Author: Sofia Martinez Novoa

Presenting Yourself on Social Media for Employers

By Rachel Rubinstein, Account Supervisor  Social media has become a tool for public relations practitioners, both professionally and personally. Today, many employers look to social media to learn about candidates for positions. Understanding the value of maintaining a positive social media presence is the first step.  How do you know if something is appropriate to […]

“Gathering” During COVID-19: How to (Not) Hold an Event During a Pandemic

By Rebecca Ann Owen, Account Director  Recently, conferences, baseball games, weddings, the Boston Marathon, and even the 2020 Olympics have been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19. Some events have been moved online or postponed until the fall, but what is the best course of action for you and your organization? Here is a step […]

Now Find Your Balance

By Katie Hansen, Account Supervisor  There used to be a concept of space––a commute to get from school or work back to your home where you knew you could relax. You understood when work ended and when you could have a life after work. It was clear.  Yeah… that changed overnight, didn’t it?  Now, our […]

How to Stay Motivated While Working Remotely

By Marisa Gregory, Account Supervisor  Over the summer I worked as a PR Intern for Pangissimo, a tech startup company founded by recent Boston University graduates. My job consisted of updating the company’s social media, staging photoshoots and reaching out to influencers. Over the summer the team and I were spread out all throughout the […]

Is PR Inherently Unethical? An Investigation Into “Dark PR” Firms

By Magdalene Soule, Account Director  Over the course of a number of my PR classes at BU, a contentious question always seems to arise: Is PR inherently unethical? In my PR Ethics course, CM525, I was taken with a disturbing BuzzFeed article we were assigned to read – “Disinformation for Hire: How a New Breed […]

How Instagram Has Become the New Healthcare Campaign: A Letter to Millenials

By Verónica Rodríguez, Account Supervisor Dear Millennials,  What is currently stopping you from buying a $20 plane ticket? If you’re anything like me, that might sound extremely tempting. As many know, it is proven that millennials are risk-takers. How about during this lockdown, are millennials taking this seriously? A change of routine due to the […]

Trust within the Agency Setting

By Hailey McKee, Account Supervisor Trust within the Agency Setting 2020 has been a year of novel changes. Though we’re only halfway through March, we’ve already experienced revolutionary political campaigns, the sudden death of a basketball superstar, the first non-English film to win best picture at the Academy Awards, and the outbreak of a global […]

Embrace the conflict, turn it into chance.

By Yuna Yu, Account Supervisor When the word “conflict” appears, what’s your instinctual thought? Is it people recklessly yelling at each other with twisted voices and faces? If so, then it seems like conflict has been stigmatized a little bit too much.  “Conflict always arises when there are groups of people. always,” said Hornsey, the […]

Influencer Marketing in 2020

By Stephanie Molano, Account Supervisor  Remember the days when we would watch an ad on TV and call the 1-800 number listed to order whatever item was on the screen? Yeah, I can barely remember those days either.  The advertisement and marketing industries have taken a large turn in the past five years – and […]