Mix, Mingle & Make Connections with PRSA Bluegrass Kick off this holiday season by joining us for a Jolly Holiday Happy Hour at Falls City Brewing on Wednesday, December 5th. Get to know your newly elected Board of Directors for 2019, catch up with old friends, and take a few moments to celebrate all the […]
JANUARY PROGRAM MEET THE MEDIA: WDRB Our MEET THE MEDIA series is back by popular demand! And this time, we're sitting down with our good friends at WDRB Louisville. Enjoy lunch catered by Falls City Market and pick up inside tips on how to score coverage in the New Year! 11:30am: Networking with WDRB 12 […]
FEBRUARY PROGRAM: NEWSMAKERS PANEL If you live in or around Louisville, chances are you didn't get through 2018 without hearing some buzz about the TopGolf controversy, construction of the new Louisville City FC Stadium, or the opening of the Omni Hotel. Now's your chance to hear from the communicators behind these three hot topics as they […]
Join us Thursday, March 14, 2019 for our 4th Annual PR BOOTCAMP – The Content Marketing Edition! PR Bootcamp is a signature half-day workshop hosted by PRSA Bluegrass. With three sessions each led by accomplished industry experts, this remarkable event will boost your editorial skills, challenge your thinking, and improve your content generation and creation […]
APRIL PROGRAM: REAL TALK ABOUT FAKE NEWS In this session, we'll delve into the ever-popular phenomenon of fake news. Presenter Dave Collett will discuss the origin of fake news and talk about the effect it has had on communications professionals everywhere. We will learn about the evolution of the term and how it has tarnished […]
Grab a beer, network and learn how to perfect your PR pitches to news outlets at our May Program, Pitch Perfect! PRSA is partnering with the Society of Professional Journalists to bring a panel of Louisville's top media professionals in the business representing TV, print, online and radio outlets together to share their insider secrets […]
Are the leaders in your company pros at public speaking? Need tips for perfecting your interview game? Join us for our June program, which focuses on training your company's spokespeople to deliver great interviews! Our guest speaker, Matt Kamer, Partner of Bandy Carroll Hellige Public Relations, is a specialist in the art of interviewing and […]
JULY PROGRAM Don't Zzz on Gen Z 11:30 a.m. | 7.23.19 | KFC Yum! Center Join Benjamen Brugler, the President and CEO of Ohio-based Akhia Communications, to learn tactics for marketing, working, and communicating with the next generation of professionals: Gen Z! Networking: 11:30 a.m. to noon Program: noon to 1 p.m. Location details: KFC […]
PRSA Bluegrass is teaming up with AAF Louisville to present the leaders behind the award-winning campaign, The Return of the KFC's Colonel Sanders. KFC’s Rotating Colonel Campaign kicked off in 2015 and triggered 5 consecutive years of same store sales growth, countless earned media stories and a number of industry awards. Hear from the insiders […]
What makes a consumer trust a brand and why? What practices are top brands using when approaching their stance on societal issues? Cydney Roach, Executive Vice President of Edelman, a worldwide Public Relations agency, will present her research showing that the vast majority of consumers across markets, ages, incomes and gender say that brand trust […]