@havaspr: Grounded in Media
We’ve always said that we’re grounded in media, strategy, client service and community (it’s right at the bottom of this page), and our latest award triumphs wrap up that phrase in neat little packages. In Bulldog Reporter’s Media Relations Awards competition, we won silver for PR Innovation of the Year for our work in bringing [...]
The Night Was Young
Where in the world was Havas PR Senior Account Executive Angela Mineo last Friday evening? Meeting youth leaders from the ICPD Global Youth Forum while being entertained by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and others at the pre-Grammys mPowering Action launch party. Those young leaders and the United Nations Foundation co-hosted the event. Mineo was an instrumental [...]
What’s Next for Places?
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the ninth in a series of 14 posts expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, was published on 12/12/12 and is available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
12 Days of Havas: One Young World
In this season of giving thanks, the Pittsburgh office of Havas PR is celebrating the 12 Days of Havas by reaching out to express our enormous gratitude to so many people who contributed countless hours to the success of the 2012 One Young World summit in Pittsburgh in October. One Young World, a nonprofit founded [...]
Making Places and Brands
[Originally posted on PRWeek.com.] This is the second in a series of three posts that will discuss what I see as a PR émigré managing in a world where evolution meets revolution. Some cities always attract the limelight. New York and Paris have rich pasts full of historic events and interesting people that will always [...]
Do People Make Places?
[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] In our ever more digitized and virtual world, the centers of power are shifting. It’s not about establishment capitals anymore but innovative up-and-comers, where a critical mass of creativity is bringing about rapid-fire change, along with a good quality of life and a sense of like-minded community. Some cities have been [...]
Jumping on the Ban Wagon
As technology evolves and the economy drives much of our lives, the importance of (and even the definition of) a millennial continues to change. The dictionary defines a millennial as someone born during the 1980s and 1990s, but—as I can attest, since I’m a member of this demographic and work for an agency that has [...]
One Young World Countdown: 38 Days
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a whole year since our Pittsburgh team had confetti and glitter raining down on them at One Young World 2011 in Zurich. The groundbreaking strategy and award-winning bid they created (and the community they formed) to bring OYW to Pittsburgh was just the beginning of this massive effort [...]
Pumped by Circumstance
Another successful summer intern class has graduated from @erwwpr after totally energizing our offices. In New York City, we salute Lauren Carson (St. Anselm), assigned to our consumer Buzz Group; Joshua Johnson (Penn State), who worked on consumer accounts; Ally Norton (Boston College) and Audrey Schnell (North Carolina), who worked with healthcare clients; and Kate [...]
Getting Back to Our Roots
Ribbons, ribbons and more ribbons! One of the goals for this internship was to have Pittsburghers sign 5,000 ribbons to display at the One Young World summit in October. This was to mimic the ribbon ceremony that One Young World does every year: At the summit, each delegate, ambassador and counselor signs a ribbon, then [...]
Get Creative
This is the seventh in a series of 10 posts about different aspects of CEO branding. How quickly could you come up with a dozen examples of great creativity? My guess is it would take you an hour at most if you have a good Internet connection. Your examples might include a few movies, books, [...]
Keynote Speaker for One Young World: Bill Clinton
In much the same way that former President Clinton was moved as a young leader when he shook hands with President John F. Kennedy during a Boys Nation gathering, the delegates to One Young World (OYW) will get to hear Clinton in person in Pittsburgh in October. “The inspiration and motivation he can deliver is [...]
Connecting with Fashion
I have spent the greater part of the past few years poring over fashion blogs, designer websites and photographs from impossibly distant events like the Met Gala or the Cannes Film Festival. I can identify an article of clothing purchased from any major retailer, if not just because I recognize it, but also because I [...]
Bubble, Bubble, Toil? No Trouble
I walked into the One Young House kitchen and saw bubbles everywhere. The dishwasher was spewing soapy, bubbly water at a rapid pace. “Cassie! Cassie!” I screamed. Cassie saw the mess on the floor and then the look on my face. She burst out laughing. We both did. A few minutes later, the situation became [...]
Making a Difference in the City
I’ve never worked in a city before, much less lived in one. Although I only started interning at @erwwpr a week ago, I really feel a part of the company and the city. Being able to work on One Young World (OYW) promotion with Shay, Cassie and Anne (the other interns and my newest friends [...]
Noted in Week One
Hello there! The past few days have been full of new beginnings as the four interns settled into Euro RSCG Worldwide PR’s Pittsburgh offices. To start off on the right foot, we were assigned tasks and set to work on client projects and the One Young World summit. Rather than feeling intimidated by my team, [...]
The Waiting Is Over
Anticipation, they say, is often more nerve-wracking than completing the task. I, along with three other interns, could not wait to start working with @erwwpr and One Young World. Feeling on top of the world as we stepped into the castle-looking PPG Place, we began our summer adventure. As you might know, the One Young [...]
The Thrill of Immersion
In about two hours, I will be wrapping up my first full workweek as an intern at Euro RSCG Worldwide PR. The exhaustion of being up at 5 a.m. every day that had been wearing on me all week is, minute by minute, being replaced by growing elation and excitement at the prospect of sleeping [...]
Corporations: Pillars of the Community?
Originally posted on the Huffington Post. There’s a real paradox today in the meaning of the word community. On one hand, we’re building our communities online and forming tribes with like-minded, digital folks who share our likes and dislikes, our restaurant recommendations and, in the case of places like Egypt, our desire for democracy. But [...]
