The GOP presidential hopefuls left South Carolina last week. The Democrat hopefuls leave tomorrow, if they haven’t left already. Floating in the wake of the 2016 primary season is the detritus of broken dreams, landfills overflowing with red, white and blue campaign signs, political vendettas drawn anew and the feeling that South Carolina’s time to…
What is it like to work for a public relations agency like Complete Public Relations? Consider this timeline from the past the past few days.
In the past three weeks, our team has been through an ice storm, two rounds of the stomach bug, and one of our team members welcomed a baby.
Let’s be blunt, people in Greenville have very strange habits. We will jump in the car and drive to the farthest points of Pickens County to go hiking, but we won’t drive to Spartanburg to visit the Chapman Cultural Center. We think nothing of going to Travelers Rest for pizza and beer on the weekend,…
A few weeks ago, a Google Alert appeared in my inbox with “Habitat for Humanity” attached to it. I opened it and saw that it was attached to a few stories about S.C. flood relief. At first I thought it was a mistake, but then I saw the connection – a bill that Habitat for…
The snow made its way to South Carolina! What does that mean? Everything is shut down and you finally have time to catch up on the week of news. Let me fill you in on a few things that went on locally. It was a great week for building collaborations at Habitat for Humanity. On…
This is the question used to sort communications students into degree programs: Which job do you want to do on a snow day when most of your professional peers are sleeping? Spend the day outside doing live shots and warning people to stay off the roads. Find video of kids sledding. Measure snow. (Choose television)…
Yes, the College Football Super Duper Championship featuring a team from South Carolina was Monday. Last Monday. Like, six days ago Monday. Why is Complete Public Relations just now blogging about it? One, statute of limitations is over and people are no longer roaming the streets with torches complaining about the outcome. Hint the South…
Not too long ago, I stumbled upon the idea of a self-made influencer. I wondered what the tipping point for this title was, how does one become a power influencer without fame and glory? Is it all who you know? In reality, being a self-made influencer requires you to be much more ordinary in nature…
Complete Public Relations wears a lot of hats. We handle media relations. We pitch story ideas. We manage social media. We perform crisis communications. We write blogs. We write speeches. We set up speaking engagements. But what is that all about? It is about access and influence. People hire public relations firms because they are looking…