Episodes

Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
TUNING INTO YOUR COMMUNITY: HOW TO START A GOVERNMENT PODCAST AND REASONS WHY YOUR CITY, COUNTY, WATER DISTRICT OR OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY NEEDS A PODCAST
Podcasts are more popular than ever, attracting more than 100 million monthly listeners. Is your local government agency tapping into the power of the pod to share important information about projects, programs, initiatives and community partnerships?
Creating a podcast for your agency may sound like a huge lift that requires a lot of time and resources, but it doesn’t have to be. Not only have we created our own nationally recognized, award-winning PRessing On in Public Relations podcast, but also we have helped our public-sector clients create video and audio podcasts. From branding to recording and distributing to promoting, we’ve done it all, and we’re happy to share insider tips with you on how to get your agency’s podcast off the ground.
Learn more:
PRessingOnPodcast.com
Insta:
@pressingoninpr
@DeGravePR
@RMG.Communications
Visit us:
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Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Last year was a success for the podcast; the PRessing On in Public Relations podcast is now award-winning! Navigating a career during 2020 could have been a challenge, but hosts Rachel McGuire and Liselle DeGrave share insights on lessons learned. Business continued to move forward. Adapting, staying relevant and a maintaining a positive attitude kept a momentum that led into 2021 with gusto. Refining processes, rebranding, polishing personal branding, maintaining personal connections and letting go to make space for fresh beginnings are take aways from Season 2: Episode 1.

Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Globally, 80% of discarded textiles/clothing are doomed for the landfill or incineration. Only 20% are actually reused or recycled. We all enjoy having nice things, it’s fun to buy the newest shiny object – or handbag, but is it part of a sustainable work wardrobe? Do you really need it? Join us as we share tips and tricks for creating and maintaining a sustainable work wardrobe.

Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
People engage with brands – not forms. Gathering research to develop public relations and outreach campaigns ensures an effective campaign. As people’s attention spans shorten in the era of swiping left, learn how to make surveys and public input gathering fun and meaningful through interactive elements that will engage your audience.
Matthew Salisbury is the Founder and CEO of ntropy, a market research and customer experience platform used by government and businesses to collect, analyze and act on feedback. Prior to founding ntropy, Matthew held leadership positions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the UK, Australia and the USA as well as Hitachi, where he served in various roles focused on building and enabling smart
solutions for cities and downtown areas.
GUEST: Matt Salisbury
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES:
ntropy LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/ntropydatainc
Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-salisbury/
WEBSITE: ntropydata.com

Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
As a public relations professional, you may have given some thought to maintaining your full-time communications job as well as launching a passion project. Hear how Robin successfully balanced her PR day job while writing and publishing a book.
GUEST: Robin Rockey, APR, Communications Manager for the City of San Marcos and author of 100 Things to Do In Orange County Before you Die
As an award-winning communications leader, Robin brings more than 16 years of diverse experience in public information, journalism, internal communications, and digital media management to her role as the City of San Marcos’ communication manager.
In 2019, Robin also published her first book: 100 Things to Do In Orange County Before You Die, which has been featured on KTLA and KDOC as well as several publications throughout the California.
She caught the So Cal travel-writing bug while on staff at California travel-and-lifestyle bible Westways magazine where she ran the popular Go Southern California Instagram and Twitter accounts. Additionally, she has freelanced for publications including Sunset and TravelAge West.
Robin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Northern Illinois University, Accreditation in Public Relations (APR), and certificates in public information, advanced social media strategy and digital marketing.
She represents the California Association of Public Information Officials on the Universal Accreditation Board, which oversees the APR credential, and has previously served on the Board of Directors at the Public Relations Society of America’s Orange County chapter.
FIND ROBIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Insta: @orangecounty_100
Facebook: @robinarockey
Linkedin: @robinarockey
WEBSITE: RobinRockey.com

Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Podcasters, Rachel and Liselle, share true and somewhat embarrassing stories of their personal experiences as interns many moons ago. Their lessons-learned are mentoring moments for others starting their careers. In celebration of National Mentoring Month, the PRessing On podcast celebrates the learning curve that takes place for everyone starting their career. This podcast episode was featured on Good Morning San Diego.
www.PRessingOnPodcast.com
Insta: @PRessingOnInPR
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Thinking about starting your own business, but don't know where to begin? Rachel and Liselle share about how they started on their own business journeys in public relations. In Part 2: these two dynamos share some additional simple steps to get you started!
PRessingOnPocast.com
insta: @PRessingOnInPR
RMGComm.com
DeGravePR.com

Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Thinking about starting your own business, but don't know where to begin? Rachel and Liselle share about how they started on their own business journeys in public relations. In Part 1: these two dynamos share simple steps to get you started!
PRessingOnPocast.com
insta: @PRessingOnInPR
RMGComm.com
DeGravePR.com

Pressing On in a Public Relations Podcast
An authentic look at navigating your career in PR
Join hosts Liselle and Rachel as they navigate through their business adventures. Each episode will feature real-world advice, lessons learned and insights from them as well as other guests who have made their mark in business and PR.