A Brave New World: My First Month as a Fusion Intern

  By Laura Davenport, Intern I looked at my calendar today and was bowled over when I realized that I have been at Fusion for over a month. In the wake of this realization, I began to reflect on the ways in which my perceptions of PR have changed. These shifts are caused by both […]

Why Journalists Can’t “Fall Back” on PR (and vice versa)

By Alison Lee, Intern Recently, a well-written article by journalism student Brian Weidy was published on Policy Mic. He reflected on his love of writing, which kick started his career into journalism. At the end of the article, he briefly mentions public relations, but as a fallback career choice: So despite these guys…telling me that [journalism] […]

Embeddable Facebook Posts: Bad for Introverts, Good for Brands

By Gabby Cox Just today, Facebook announced a new functionality for users: the ability to embed public posts on sites outside of the social network. This is in the same spirit of its hashtag rollout, as Facebook has made moves to make the network a place for open discussions, and a new way to monitor […]

Does Pinterest have PR Potential?

By Stephanie Coccaro, Intern As a 20-year-old college student I have, without a doubt, become a victim of the Pinterest addiction. If you are unsure what I mean by addiction, just take a quick peruse around the website. Before you know it, three hours have passed, the dog hasn’t eaten dinner and it is well […]

Lamenting a Dying Career

Written by Mark Prindle   I couldn’t help but be curious when Yahoo! flashed the headline “Dying Careers You Should Avoid,” so I clicked on the link to read of such no-longer-in-demand positions as ‘Desktop Publisher,’ ‘Semiconductor Processor’ and ‘Auto Insurance Appraiser.’  And there it was – a formerly enviable employment option that we in […]

Q & A with Bob Geller

By Hannan Ben Slimane, Intern To get to know a bit more about our staff here at Fusion, I decided to interview Bob Geller for my weekly blog. If you don’t know, Bob is the Executive Vice President at Fusion PR and one of the pioneers in the business. Bob is our social media expert […]

Fusion Spotlight: Gabby Cox – From intern to Fusion PR superstar

We all know about Gabby’s ability to wear an ugly sweater with attitude and her passion for Bravo TV shows, but I was able to dive deeper and find out about Gabby’s journey at Fusion starting as an intern, to becoming a major asset to the Los Angeles team. Read on to learn about Gabby’s […]

Let’s obey to the trend, let’s do infographics

By Carole Bersillon, Intern Infographics seem to be the hot topic now in PR and communications. Piece of evidence is that Bob Geller, Fusion’s President and active blogger, wrote two blog posts dealing with visual content last week: Putting Pictures to Work in PR – Infographics Resources and You Should Be in Pictures; Tips for […]

And Now the Job Hunt Begins…Again

By Alexandra Lue, Intern If I could go back to my undergraduate years, I would’ve interned at Fusion a long time ago. They say that everything happens for a reason and I truly believe that now. Unlike some other interns, I have already graduated from college. As a recent graduate during these economic hard times, […]