Comments on: Three interesting posts for today http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/ About PR, New Media, Technology, Books and stuff Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pristan http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-72 pristan Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:29:58 +0000 http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-72 I completely agree with you, Matthew!! There are some of us who did put in many years of education to understand the concepts of communications and public relations and then spend more years practising it and improving on it. It takes someone with the right attitude, right amount of EQ, management skills, understanding of journalism, writing skills and some of us are required to understand business strategies and be a multi-tasker as well. It definitely takes more than just a pretty face (or clothes) to be a great professional PR consultant. I completely agree with you, Matthew!! There are some of us who did put in many years of education to understand the concepts of communications and public relations and then spend more years practising it and improving on it.

It takes someone with the right attitude, right amount of EQ, management skills, understanding of journalism, writing skills and some of us are required to understand business strategies and be a multi-tasker as well. It definitely takes more than just a pretty face (or clothes) to be a great professional PR consultant.

]]> By: Matthew http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-68 Matthew Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:21:15 +0000 http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-68 Not so sure how much creativity and influence Kit Chan can bring into H&K... Would you award the contract to a company simply because they bothered to send their well-known local celebrity songbird to the pitch? Hmm... Then again... But seriously, I hear people commenting about how the PR industry seems like an anyone-can-join-without-any-formal-training kind of career. It's kinda demeaning, the same way people used to say "if you can't find any other decent job, teach" until MOE stepped in and propped up our teachers' battered image. (Not that it helped much...) And it REALLY doesn't do the image of the PR practice any good that for the most part of the interview (or at least in the one I read), she talks more about frivolous stuff like stocking up her wardrobe for her new job than anything else. Come on, don't make it sound like PR is mostly about dressing well and looking good. Yes, that's very important, but there's definitely more to it than what you wear to work (and clients' pitches, if I may add...)! Not so sure how much creativity and influence Kit Chan can bring into H&K… Would you award the contract to a company simply because they bothered to send their well-known local celebrity songbird to the pitch? Hmm… Then again…

But seriously, I hear people commenting about how the PR industry seems like an anyone-can-join-without-any-formal-training kind of career. It’s kinda demeaning, the same way people used to say “if you can’t find any other decent job, teach” until MOE stepped in and propped up our teachers’ battered image. (Not that it helped much…)

And it REALLY doesn’t do the image of the PR practice any good that for the most part of the interview (or at least in the one I read), she talks more about frivolous stuff like stocking up her wardrobe for her new job than anything else.

Come on, don’t make it sound like PR is mostly about dressing well and looking good. Yes, that’s very important, but there’s definitely more to it than what you wear to work (and clients’ pitches, if I may add…)!

]]> By: pristan http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-59 pristan Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:39:17 +0000 http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-59 Jason! I heard it's coming very soon!! I want erm- all of them! except maybe the shuffles - too little space. Jason! I heard it’s coming very soon!! I want erm- all of them! except maybe the shuffles – too little space.

]]> By: Stan http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-58 Stan Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:06:11 +0000 http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-58 I'm very curious to know why H&K hired Kit. We all know that she's an established singer in her own right, but I wonder what kind of relevant experience does she have in PR campaign management? It'll be interesting to follow how this will work out for her. PS. I am so craving for the iPod touch. *drools* I’m very curious to know why H&K hired Kit. We all know that she’s an established singer in her own right, but I wonder what kind of relevant experience does she have in PR campaign management? It’ll be interesting to follow how this will work out for her.

PS. I am so craving for the iPod touch. *drools*

]]> By: Jason Ho http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-57 Jason Ho Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:57:18 +0000 http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-57 yeah man..I am looking forward to the iPod Touch...~evil thought~ yeah man..I am looking forward to the iPod Touch…~evil thought~

]]> By: rey http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-56 rey Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:20:40 +0000 http://priscillatan.com/2007/09/05/two-interesting-posts-for-today/#comment-56 Marketing Geeks? Whatever they wanted to call it it’s happening profitably. Others have made a publicly listed firms and are still hungrier for a bigger share in the digital environment… Marketing Geeks? Whatever they wanted to call it it’s happening profitably. Others have made a publicly listed firms and are still hungrier for a bigger share in the digital environment…

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