Blog.Cirlot.com http://blog.cirlot.com The Cirlot Agency Fri, 03 May 2013 20:07:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Looser Completes Semester of Teaching http://blog.cirlot.com/looser-completes-semester-of-teaching/ http://blog.cirlot.com/looser-completes-semester-of-teaching/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:26:37 +0000 MHM http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=1160 The Cirlot Agency would like to congratulate Rick Looser on a successful semester teaching at The University of Alabama. Rick taught Public Relations Campaigns – the final class required for all PR majors. Campaigns created during the semester were presented … Read the rest

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An online, integrated crisis communications strategy is necessary in today’s connected society. Recent budget cuts, furloughs and layoffs due to sequestration have pushed many companies to turn to their social media accounts to share vital information with employees, stakeholders and … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/crisis-communication-in-real-time/feed/ 0 Lynda Lesley Chosen as Crossroads Film Festival Judge http://blog.cirlot.com/lynda-lesley-chosen-as-film-judge/ http://blog.cirlot.com/lynda-lesley-chosen-as-film-judge/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:28:51 +0000 MHM http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=1081 crossroadsfilm

Lynda Lesley, VP Creative Director for The Cirlot Agency, and her husband, Robert, were selected as judges for the 14th annual Crossroads Film Festival, sponsored by the Crossroads Film Society. The festival, held April 11-14, featured entries from Mississippi … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/lynda-lesley-chosen-as-film-judge/feed/ 0 The Cirlot Agency Welcomes Chad Calcote http://blog.cirlot.com/the-cirlot-agency-welcomes-chad-calcote/ http://blog.cirlot.com/the-cirlot-agency-welcomes-chad-calcote/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:23:36 +0000 MHM http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=1088 Chad.CalcoteThe Cirlot Agency is pleased to announce the hire of Chad Calcote as an Art Director. At The Cirlot Agency Chad will be responsible for creative concept, branding, art direction, design and development, retouching, video editing and interactive design.

With … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/the-cirlot-agency-welcomes-chad-calcote/feed/ 0 Looser Receives Distinguished Service Award http://blog.cirlot.com/looser-receives-distinguished-service-award/ http://blog.cirlot.com/looser-receives-distinguished-service-award/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:31:03 +0000 MHM http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=1047 Rick Looser, President and COO of The Cirlot Agency, was recently awarded one of the top honors bestowed by The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences. He was chosen as the College’s Bert Bank Distinguished Service Award … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/looser-receives-distinguished-service-award/feed/ 0 Effectively Engaging Through Social Media http://blog.cirlot.com/effectively-engaging-through-social-media/ http://blog.cirlot.com/effectively-engaging-through-social-media/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:57:15 +0000 EB http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=1009 Engage

Most businesses have a social media presence. In fact, according to a study done by Proskauer’s International Labor & Employment Group, 75% of businesses currently use social media.

However, simply having a social media account isn’t enough. Creating content your … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/effectively-engaging-through-social-media/feed/ 0 Lynda Lesley Named to Board at USM School of Mass Communications and Journalism http://blog.cirlot.com/lynda-lesley-named-to-board-at-usm-school-of-mass-communications-and-journalism/ http://blog.cirlot.com/lynda-lesley-named-to-board-at-usm-school-of-mass-communications-and-journalism/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:44:01 +0000 EB http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=998

Lynda Lesley, VP/Creative Director at The Cirlot Agency, has been named to a steering committee board for the School of Mass Communications and Journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi.

The board’s purpose is to direct the “Campaign for Mass … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/lynda-lesley-named-to-board-at-usm-school-of-mass-communications-and-journalism/feed/ 0 Just Call Him “Professor” http://blog.cirlot.com/just-call-him-professor/ http://blog.cirlot.com/just-call-him-professor/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:36:49 +0000 MHM http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=1024 Public Relations Campaigns Class Alabama

Rick Looser, COO of The Cirlot Agency, is teaching Public Relations Campaigns at his alma mater, The University of Alabama, this semester. The class, made up of 25 senior P.R. majors slated to graduate in May 2013, is split into … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/just-call-him-professor/feed/ 0 The Crisis Conundrum http://blog.cirlot.com/the-crisis-conundrum/ http://blog.cirlot.com/the-crisis-conundrum/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:37:49 +0000 MHM http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=969 CRISIS-MANAGEDeveloping a Crisis Communications Plan 

In the budget-cutting, governmental-stalemate, defective-product, bankruptcy-filing, corporate world that we live in today, it is of utmost importance to protect your company’s image and the image of those associated with it … Read the rest

]]> http://blog.cirlot.com/the-crisis-conundrum/feed/ 0 The Lost Art of Benchmarking http://blog.cirlot.com/the-lost-art-of-benchmarking/ http://blog.cirlot.com/the-lost-art-of-benchmarking/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:17:43 +0000 KW http://blog.cirlot.com/?p=951

In a business climate where every penny counts, companies today are increasingly asked to prove their ROI. So, how does a company realistically and accurately prove this ROI? The answer is simple … invest in market research and don’t forget … Read the rest

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