Overview

Welcome

Public Relations Individuals in Southern Maryland, PRISM, incorporated in 2005 and is a professional organization for public relations and marketing practitioners in the Southern Maryland region, including Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties.

The purpose of our organization is to provide professional development and networking opportunities to individuals practicing public relations and marketing.

Currently, our organization comprises members serving in various industries such as economic development, defense, retailing, health care, government, non-profit, education and professional services.

Upcoming events:

PRISM Luncheon

Topic: Building Brands Online -- Learn how to incorporate blogs, facebook, twitter and more to your companies’ communications strategies

When: June 18, 2009 at noon

Where: Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill, corner of Dowell Rd and H.B. Trueman Rd in Lusby, MD

Please Click here to register online (you can pay by credit card)

Learn more about social media and how to use it to build brands online and engage with consumers. From blogs, Facebook profiles, and viral media, to incorporating user-contributed content, many companies are struggling with how to integrate these fast-growing media into their communications strategies.

Speaker: Sean Carton at idfive

The event is $13 for PRISM members and $18 for non-members. The cost includes lunch. To reserve your space, please contact Katherine Stormont at 240-577-2374 or fullstridecom@me.com by Tuesday, June 16.

Please Click here to register online (credit cards accepted)

For more information about this and future events, please visit our events page

Recent articles:

Caring for Your Customers so They Keep Coming Back

By Karen Smith Hupp
Friday, Jul. 18, 2008
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In the down times such as many businesses are now experiencing, customer relations can be one of your most effective PR ingredients. How well does your company score in this arena?
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PRISM Gets a New President

By Karen Smith Hupp
Friday, Apr. 4, 2008
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Take a few moments to meet PRISM’s newest president as he shares his background and vision for today’s PR professionals...
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Silver and gold are good for more than Olympic medals

By Karen Smith Hupp
Friday, Jan. 18, 2008
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Prolific in writing letters to the editor and a fierce advocate of free speech and accuracy in the media, my former PR professor Walt Seifert authored enough letters in his lifetime to land him in the Guinness Book of World Records. Cited there in 1990 for his 1,600 letters to the editor that had been published, Walt continued to write on through his 80s. At his death in 2000, he was credited with opining more than 2,000 letters in his lifetime.
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Don't let PR voice get lost in season

By Karen Smith Hupp
Friday, Dec. 14, 2007
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When it comes to December, communications are at an all-time high.

Holiday gatherings are abuzz with networking conversations; mailboxes are stuffed with holiday cards and letters from family, friends and colleagues; or with coupons and catalogs appealing to last-minute shoppers. Do you feel like your PR voice may be getting lost in the din?