The Pine Belt PRAM Chapter had an impressive showing at the State PRAM Conference. The PRism award competition was full of quality entries and exciting content. Our Pine Belt PRAM members took home an impressive number of PRism awards, the highest in each category, Awards of Excellence, and Certificates of Achievement. Click here for the entire list of winners from around the state.
Award Name
Chapter
Member
Title
Category
Award Label 1
Award Label 2
Award Label 3
Prism Award
Pine Belt
McCain, Samantha
Owl Drug Store Drive-Thru Campaign
Special Public Relations Program
Owl Drug Store Drive-Thru
Hattiesburg Clinic
Corp. Planning & Development
Prism Award
Pine Belt
McCain, Samantha & Kinard, Samantha
U-Save Social Media Research
Research
3 to 5 Creative Communications
for U-Save Car & Truck Rental
Social Media Research Plan
Prism Award
Pine Belt
Newsom, Adam
How Did You Hear About Us?
Research
How Did You Hear About Us?
Hattiesburg Clinic
Adam Newsom
Prism Award
Pine Belt
Burcham, Tara
USM Summer Science Research and Mentoring Program Reaches Local High Schools
Pine Belt PRAM will not have an April 2012 membership meeting. We are skipping the April meeting so members can attend that State PRAM Conference. Learn more by visiting the State PRAM website.
They have an app for that? A Panel Discussion on Mobile Apps: Your organization has a website, Facebook page and Twitter account. What about a mobile app? Join us for a fun and informative conversation on mobile apps, featuring these four professionals who have recently launched a mobile app for their companies.
Paul Kelly, Internet Manager Toyota Hattiesburg
Jeff May, Director of Tech Advancement & Innovation, USM
Rob Rubinoff, Interactive Director, Mad Genius
Kathryn Stewart, New Media Sales Executive, Mississippi Magazine
Our February 2012 speaker was Sandy Bynum, Communications and Advertising Director of Mississippi Tourism.
Sandy introduced the Mississippi Tourism program “Find Your True South” to a packed audience at Lake Terrace Convention Center. Click to see the Flickr slideshow of Sandy’s visit.
Did you know? A part of Black History Month Celebration.
African American author and scholar, Carter G. Woodson, established Black History Week in 1926? Later, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, Black History Week was changed to Black History Month.
In PR History: Moss Kendrix was a PR and marketing consultant who promoted African American visibility and tried to affect a positive portrayal of blacks in advertising.
Kendrix was the first African American with a major marketing account, Coca Cola.
You all know the early bird gets the worm, so don’t miss out on your chance for the “SUPER” early bird conference registration. For January only, you can register for thePRAMState Conference for $99.
Organizers are working to post more information on the schedule and speaker slate.
A new and exciting party has been added this year to kick off the conference.
On Wednesday, April 11th, PRAM is going to host a kick-off party, which will also be an opportunity to honor some of our distinguished members.
Invitations for the party will go out soon and all conference attendees will be invited to attend.
We look forward to our January meeting every year, as we are able to recognize our incredible peers AND raise money for our scholarship fund. January’s meeting will be Tues., Jan. 17 and held at Lake Terrace Convention Center. If you have not RSVP’d, do so today! Click here.
Our November meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 8 instead of Nov. 15. This is due to our annual joint meeting with Sales & Marketing Professionals. This year they are hosting! Don’t forget to RSVP, here.
