War Child Canada’s creative fight for attention
Madeline Lunney interviews James Topham, War Child Canada’s director of communications and marketing
Backgrounder
Inspired by altruism, faith, family or end-of-year taking stock (and income tax receipts), the majority of people in Canada choose December to make financial contributions to charities. Realizing this, some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) run special, targeted campaigns during the holidays. Others [...]
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The PRoust Questionnaire provides a quick insight into a public relations practitioner’s interests and point of view, as well as their professional beliefs and values. If you are not familiar with the original 19th-century Proust Questionnaire, please see details at the end of this post.
1. What is your most striking characteristic as a PR practitioner?
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Talibans implementing an apparently effective public relations campaign in Afghanistan, reports the New York Times.
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