So you want to be a PR consultant

Many people dream about leaving full-time employment to become an independent consultant. JMC’s Jay Morris writes about four public relations professionals who took the plunge to become successful solo practitioners in a guest post on the Public Relations Society of America – National Capital Chapter Blog.

All four consultants are members of the Independent Public Relations Alliance and spoke on a panel organized by Morris and sponsored jointly by PRSA-NCC and IPRA. [Read more…]

As featured in the Capitol Communicator

Here are three recent articles written by JMC’s Morris that appeared in the Capitol Communicator:

Eleanor Clift to IPRA: Newsweek on a Turnaround Path – May 7, 2012

DC Assignment Editors Provide Pitching Tips at PRSA-NCC Workshop – March 13, 2012

‘Caring about People’ Key to Social Media, IPRA Members Told – March 3, 2012

Morris elected to PRSA-NCC Board

JMC President Jay Morris has been elected to a two-year term on the Public Relations Society of America’s National Capital Chapter Board of Directors. His term begins on Jan. 1, 2012. Morris currently serves as co-chair of the chapter’s Professional Development Committee.

PRSA-NCC is the world’s largest PRSA chapter, with over 1,400 members. [Read more…]