-focused workshop designed to help Tallahassee businesses and non-profits.
The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Florida Sheriffs Association Training Center, located at 2617 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308.
Attendees will receive a one-hour counseling session from a PR “medic” consisting of best practices, ways to implement public awareness campaigns, special events and/or media relations strategies. In addition attendees will have a chance to bid on low-priced communication services at the silent media auction, an opportunity to speak with skilled PR pros from the area, network with other nonprofits and local businesses in the area, as well as local area media members that all local non-profits and businesses should know.
Organizations that would like to stay for the afternoon event must purchase tickets. The cost is $50 for nonprofits and $60 for businesses. The ticket includes two admissions to lunch, a live media auction and the afternoon presentations. Please RSVP online at: http://fpra-capital.org/event/2013-er-for-pr/ by August 21, 2013.
ER for PR Schedule
Morning
9:30-9:45 a.m. – Welcome
9:45-10:30 a.m. – PR 101 – Betsy Couch, APR, Adjunct Professor, Florida State University
10:30-11:30 a.m. – One-on-One Counseling Sessions
*Free morning event: completed application necessary. Please see Call for Applications information below.
Afternoon
12-1 p.m. – Lunch, silent media auction
1-1:45 p.m. – Achieving Community Outreach Through Earned Media – Tom Flanigan, Community Relations Director for News, WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio Network
1:45-2:30 p.m. – Guerrilla Marketing and Duct Tape – Lynsie Slachetka, Chief Digital Officer/Owner, Voxy Media Group
2:30-3:15 p.m. – Social Media Marketing: Moving from Networking to Enterprise – Jim Hunt, Vice President, Moore Communications Group
*Ticket needed for afternoon portion. Tickets are $50 for nonprofits and $60 for businesses. One ticket includes two admissions to lunch, a live media auction and the afternoon presentations. Please RSVP online at: http://fpra-capital.org/event/2013-er-for-pr/ by August 21, 2013.
For more information, please email Rebecca Mahony at rebeccam@moorecommgroup.com.
