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CAMPAIGN Octagon scores a sponsor for its tennis tournament Tonya Garcia September 24, 2008 Octagon had to look for a new sponsor for the WTA event it held in Jacksonville, FL, after Bausch & Lomb bowed out after 22 years in April 2008. As of 2009, the tournament would require a new title sponsor, and Octagon, the tournament organizer, wanted to find one that would keep the tournament in Florida. Octagon turned to AXIA, a national PR firm with strong local ties, to find a ...

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Focus Beth Krietsch September 01, 2008 Florida: Beyond the usual business While many may think that PR opportunities in Florida are limited to travel and tourism clients, the state is actually vibrant in many other areas, including multicultural, healthcare, public affairs, b-to-b, and technology. Agency Life Jorge Ortega, president of the Jeffrey Group, notes that agencies in the state emphasize certain practice areas by region. For example, South Florida firms focus ...

Marvin Dejean's November presentation "Making Your Web site a 10 in a Web 2.0 World" is now available at http://nfprsa.org/NovPresentation/.

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Contact: Bonnie Upright, APR Upright Public Relations Phone: 904.291.8604 Cell: 904.955.1278 Email: bonnie@uprightpr.com For Immediate Release ONE OCEAN RESORT ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY EVENTS Gingerbread Sand Castle, Teddy Bear Tea among featured activities ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla (November 23, 2008) – One Ocean Resort Hotel & Spa, the First Coast’s newest luxury resort property, will host several exclusive holiday events during the month of December. Area families ...

CyberAlert, Inc., an online media monitoring service, will award a minimum of 15 public relations grants to not-for-profit organizations. The deadline is Dec. 31.

Sunshine District's 2009 Slate of Officers is available online. Also, Sunshine District has a Facebook page. Join now!

PR News and Ragan Communications have developed a one-day “virtual” conference on December 11 that will take PR professionals to the next level of media relations without having to leave their offices.

Carrie and Rob McLaren are proud to announce Maggie Leigh McLaren who arrived Monday, November 3, at 8 lbs and 21 inches. Mom and baby are home and doing fine.

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Welcome to our newest PRSA members! Jennifer Bryant Communications Manager Visit Jacksonville Shalin Compton Megan Seery Public Relations Manager Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida

The October edition of E-News is now available online.

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Chapter Member Cheryl Munn was profiled in the Jacksonville Business Journal's People on the Move section in early September. Below is the text of that article. Communicating Change Public relations seems to be the career of choice in Cheryl Munn's family. Her husband works in media relations for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc; her daughter is in PR and Cheryl was recently hired as the director of marketing and communications for the Jacksonville Regional Chamber ...

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PR Week published an overview of a campaign created and implemented by Patrick McSweeney and Katrine Bakke for St. John & Partners' client The Neighborhood Ford Store. The program extended the life of a sponsorship, increasing awareness of the charities and the client's involvement through childrens' artwork.