This week there’s plenty to
remind you about…
TOMORROW
Hope to see you tomorrow at
our monthly professional development session.
Guest speakers are from Ocala’s own Signature Brands… you might leave with a tasty treat!
KISS – KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE
Check the attachment to your weekly email from me (FPRA Ocala members) for a short-read
article that's a GREAT reminder to us all.
(Courtesy of FPRA President Chris Gent, APR, CPRC)
IMAGE UPDATE
Unless you’re mega-organized
or have a really good memory, you might struggle to remember what you did last
week much less last year. And, after the whirlwind of the holiday season, the
last 365 days seem blurrier than ever. That’s why I’ve started to preheat
my entry now for our Mid-Florida Local Image Awards competition, reciPe
for Results. Even though the competition deadline isn’t until Monday,
March 17, those nine weeks will be here in a hot minute. Don’t let your
solid entry get lost in the volumes of writing, unplanned on-camera interviews,
emergency design projects and ever-looming deadlines that we all face every
day. Today, let’s get cookin’. To help you get started, we’re excited to
provide you our 2014
Mid-Florida Local Image Awards Call for Entries and competition guidelines.
Pour yourself (another) cup of coffee and take a few minutes to review the
judging criteria, rules and various competition divisions. Remember: The
deadline to submit your local Image entries is Monday, March 17, 2014. We will
honor this year’s top chefs at CTAE’s Commercial Food and Culinary Arts school
(Brewster Hall | 1014 SW 17th Road, Ocala) on Friday, April 25 from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. For questions, contact Image Committee Chair Heather
Danenhower, APR, at heather.danenhower@duke-energy.com
or 352-563-4489. 
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
“FPRA: The Road Best
Travelled,” August 11-13, 2014, in Orlando. Click
here for more info.
THE WORST OF 2013
Here are some thoughts about
bad communications in 2013. The list includes Carnival, Chick Fil A and
Obamacare. (Courtesy Carole Savage, APR, CPRC)
PIO CONFERENCE
Finally, FPRA Ocala Secretary
Jessica Greene shares this info with us:
Registration is open for the Florida Association of Public Information Officers
2014 PIO Symposium. Takes place Friday,
Jan. 24, 9am-5pm at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center. $50 registration fee. Topics include the Sandy Hook School
Shootings, Crisis Communication – Hurricane Style, Will George Zimmerman Ever
Go Away, Using Social Media to Tell a Story, and a Social Media Brainstorming
Session. For
more details, call 386-676-2744 or email info@ffca.org. 
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