IABC Barbados Launch Invitation
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Barbados - IABC's Newest Developmental Chapter
Christal Mc Intosh, president of the Barbados Public Relations sent the following note to members this weekend:
The Press Release and The Press Conference- Tools and Tactics
You know the saying the more things change, the more they remain the same.Well I was at a gathering of PR professionals recently and a number of issues came up. None of them were new, which was no surprise. But what did surprise me was that the topics that received the most attention were not new media and social networks on the web, what received the most dialog were the century old press release and press conference.
Barbados' Business Communicators Board 2008
Hello IABC
Well we have made the first step! After a successful meeting of a good mix of Barbados' pr stalwarts, mid-career professionals, newbies, and individuals interested in the profession, a board of management have been chosen to do the work to get the Barbados Chapter of IABC off the ground.
Barbados' PR Professionals to Form local Association
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 1, 2008
Members of the online forum, BajanPR.ning.com will host their inaugural face-to-face meeting at 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Small Business Development Centre on Fontabelle.
A New PR Chapter In Barbados
T.S. Elliott referred to April as being the cruelest month. He probably was a Bajan hotelier because April signals the end of the booming winter season and the start of the low occupancy period for hotels. April however for the rest of the world is a glorious month ushering in spring - flowers, butterflies and all things bright and beautiful.
The Barbados Polo Odyssey
I found myself in the midst of what most people in Barbados were calling a Polo War in February of this year.
Green PR and CSR by Pam Proverbs edited by Jane Brome
Making responsible social and environmental choices has not always been a first priority for many corporations, but recent history has changed all that.
Perception Versus Reality
In the PR business "perception is reality". I am not one to enter into political debates but the perception is that in Barbados when the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is in power that the money interests move their business and money outside of the country which eventually topples the government.