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There’s a new motto around the water cooler here at Quinn & Co. these days: Forget everything you thought you knew about PR.
It’s goodbye fax machines and hello Facebook. When I went to tell a client the news about my pregnancy, he responded: “I know, I found out on Twitter.”
The way we do business and […]

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The Wall Street Journal posed that question in an article detailing changes in the travel landscape that have actually made it much more likely for consumers to take a well-deserved summer vacation this year. With the dollar stronger against the Euro, it’s even a great time to go to Europe!
It’s a buyer’s market, they say.
Kelton […]

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In April I moderated a panel discussing social media in real estate. There was a lot of interesting information revealed at the panel and very distinguished panelists in attendance including:
Jonathan Miller, co-founder and President/CEO of Miller Samuel Inc. and top appraiser and blogger extraordinaire
Doug Heddings, a Senior Vice President of Prudential Douglas Elliman, top broker […]

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Part of the job in PR is networking to build relationships. To be effective in this field, it’s all about solid relationships—with clients, journalists, colleagues and industry leaders. Most of this networking involves food and/or cocktails. I mean, who holds networking receptions at the gym? Here is the million-dollar question: How do you justify going […]

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Frank Zeccola at the Bulldog Reporter wrote a great article about this, titled “Sell Tons of Travelers on Your Destination When No One is Traveling: Quinn PR Campaign Shows You How.”
Way to go Melissa and John for your great work on the Tourism Queensland account! It is such a pleasure working with and learning from […]

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