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Rapid changes in technology are having a major impact on the way businesses choose to reach their audience. As a result, an increasing number of people need a better understanding of modern PR and how its principles can underpin effective business management. Keeping track of the best PR practices, as well as the new communications channels that arise can be overwhelming for professionals new to the PR function.With practical advice and solutions, The PR Professional's Handbook is a complete introductory text that provides a full breakdown of the skills required in communications, including briefing, listening, questioning, writing, selling and presenting. Highlighting international case studies throughout the text, Black offers a fresh interpretatio...

Graphic design is a crowded, highly competitive world. And it takes a lot more than raw talent and technical ability to make it as an independent designer. Successful graphic designer and entrepreneur, Larry Daniels exposes the weak spot of so many: the critical business side of running even a one-person design firm. Designers often prioritize aesthetics over a client's needs, and ignore basic business skills such as writing, record keeping, and relationship building. This practical insider's guide explains how to build a profitable, sustainable design business. Packed with sample agreements, letters, forms, and more, it reveals how to: create a website and portfolio that highlight design solutions; do pre-pitch research and deliver winning presentat...

The purpose of this manual is to provide the reader with a basic knowledge of the principles and methods for the design, manufacturing, and use of prestressed spun- and static-cast concrete poles for overhead utility line structures. This manual is the result of a multiyear collaborative effort by engineers from electric utilities, consulting fi rms, and manufacturers....