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Press trips have long been a staple of the travel PR industry. For as much time and preparation goes into organizing the perfect itinerary, there’s always one major variable — how the trip attendees will get along.
Once in a great while, if you’re really lucky, a press trip is the confluence of a great group, […]

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News of the Newark to Buffalo commuter plane crash broke late last night. How it broke in our new internet-driven news delivery world was remarkable.
As our collective connectivity increases exponentially (we hear 11 percent of all internet users are Twittering!) hard news is continually gaining a new face. Twitter, the trendy messaging site, was delivering […]

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Before going on maternity leave the first time around, I was an email addict. Email was to me like a drink to an alcoholic. It was hard for me to put the BlackBerry down.
When I told clients about my upcoming leave, more than one chuckled, saying–
“You’ll be emailing from the delivery room.”
They didn’t believe my […]

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On December 13, 2008, there were a few inches of snow on the ground and the temperature was about 15 degrees, but that didn’t stop me (and about 200 other plungers) from taking a dip in the freezing water at Lake George while wearing nothing but a swimsuit and flip flops all to raise awareness […]

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This year’s HSMAI Adrian Awards marked the third time I attended the Gala and I guess what they say is right…third time is a charm! On January 26th, I was honored to receive my first Platinum award for Marriott & Renaissance Hotels of New Orleans’ “Big Easy Spirit To Serve” PR campaign. Yes, a Platinum!!!!
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Serving up a major PR success is our goal with every client, and at Quinn & Co. we pride ourselves on a cagey combination of media savvy and creative thinking that enables us to deliver on that promise. We always seem to have something out in the marketplace that is generating buzz for our clients.
Once […]

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If you read Michelle’s blog of Jan 27th you will know I was presented with HSMAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award in travel PR last Monday.. It was an amazing evening…really a dream come true.
I had been sweating over the award since last fall when I was told I would be receiving it. I wanted badly to […]

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