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Military Economic Impact in San Diego
Even if you aren’t originally from the San Diego area, you can guess that San Diego has a large military presence (we’ve all been to the USS Midway Museum). But did you know that San Diego is home to the…
The Importance of Professional Development
Professional development often falls to the wayside in our busy schedules but should be continuously top of mind. Knowledge is power in the ever-changing world we live in. As public relations professionals, we are asked to help our clients find…
Serving San Diego through Board Service
San Diego is commonly referred to as “America’s Finest City” – but what makes it so fine? According to The San Diego Foundation, the San Diego region is home to more than 11,000 nonprofit organizations advancing education, the environment, health…
Storytelling Continues to be the Go-to Strategy
In 2022, we are overwhelmed by data. In many cases, organizations can become crippled by a slew of data and a lack of insight into what the data means and how they can use it. While using data points to…
Ready or Not, Here Comes Gen Z. Is your brand ready?
Look out Millennials, there are new cool kids in town! Generation Z – those born between 1995 and 2010 – now account for one third of the global population and represent $143 billion in spending power. With strong population representation…
Top 5 Tools Every PR Pro Should Have
Dynamic storyteller, strategic thinker, media maven – All descriptions of a great public relations professional. Behind every successful PR pro is an arsenal of tools that help make their job easier. With a slew of options out there, agencies can…
Transitioning From Student to PR Professional
When you’re in college, everyone is always saying that the real world is completely different than a university setting. When college students hear this, we believe it, but we don’t realize how true it is. While majoring in journalism and…
Cheers to National Cocktail Day
Happy National Cocktail Day from the NST team to you! There’s nothing quite like a refreshing cocktail at the end of a long day. To celebrate, we’re sharing the team’s favorite cocktail recipes so you can sip along with us….
News Literacy: When Sharing Does Not = Caring
As purveyors of news, all of us in the PR industry have a responsibility to help make the world more news-literate. We must stamp out mis- and disinformation and fake news and shine a spotlight on fact-based journalism. But how?…
Ten Books PR Pros Should be Reading
At NST, our team members are driven to redefine the role of PR by constantly exploring beyond the status quo to uncover new solutions, take calculated risks, educate themselves and advance their industry. What better way to explore, grow and…
Super Bowl Ad Trends We Expect to Last
It’s no secret that the Super Bowl is one of the biggest television events of the year. And while the results of the big game might have mattered most to the fans and players of the Los Angeles Rams as…
Getting out into the community
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s remarkable how much our society has learned to accomplish from behind a computer screen. And, while these technological advances have proved successful for many business operations, there is still something to be…