The PRSA 2011 Silver Anvil Awards podcast series features finalists from this year's program. The Silver Anvil Award recognizes complete public relations programs incorporating measurable and sound research, planning, execution and evaluation. These four areas represent the solid criteria by which senior practitioners judge each entry to ensure it meets the highest standards of performance in the profession.   Join Gary McCormick, APR, PRSA Fellow, as he speaks with Mary Deming Barber, APR, PRSA Fellow, and president of The Barber Group, about the Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate campaign, “Fill it in – Write it in – Lisa Murkowski.”

How can you identify and target the key influencers in your social media space — the handful who can make a real difference for your brand? At this year's Digital Impact Conference, Heidi Sullivan (@hksully), vice president of Media Research at Cision, showed attendees how to use online tools and social metrics to determine the top influencers in their markets. She revealed best practices for developing relationships with those influencers — and how to leverage those relationships to build social capital for organizations.

The PRSA 2011 Silver Anvil Awards podcast series features finalists from this year's program. The Silver Anvil Award recognizes complete public relations programs incorporating measurable and sound research, planning, execution and evaluation. These four areas represent the solid criteria by which senior practitioners judge each entry to ensure it meets the highest standards of performance in the profession.   Join Gary McCormick, APR, PRSA Fellow, as he speaks with Susan English, senior vice president at Euro RSCG Worldwide PR, about reaching a diverse audience with Transitions Optical products.

The PRSA 2011 Silver Anvil Awards podcast series features finalists from this year's program. The Silver Anvil Award recognizes complete public relations programs incorporating measurable and sound research, planning, execution and evaluation. These four areas represent the solid criteria by which senior practitioners judge each entry to ensure it meets the highest standards of performance in the profession.   Join Gary McCormick, APR, PRSA Fellow, as he speaks with Jamey Peters, senior vice president at Ketchum, about the “7-Eleven Unites America With Purple Slurpees” campaign.

Shonali Burke, ABC, principal of Shonali Burke Consulting, took a few minutes to speak with Eric Schwartzman, host of “On the Record…Online,” about public relations measurement. At the PRSA 2010 International Conference, Burke presented a session titled, “Measurement in the ‘Age of Now’: A Common Sense Guide to the Business of PR.”

Rob Lee, chief marketing and communications officer at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, took a moment to speak with “On the Record…Online,” the official podcast of the PRSA 2010 International Conference, about managing social media outreach for membership-based organizations. At the PRSA 2010 International Conference, Lee presented a session titled, “Getting to What Matters: Connecting With Donors, Members and Supporters During Turbulent Times.”

Paul Anderson, vice president for communication strategies and public outreach at AARP, took a moment to speak with “On the Record…Online,” the official podcast of the PRSA 2010 International Conference, about managing communication channels at AARP. At the PRSA 2010 International Conference, Anderson participated in a public affairs panel focused on public policy issues stemming from the health care overhaul.  

This past February, the U.S. Department of Defense adopted a new policy regarding staff access to social networking. Jack Holt, APR, senior strategist for emerging media at the U.S. Department of Defense, speaks with Eric Schwartzman, host of “On the Record…Online,” about the social media practices in place at the U.S. Department of Defense, and how staff are safely and effectively sharing their stories.

Brooke Worden, APR, vice president in the financial services practice at Weber Shandwick’s Minneapolis office, speaks with Sandra Burrowes, guest host of “On the Record…Online,” about social media crises and introduces FireBell, a tool created by Weber Shandwick. FireBell is an application that enables users to mock tweet, post status updates and respond to conversations using functional replicas of a company’s — and its critics’ — social media properties.

PRSA 2010 International Conference presenter Johna Burke, senior vice president, marketing, BurrellesLuce, speaks with Eric Schwartzman, host of “On the Record…Online,” about the changing media landscape. During the PRSA International Conference in Washington, D.C., Burke presented a session titled, “Everyone’s a Journalist: Beyond the Beat.”   During a career spanning 20 years, Burke has worked as a public relations practitioner and a provider of services that are vital to the successful performance of communications professionals. She has been in the media monitoring industry for more than seven years working in the print and broadcast monitoring divisions. Prior to joining BurrellesLuce, Burke was director of public and investor relations at U-Haul.