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Media Coverage

• WisBusiness: Entrepreneurs look for niche with social media assistance

  

  By Kay Nolan for WisBusiness
  The jury may still be out on whether entrepreneurs can make money for their businesses by using social media, but many seem willing to spend money to try, bringing revenue to social media-for-hire firms.

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• Milwaukee Business Journal: Wired Wisconsin taps new associate director

  

  “Although professionally my journey with Wired Wisconsin has ended, my personal interest in coalition issues like broadband deployment in rural areas, 21st century e-learning, and using social media as a tool for collaboration, education, and outreach will be with me always,” Lenard wrote in the blog entry.

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• BizTimes Milwaukee: Innovations: Barcodes could provide new life for print

  

  By Alysha Schertz – Read the full article on BizTimes.com CLICK HERE
  The internet and other advancements in digital technology have posed major challenges to traditional print media and print advertising.

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• Milwaukee Business Journal: PR event raises grant for MU students (April 15, 2010)

  

  The recent PR+Social Media Summit at Marquette University raised $8,500 for the Marquette chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, organizer Al Krueger said Wednesday.

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• The Career Pioneer: Trends: 21st Century-Style Job Search (April 14, 2010)

  

  Get creative with social networking to land your dream job — or at least a gig that pays the bills. Social networking sites and new digital tools are making it easier and easier for the average person to get noticed in such a crowded job market.

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• Junta 42 Content Marketing: Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs (April 14, 2010)

  

  The Junta42 Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs list highlights the best bloggers on the web discussing content marketing. Each blog on the list has been rated by our expert staff in terms of content strength, depth, regularity and, to a very small extent, popularity.

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News Releases

• JOB POSTING (08.16.10): Comet Branding + PR is hiring a PR + Social Media Intern

  

  Comet Branding is growing and we are in the position to offer a strong candidate an internship position. An intern at Comet Branding plays an important role in the success of the company. This individual is expected to be self-motivated to do exceptional work and handle responsibility professionally.

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• Comet Branding + PR continues to grow

  

  06.14.2010 – MILWAUKEE − Comet Branding + PR, a Milwaukee-based strategic communications and social media agency, announced today the hiring of four new employees due to continued agency growth and new client acquisitions.

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• JOB POSTING (04.20.10): Comet Branding + PR is hiring a PR + Social Media Coordinator

  

  Comet is growing and we are in the position to add a professional public relations team player (three to five years) to our shop. We are looking for an individual who has practical experience in public relations, with a working knowledge of the role of social media in strategic communications.

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• JOB POSTING (04.20.10): Comet Branding + PR is hiring a PR + Social Media Strategist

  

  Comet is growing and we are in the position to add a strong, progressive public relations professional (five to eight years) to our shop. We are looking for an individual who has practical experience in public relations, with a working knowledge of the role of social media in strategic communications.

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• Comet Branding + PR establishes student educational grant (April 14, 2010)

  

  Social media and public relations agency to donate $8,500 to Marquette University PRSSA chapter
  MILWAUKEE (April 14, 2010) — Following the second installment of the PR + Social Media Summit (PRSMSummit.com / @PRSMSummit), co-hosted with Marquette University’s Diederich College of Communications, Comet Branding + PR has established an educational grant in the amount of $8,500. The [...]

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• Comet Branding boosts brainpower through addition of left brain partner, Sara Meaney (May 18, 2009)

  

  Boutique branding + PR show helps businesses drive social media strategy into their marketing mix.
  MILWAUKEE (May 18, 2009) – In April 2009, Al Krueger and Sara Meaney decided to partner up to combine creative, big-picture concepts with strategic, process-based execution to deliver comprehensive marketing and communications services to its clients. Today, the new Comet Branding launches.

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Upcoming Events

• Presenting: Laura Gainor on Personal Branding for Full Sail University

  July 1, 2010 – Student Branding Society. 7 p.m. EST

  Where: Full Sail University, Wimba IMBS_ICB Virtual Classroom – By: Ashley Belanger

  Have you ever thought of your own name being a brand name? Although it may not be spelled out on the back of jeans or emblazoned on a NASCAR racer, personal branding allows you to control how your industry sees you. In order to assist students in formulating solid personal brands for themselves and for their businesses, Full Sail’s newest online club, the Student Branding Society, invites students to their first official meeting on Thursday, July 1, featuring guest speaker Laura Gainor. (more…)

• Presenting: Strategically Incorporating Social Media into PR Programs

  May 20, 2010 – Madison PRSA

  Where: Hilton Hotel, 9 East Wilson St. Capitol Club 14th Floor Madison, Wisconsin

  If you’re still venturing into social media activity without any measurable objectives or strategic planning, you need to attend our next networking event. Come for lunch and discussion with Al Krueger, partner at Milwaukee’s Comet Branding + PR, who will discuss the strategic use of social media in PR programs.

  WHAT: Monthly PRSA Professional Development Luncheon – May 20, 2010

  WHEN: Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. Lunch is served promptly at noon.

  WHERE: Hilton Hotel, 9 East Wilson St., Capitol Club 14th Sara Meaney of Comet Branding is presenting on how businesses are using Facebook as a powerful element of their brand strategy.

• Presenting: Making the Most of Social Media

  May 26, 2010 – MMAC – Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce

  Where: Manpower Headquarters Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  Social media is giving business owners a new set of tools to market, promote and grow their brands. Learning the mechanics of these tools is essential, but the real value comes when businesses incorporate them into a larger, consistent strategy. This special MMAC/Fuel Milwaukee session will cover the basics of social media and outline fundamental strategies that apply to the business community.

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