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PR Essentials: Are you ready for the media?
PR Essentials: Are you ready for the media? When Oprah retired every PR professional across the country let out a unanimous sigh of relief. As…
13 To-Do Business Items for 2013
13 To-Do Business Items for 2013 I love a good list! I have compiled 13 things that I believe –in some order– should be on…
Is Your Glass Half Empty? Run Your Business With What You Have
Is Your Glass Half Empty? Confidently run your business with what you have Can you imagine walking into a clothing store and the employee says…
20 Business Tools for Entrepreneurs
One of the hardest parts of being in business is actually running (or working on) the business and one of the second hardest lessons is…
What They Don’t Tell You About PR!
So I wrote a piece about what you should know if you Want a Career in Public Relations! Apparently, it is was extremely helpful because…
I fell in front of 500 people!
So here’s a just a tad bit of back history about me. I received the first Ingram Achiever Scholarship to attend Belmont University. So let’s…

Kia Jarmon Joins Panel at Nashville Chapter of American Marketing Association’s December Meeting

November 8, 2012 5:13 pm / Leave a Comment

20 Business Tools for Entrepreneurs

October 31, 2012 4:29 pm / 6 Comments

One of the hardest parts of being in business is actually running (or working on) the business and one of the second hardest lessons is learning how to create systems that make running your business more effective. I have compiled a list of 20 of my favorite apps, gadgets and tools that make my life, and more importantly my business, run smoother. While this isn’t an overwhelming list I think you will find a few tools to add to your toolkit. Most of these items are free or minimal in cost outside of the large techie items.

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What They Don’t Tell You About PR!

October 23, 2012 10:38 pm / 1 Comment

So I wrote a piece about what you should know if you Want a Career in Public Relations! Apparently, it is was extremely helpful because I receive quite a bit of emails and calls from PR newbies! Well if that was helpful then I want to add just a touch more for aspiring flacks so you have a true understanding of the behind the scenes rules of PR.

Of my years running The MEPR Agency I have had the privilege of working with some really amazing young, rising stars. But I believe even as dynamic as anyone is there is always room for improvement. This is a compilation of some of the areas you only learn…the hard way!

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