Bye-Bye UT: Time to Look for New Opportunities
Some of the names we’ve been reading for years come to mind – Lori Weisberg, John Wilkins, George Varga – as having deep knowledge of San Diego. When we see…
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Waste Not: A Personal PR Campaign for Mother Earth
Jean Walcher is president of J. Walcher Communications and a Member of Business for Good I regularly hear people say, “oh, I thought they don’t really recycle that,” or “my…
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“A Journalist and PR Person Walk into a (Virtual) Bar…”
And of course, the PR Person Pays… JWC President Jean Walcher recently participated in a San Diego Press Club webinar with the same title above. Weird journalist David Moye with…
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6 Tips to Doing Zoom Media Interviews Like a Pro
By Jean Walcher, President, J. Walcher Communications As I sit here in my “Whiskey Will Do” t-shirt (it’s a quality t-shirt, BTW 😊), preparing to attend a virtual conference with…
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JWC Receives Chair Award from Jewish Family Service
It’s not always easy to get pointed recognition from clients, but last week, we did. Since 2015, we’ve worked with Jewish Family Service (JFS), one of San Diego’s most impactful…
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Forget Generic Mints on the Pillows – Developers Discuss Next Wave of Innovation in Hospitality
I remember 25, ahem, or so years ago, I was working in New York City and was put up in one of the new “streamlined” hipster-type hotels for a couple…
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10 Tips for Coordinating Effective Speakers at a Press Conference or Small Public Event
Want your event speakers to entertain and engage your audience? Want a good event flow without people literally or figuratively tripping over themselves? Follow these 10 Tips: − Start with…
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Shared Office Space Available
Are You a Digital Marketing, Graphic Designer or Marketing/PR Pro? Work Beside Us in Our Shared Office Our airy, sunlit South Park building has a desk available for rent! This…
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Public Relations and its Political Quandary
LL Bean, Uber, Nordstrom … as the first 100 days of POTUS 45’s reign continues, all three of these businesses (plus some!) have been severely impacted by being associated with…
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3 Key Strategies to Marketing Associations
Here at J. Walcher Communications, we enjoy working with associations on their PR and marketing outreach. We typically learn a lot about an industry that we may not know much…
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10 Lessons Learned During My JWC Internship
Written by PR Assistant Elpin Keshishzadeh An internship can offer great learning experiences, skill-building tasks and opportunities to learn from mistakes. But above all, it’s the perfect place to accumulate…
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It’s the New (Er … Old?) Ashley!
There will always be a place with the J. Walcher Communications team for an Ashley. Soon after we said our goodbyes to Ashley Shafer, we reopened our doors to Ashley…
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JWC Adds San Diego Film Foundation & The San Diego Film Festival to Client Roster
J. Walcher Communications, a public relations agency based in San Diego, has been hired by the San Diego Film Foundation to promote the San Diego Film Festival. The 2014 Festival is…
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Jean Walcher and Other Agency Executives Speak on “What Makes an Effective Leader”
Leadership within the PR profession is essential to the creation of collaborative and successful relationships within any agency. Our very own Jean Walcher, a Public Relations Society of America Counselors…
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Save Your Money – Post Organic!
Ever have a window pop up on a Facebook page you manage, asking you to “boost” your post? Boosting a post may not be the answer to successful engagement on…
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J. Walcher Communications Works with The San Diego Council on Literacy for its Fifth Annual “Eat.Drink.Read. A Culinary Event for Literacy”
J. Walcher Communications, a San Diego-based public relations agency, is providing pro bono PR support to the San Diego Council on Literacy (SDCOL) for the third straight year to promote…
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JWC Works with Balboa Park Institutions during Cabrillo Bridge Retrofit
We’re huge fans of Balboa Park here, so our recent client addition is a great fit! JWC has been hired by the cultural institutions on the west end of Balboa…
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Jumping for Joy…and PR?
Here at J. Walcher Communications, we immerse ourselves in our clients’ business – it’s key to our success in helping them accomplish their goals. Recently, we took our client research…
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JWC Receives Top Award for Social Media
We won! J. Walcher Communications has received an Edward L. Bernays Mark of Excellence Award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter in the “Social…
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LIVESTRONG’s PR Staff Talks Crisis
When Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey his life of illegal doping, we weren’t the only ones shocked and surprised. Just six days before, the two person PR team with…
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JWC Goes 4-for-4 at The Bernays Awards
We are honored to have received four Edward L. Bernays Awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter. Laura Walcher of JWC also received The…
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Traversing the Trade Show – PR Agency Style
Trade shows and industry events can be long and boring, but PR, marketing and other communication professionals can make the most of their time, and their client’s money, by following…
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Blah, blah, blah*, or rather…Blog, blog, blog
Blah, blah, blah*, or rather…Blog, blog, blog My Top Ten Takeaways from BlogWorld 2011 On November 3 and 4, I attended BlogWorld in Los Angeles. BlogWorld is a new media…
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How to Love Your PR Agency
Time-Honored Agency/Client Partnership Techniques to Get the Most from Your PR Agency Provide for Us We don’t know your business (yet). You know your business. Provide us with your…
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Top Take-Aways from PRSA Counselor’s Academy Conference, May, 2011, Las Vegas
Top Take-Aways from PRSA Counselor’s Academy Conference, May, 2011, Las Vegas While conferences are designed to teach us new things, they also remind us of what we’re not, but should,…
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The first TedXSanDiego Conference
The First TedXSanDiego Conference: Yesterday, I spent the day out of the office to hear a dozen plus people speak on Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) subjects at the first…
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Yours, Mine or Ours? The Ongoing Debate Over Who Should Manage a Company’s Social Media
Yours, Mine or Ours? The Ongoing Debate Over Who Should Manage a Company’s Social Media I know this will make me unpopular with some of my advertising friends and…
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J. Walcher is looking for one great account executive!
What we’re looking for… You: o Have at least three years of PR agency experience as an account executive o Are a strong, strategic and creative writer who…
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Where Shepard Fairey Goes, His Flock Follows: J. Walcher Communications’ Building Adorned With Urban Artist’s Mural
We are Obama fans, so when we heard that Shepard Fairey, famous for the Obama and Obey art chose our office building in South Park for a mural installation as…
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Moving Day
It’s moving day at J.Walcher Communications as we get the boot (building’s been sublet) from our grand office on El Cajon Blvd. and make the trek down 30th to our…
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When the Media Calls, Call Your PR Agency!
WHEN THE MEDIA CALLS, CALL YOUR PR AGENCY! HERE’S WHY: (This post is dedicated to all of our wonderful clients) Clients pay us for media representation! We make clients’ life easier,…
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