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From Burritos to E. Coli: How Chipotle Crisis Communications Saved the Day

By Cori Hays The Hoffman Agency, Portland-Vancouver It’s no secret that Chipotle has been in crisis mode for the past few months. Since December, there have been more than 50 cases of E. coli linked to Chipotle restaurants across the United States. The company’s stock fell, the CDC launched its investigation and things weren’t looking…

This Week in PR: January 22, 2016

Can you define the buzzword “gamification”? Is it possible for Chipotle to successfully rebuild its brand? Did you survive the Great Twitter Outage of 2016? Check out the Hoffman team’s favorite PR blog posts and articles from this week. Public relations professionals love their trusty infographics to make any piece of content stand out. PR…

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3 Frequently Asked Questions from Entry-level PR Job Candidates

By Michelle Favalora The Hoffman Agency, San Jose Do you hear that? It’s the sound of PR hopefuls around the globe dusting off their resumes and pencil skirts as they start to prepare for what I like to call “job interview season.” Graduation is quickly approaching, and for many college seniors, that means getting serious…

This Week in PR: January 15, 2016

Is the newest social media platform as delicious as it sounds? Does the official PR definition need a spruce up? What’s the best way to tweet that hard-to-reach reporter? Check out the Hoffman team’s favorite PR blog posts and articles from this week: When you hear the word “peach,” do you think fruit or social…

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This Week in PR: January 8, 2016

Want to avoid being the next major #PRFail? Interested in tapping into the power of Reddit? Trying to reach Generation Z? Check out the Hoffman team’s favorite PR blog posts and articles from this week: Working with a small budget doesn’t have to mean small results. Most PR professionals that work at an agency have…

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What They Don’t Teach You in Journalism School

By Kymra Knuth The Hoffman Agency, Portland-Vancouver I’m probably dating myself by confessing that when I was in college majoring in journalism and public relations, we only learned about in-house PR jobs— PR agencies were never discussed. So I assumed I would end up promoting and dealing with crisis for one company. At the time,…