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Sep 2020
16m 37s

100: My Love Letter To Communicators

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About this episode
This episode, my 100th, is my treatise for helping communicators do their job in the crazy age of media mayhem. For over two years I have been sharing my advice and experience from the front lines of my client work to help other communicators and PR people become self-confident in their professions. From crisis management to social media wins and fails, t ... Show More
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