Showing posts with label Gemma Craven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gemma Craven. Show all posts

October 06, 2010

What Does It Take to Make It in PR? (interview)

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Be Proactive! Be Persistent!

Mark Ragan sits down with Silvia Davi, VP Corporate Communications - NASDAQ; Alayna Francis, VP Communications - Swiss Re; and Gemma Craven, Senior VP - Ogilvy to discuss the skills needed to make it in the PR world.  Why women make up 70% of the PR industry? Those and more answers in the video-interview.


3 Key Attributes the aspiring PR professional needs to know:
  1. How to balance clients' requests
  2. How to engage / work with individuals
  3. How to manage interpersonal relations

4 Key Qualities of PR professionals:
  1. Social media understanding
  2. Good writing skills
  3. Curiosity
  4. Creativity