What’s new in the word for LGBTQ+ communicators and communications? What are the challenges facing the community today and how do we address the overlapping intersectionalities of other marginalized communities? Join PRSA Silicon Valley for an important and lively discussion on what is top of…
The Bay Area and Silicon Valley have always been the epicenter of the tech industry, but a slew of stories have reported breathlessly that tech employees are fleeing to places like Austin, Portland, and Nashville. In this Clubhouse edition of #FridayForum, Alex Hunter (The…
Public information officers work at the intersection of communications and public policy, representing a broad range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities in PR. The pandemic tested us all, but especially those responsible for getting clear, accurate and timely information out to large populations….
Join us Friday, May 21, at 11 AM PT as we meet Brad Stone, Sr. Executive Editor, Global Technology, Bloomberg News and author of the newly released book, Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. Brad oversees a global team of 65 tech reporters….
Dr. Shaun Fletcher is an Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Sport Communications at San José State University. He also is the Principal Consultant for his own Diversity, Equity and Inclusion learning and development consultancy. Shaun joins the PRSA-SV FridayForum on Clubhouse to share the…
The New York Times once called Peter Shankman “a rockstar who knows everything about social media and then some.” He is a 5x best selling author, entrepreneur and corporate keynote speaker, focusing on customer experience, social media, PR, marketing, advertising, ADHD and the Neurodiverse…
Robin Kim leads the Global Technology & Innovation Practice for Ruder Finn, a leading independent global agency with dual hubs in the U.S. and China. She’s lived, worked and built teams across nine cities in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. At Ruder…
On Friday April 23 at 11 AM PT, join the PRSA-SV #FridayForum and hear the results of Provoke’s 2021 Best Agencies to Work survey presented by PRSA-SV board member and Chief Product Officer and Executive Editor of PRovoke, Aarti Shah. Our panel will consist of…
The travel industry, which accounts for roughly 10 percent of global GDP, was arguably hit the hardest by the global pandemic. Now one year later, vaccines are rolling out, people are ready for an adventure and there is pent up travel demand like never before….
Join us FRIDAY, 4/9, 11 AM PT. Meet one of PRSA-SV’s newest board members, Margot Edelman, GM, Edelman Bay Area. She’ll share findings from this year’s Edelman Trust Barometer 2021: Trust in Technology. For 21 years, technology globally has been a leading sector of…
Attendees will learn what it takes to maintain reputation today from crisis manager, public relations practitioner, writer and lecturer, Howard Bragman. Known as the “PR Guru”, Bragman brings decades of experience in handling crisis pr, offering strategic communications and expertise. He has worked with some of the…
Job Hunting? Hiring? Hear the latest and get tips from KC Partners’ recruiter Brooke Kruger and Kathleen Shanahan, founder of BOCA Communications. Bring your questions and leads! PRSA Silicon Valley is committed to bringing you Friday Forums. If there’s someone or something you’d like us…
#FridayForum on Clubhouse and Zoom! Join us Friday, March 19 at 11 AM PST as we talk with the women of Roku PR. Gretel Perera director of Latin America PR and co-founder of Latinas in Tech. Learn about Perera and her colleagues Seana Sullivan, Senior…
Looking to start your own communications consultancy or build a side hustle? Hear our expert panel talk about what it takes right now to go independent and be successful. Guests include Alice Chan, Founder of Flock Marketing Agency; Jeff Kruger, Director, Upwork; and Ramon Ray, Founder,…
Tech media outlets have traditionally reported the stories that their industry and VC sources wanted to tell, but that’s beginning to change. Join us on 2/26 for a lively #FridayForum as PRSA-SV Board Member Caroline James talks to Eric Newcomer, formerly of Bloomberg and…
Now more than ever, communicators need to embrace outreach to media outlets serving people of all colors, races, and ethnicities. Without multicultural media, the stories of and directed toward immigrants, faiths, language communities and racial communities are often lost. This topic is particularly important as…
Join us on the Clubhouse app (a drop-in audio chat app). If you are on, let’s connect. We also have a handful of invites. Clubhouse is a powerful learning and networking tool. Again, Clubhouse is audio only, so you don’t have to worry about lighting, hair and…
A global pandemic. A civil rights movement. One of the most polarizing elections in the history of the United States. There’s no doubt 2020 was a year like no other, shaking Americans’ trust in institutions and leadership. Join us on Friday, January 22 as Michael…
Discrimination by age isn’t legal nor appropriate but can live in the workplace like a pandemic. The shrinking window of sweet-spot hiring is now pegged at those between 25 to 40 years. Patti Temple Rocks, Author of “I’m Not Done,” and Scott Monty, strategic communications and leadership…
Suggest Your Hot Friday Forum Topic PRSA Silicon Valley is committed to bringing you a Friday Forum through the month of June. If there’s someone or something you’d like us to cover, send it to shruti.sharma@hp.com. And if you want to be the first to…
This new series features PR pros who’ve made it to the top of their field kicks off with Sequoia Consulting Group VP of Communications Netta Conyers-Haynes. Moderated by Stanford Graduate School of Business Director of Strategic Communications Kristin Harlan. Suggest Your Hot Friday Forum Topic PRSA Silicon Valley is…
Our last #FridayForum of 2020 welcomes Robin Beaman, President of Beaman Inc. Robin established the PR dept. at Black Entertainment Television, and years later, led global publicity, community engagement, and special events for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and Oprah Winfrey Presents. Today her strategic communications…
The pandemic has been an intense communications challenge of shifting priorities, incomplete and changing information, and competing agendas. Since January, Santa Clara County health communications experts, Britt Ehrhardt and Marianna Moles, have been at the center of the action to save lives with accurate information….
PRSA Silicon Valley #FridayForum welcomes Lisa Osborne Ross, Chief Operating Officer for Edelman and President of its Washington D.C. office. Dr. Shaun Fletcher, Asst. Professor of PR at San José State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications will lead this important conversation on…
Despite hiring freezes and layoffs throughout the public relations industry, Amazon has been recruiting full speed ahead and even ramping up hiring of public relations roles across the country. Grabbing one of these new roles is no easy task, given the competition. So how do…
For over 20 years, PRWeek has been a must-read for practitioners at all levels. This year the role of PRWeek’s readership has never been more critical. As organizations respond to disruption from a global pandemic and address Black Lives Matter and historical inequities in their…
While companies everywhere are talking about diversity, equity and inclusion, their hiring practices have been telling a very different story. Join PRSASV 10/2 and hear Kim Hunter of The LAGRANT Foundation talk about how his organization rejects experimental approaches to change and remains focused on…
Don’t miss this week’s special #FridayForum where PRovoke’s Aarti Shah will lead a timely discussion on the “state of the communications industry”, followed by our most important chapter priorities and updates. This week we’ll be examining the state of communications with PRovoke’s Aarti Shah who will share…
Suggest Your Hot Friday Forum Topic PRSA Silicon Valley is committed to bringing you a Friday Forum through the month of June. If there’s someone or something you’d like us to cover, send it to shruti.sharma@hp.com. And if you want to be the first to…
Suggest Your Hot Friday Forum Topic PRSA Silicon Valley is committed to bringing you a Friday Forum through the month of June. If there’s someone or something you’d like us to cover, send it to shruti.sharma@hp.com. And if you want to be the first to…
Start-up culture is known for being fast-paced and ever-changing, but throw in the immediate and ripple effects of COVID-19, and it’s a different level of adjustment for the VC community. Attend this week’s forum and listen to communications professionals from Google Ventures, Accel, and…
The spirit of sharing stories and ideas is the core of what TED talks are about; whether it’s in technology, love, or activism, TED is for people who have an idea worth sharing. Do you have an idea that you’re itching to share with the…
For so many Americans, unemployment claims, layoffs and furloughs, and hiring freezes have become the norm when it comes to the job market. So, it’s no surprise that recruitment and next steps is on top of mind for so many. Attend this week’s forum as…
Navigating consumer brand and marketing in the midst of a global pandemic and human rights movement is a delicate dance of recognizing business needs as well as the public’s demands. Hear from Melissa Lowry, the VP of Consumer Brand and Marketing for Zelle, on how…
As technology continues to play a critical part in how we consume information and engage with the world, there’s no better way to understand its impact on our lives than to hear it from those who report on it. Hear from Connie Guglielmo, CNET’s Editor-in-Chief,…
In the time of COVID-19, uncertainty and fear have driven anxiety levels sky-high, as all of our “anchoring points” have been pulled up or changed. Hear from Dr. Julie Albright as she speaks on the feeling of disconnection from our normal lives and the sensation…
Did you know boutique agencies are out there making a difference, creative as ever, and are even hiring!? Moderated by Mar Junge, PRSA Board Member and owner of C3PR, hear from founders, partners and principals about how they are doing it all. Making it happen,…
These are strange and unsettling times in American life. We are at the intersection of a global pandemic, a recession, a Presidential election season, social unrest over racial injustice, and yes, PRIDE. For the LGBTQ+ community, it will go down in history as the year…
Learn how to battle-proof your corporate comms to get across-the-board approval and buy-in from business units. Suggest Your Hot Friday Forum Topic PRSA Silicon Valley is committed to bringing you a Friday Forum through the month of June. If there’s someone or something you’d like…
In the midst of a civil rights movement and a pandemic, the need for accurate data and information on the realities we face is critical. Join our June 16 #FridayForum as Michael Ramlet, Co-Founder and CEO of Morning Consult, shares timely data on the #BlackLivesMatter movement and…
We are at an inflection point in our society. In the midst of a global pandemic, injustice and discrimination in the U.S. has reached a tipping point. Join us for this week’s #FridayForum to hear how HP’s Chief Communications Officer Karen Kahn and Chief Diversity Officer Lesley…
It takes a master communicator to mobilize comms and coordinate real-time response across 190 countries. Now try doing it during a global pandemic! Join us for this week’s #FridayForum to hear how UNICEF USA CMO Shelley Diamond accomplishes this Herculean task. Along with controlling misinformation, managing multi-stakeholder engagement, supporting…
No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram (Book Tour) Suggest Your Hot Friday Forum Topic PRSA Silicon Valley is committed to bringing you a Friday Forum through the month of June. If there’s someone or something you’d like us to cover, send it to shruti.sharma@hp.com….
Visit our Facebook group to watch the event video: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prsasv/videos/ Our #FridayForum guests Whitney Dailey and Sandy Skees from Porter Novelli discussed how companies and brands can find and demonstrate their purpose amid COVID-19. In the session, they shared new proprietary research that was designed…
What’s Up with Recruiting & Hiring? There’s good news for communications professionals: while recruitment is slowing down, corporate searches are still on. More than ever, businesses are looking for ways to retain and motivate great talent. In this week’s #FridayForum, top recruiters reveal what…
Reporting from COVID 19 Frontline by National Emmy-Winning TV News Reporter Joe Vazquez. Join our April 17 #FridayForum at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET when CBSN Bay Area Reporter Joe Vazquez describes what it’s like to cover COVID19 for KPIX5. During his 30-year career, Joe’s…
Join us for our weekly Friday Forum with educators and comms leaders from SJSU, USF, Stanford and the Navy discuss how they teach and manage communications in these unique times. Click Here to Join Our Forum Moderators: Vanessa Yanez PRSASV, Jenna Watson Gudgel PRSASF -Joceyln Breeland,…
Join us for a fun get together after work in downtown Palo Alto at the Wine Room on Ramona Just a short walk from Caltrain! Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm Complimentary drink (and yummy appetizers) for all attendees! Please feel free to bring a friend. Please…
The must-attend event of the year for anyone with a stake in high tech. Produced by PRSA SV, this exciting pre-holiday annual gala features top tech and business media discussing what was hot or not in ’19 and what technologies, companies, trends, and issues will…
The PRSA International Conference in San Diego will spotlight the intersection of technology and media, and lead the competition by providing unparalleled information, strategies and tools for the new trends impacting the industry — essential to your professional success. This year’s Conference will expand your…
EVENT RECAP if you missed our last Friday Forum, watch the recording here. Read can also read the event recap blog post here. In the US in March, there were 233.5 million active Facebook users and 124.2 million Instagram users. That’s an increase of 2.5%…
EVENT RECAP if you missed our last Friday Forum, watch the recording here. Read can also read the event recap blog post here. These days, navigating communications is more difficult than ever. That’s especially true for Chief Communications Officer Abby Lunardini. In the last two months, the…
EVENT RECAP If you missed our Friday Forum: What’s Up with Recruiting & Hiring?” in the time of Covid-19, you can watch the entire recruiting discussion on demand and read about it in Logitech VP Krista Todd’s blog on the PRSA-Silicon Valley website. The fast-paced…
EVENT RECAP During his 30-year career, Joe has reported on earthquakes, hurricanes, riots, politics and crime. This pandemic is one of his most challenging assignments. Did you miss our event? If you missed our April 17 #FridayForum event with CBSN Bay Area Reporter Joe Vazquez…
EVENT RECAP Did you miss our event? Watch the recording here: Communications Education in the Age of Misinformation Read the event recap blog post here. Our April 10, Friday Forum featured communications leaders from Stanford, San Jose State and UCF where we learned…
EVENT RECAP If you missed our #FRIDAYFORUM, with Richard Edelman on Trust and the Coronavirus, you can missed an amazing event! More than 100 attendees joined us to hear Richard Edelman discuss Edelman’s Report on Trust and the Coronavirus. If you missed it, read HP…
Join us for a fun get together after work in downtown Palo Alto at the Wine Room on Ramona Just a short walk from Caltrain! Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm Complimentary drink (and yummy appetizers) for all attendees! Please feel free to bring a friend. Please…
The PRSA International Conference in San Diego will spotlight the intersection of technology and media, and lead the competition by providing unparalleled information, strategies and tools for the new trends impacting the industry — essential to your professional success. This year’s Conference will expand your…
Join us for a fun get together after work in downtown Palo Alto at the Wine Room on Ramona Just a short walk from Caltrain! Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm Complimentary drink (and yummy appetizers) for all attendees! Please feel free to bring a friend.
Join us for a fun get together after work in downtown Palo Alto at the Wine Room on Ramona Just a short walk from Caltrain! Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm Complimentary drink (and yummy appetizers) for all attendees! Please feel free to bring a friend.
On July 25, join PRSA Silicon Valley at HP’s historic headquarters to learn about how Bloomberg operates and discuss trends in business media. Dr. Shaun Fletcher, San Jose State University Assistant Professor of Public Relations, will moderate a candid conversation with Kara Wetzel, Bloomberg’s San…
Join us for a fun get together after work at Martins West in downtown Redwood City. Just a short walk from Caltrain! Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm Where: Martins West, 831 Main Street, Redwood City, CA One complimentary drink for all attendees! Please feel free to…
Details Join us for a fun get together after work at the Wine Room in downtown Palo Alto. Just a short walk from Caltrain! Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm Where: The Wine Room, 520 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA One complimentary drink for all attendees! Please…
PRSA’s New Professionals Section is thrilled to be hosting a #CareersinPRogress one-day summit this year in Silicon Valley at Oracle Conference Center on May 30. The conference provides new professionals with sessions and workshops on the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the…
Details Join us for a fun happy hour at Martins West Gastropub in downtown Redwood City. Look for a PRSA Silicon Valley sign. When: Tuesday, May 14, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Where: Martins West, 831 Main Street, Redwood City, CA One complimentary drink and appetizers too!…
Join the Silicon Valley PRSA Chapter for our next Inside the Newsroom event at HP in Palo Alto. The “New to the Beat, New to the Valley” panel will feature journalists who are either covering their tech beat for the first time, or are new…
Join us for a fun get together after work at Coupa Cafe in downtown Palo Alto. When: Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 5:30 – 7:30pm Where: Coupa Cafe – Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA One complimentary drink for all attendees! Please feel free to bring a…
Our political and media environments are increasingly complex and constantly evolving. What implications does this have for how businesses communicate when they experience a crisis? Please join the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley chapters of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) as we discuss…
This regional professional development program is presented by the Public Relations Society of America’s North Pacific District. For those attending in person, please plan to stay for a lively post-event networking reception with appetizers and wine tasting provided by Wine Access and event host, Norwest…
The Annual Silicon Valley PR Holiday Gala PRSA-SV Media Predicts is the must-attend event of the year for anyone with a stake in high tech. Produced by PRSA Silicon Valley, this exciting pre-holiday event features top technology and business media discussing what was hot or not…
Please join the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Chapters of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for this Inside the Newsroom event at Cloudflare HQ. Is artificial intelligence (AI) a fad or our future? A recent report by FleishmanHillard explores this hot-button issue. Please join the…
Join the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silicon Valley Chapter for our next Inside the Newsroom event in collaboration with IBM and Udacity! Topic: Technology is tackling some of humanity’s hardest challenges. Whether it’s AI fighting disease, robotics preventing car crashes, or blockchain helping…
Please join the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silicon Valley chapter at the eBay Headquarters for an evening focused on building the workplace with diversity and inclusion. In today’s turbulent political climate, it’s more important than ever that we embrace each other’s differences and…
Please join the San Francisco and Silicon Valley Chapters of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for our next Inside the Newsroom panel at BOCA Communications’ new office overlooking Union Square. Topic: It often seems like the media are overly focused on tech titans…
You’re invited! Join us on July 18th from 6-9pm for networking and a reception at CRU Wine Bar and Cafe in Redwood City. This event is open to all PR professionals and is free to attend. Please RSVP at: http://bit.ly/July-Meetup We hope to see you…
Sponsored by: Hotwire As CMOs increasingly assume responsibility for driving not just brand, but business growth, they have an opportunity to affect revenue and customer experience. Understanding what to measure, when and how is critical in evaluating the success or failure of a campaign –…
Sponsored by: Baidu Join the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for our next Inside the Newsroom event at Baidu’s autonomous driving facility in Sunnyvale. Topic: The technological advancements within the autonomous driving industry have dominated the media landscape in…
Join the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Chapters of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for our next Inside the Newsroom event with Early Warning! Topic: The banking industry is going to look a lot different in the next 10 years. Traditional players will be…
The Annual Silicon Valley PR Holiday Gala PRSA-SV Media Predicts is the must-attend event of the year for anyone with a stake in high tech. Produced by PRSA Silicon Valley, this exciting pre-holiday event features top technology and business media discussing what was hot or not…
Join us on October 17 for a fireside chat with Andy Cunningham (interviewed by Scott McGrew/Press:Here – @ScottMcGrew) where she’ll share her experience working in PR in the Valley since the early 1980s and provide a behind the scenes look into her new book, GET TO AHA!: Discover Your…
Join the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for our next Inside the Newsroom: Media Talk Tech panel event with EE Times, SV Business Journal and eWeek! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS! Moderator: Heather Lynch Hansen, Stanford Graduate School…
Join PRSA Silicon Valley for networking at Vino Locale! We will provide light appetizers and wine to start if you’ll spend some of your Wednesday night happy hour with us. The event is free to attend and is open to both members and non-members of…
Join the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Chapters of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for our next Inside the Newsroom: Media Talk Tech panel event with WIRED, Fast Company, and USA Today! Please join us for a lively discussion on this topic with: Moderator: Emily Borders, Principal,…
Steve Mnich, Head of Silicon Valley External Relations, IBM will moderate a Bay Area influencer panel focused on “AI: Hype vs. Reality”. The conversation will explore the hype of AI, implications of its current state in the business world and if the timelines for AI match…
Join the Silicon Valley Chapter of the PRSA at the next Inside the Newsroom series event with WIRED. The event is hosted by HP Inc. WIRED tells an ongoing adventure story—the invention of the future. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense…
The diversity conversation continues to be front and center in the media with attention on diversity inside tech companies, LBGT rights, the gender gap in capital and pay, and race-related dialogues like #BlackLivesMatter and #OscarsSoWhite. As organizations work to address these issues, the media will…
Join PRSA Silicon Valley and Oracle for a fireside chat with The New York Times Deputy Technology Editor Quentin Hardy. As one of the world’s largest and most prestigious news organizations, The New York Times drives much of the conversation on how technology is changing the lives of people…
Join PRSA Silicon Valley for networking each month! We will provide light appetizers and sangria to start if you’ll spend some of your Wednesday night happy hour with us. The event is free to attend and is open to both members and non-members of PRSA.
Join us for the first Inside the Newsroom of 2016 at Bloomberg, where PR pros can learn about trends in business media from leading business journalists. Panelists include: Brad Stone, Bloomberg Global Tech Lead Mark Milian, Tech Editor Danielle Culbertson, Managing Editor of TV & Radio Under the…
