Counselors Academy Resources

Grow your business with the help of our resources.

Counselors Academy articles, books and newsletters are created by senior practitioners to provide tips, tools and tactics to perpetuate your success. If you would like to contribute an article, please contact Carolyn Marr.

From the Desk of Counselors Academy

• May 2010, featuring "A Word to the Social Media Holdouts" — Beth Hallisy, APR
• June 2010, featuring "Pushin' 50: Good, Bad (and Even Ugly) Lessons in Agency Leadership" — Lynn Casey, APR
• July 2010, featuring "10 Things to Never Say in Front of a Client" — Robert Amberg

Counsel Monographs

Counselors Academy members have free access to Counsel monographs. They can also be purchased online from PRSA.

• “Reaching Individual Potential in the Workplace II: Hiring The Brightest and Training Them to Be The Best” — Michael L. Herman, APR, Fellow PRSA (2008).
• “Think Excellence, Not Difference: Positioning Strategies for Success” — Eric Morgenstern, APR, Fellow PRSA (2007).
• “Collaborating to Grow Your Business” — Mark Wessel (2006).
• “Employee Engagement: These Days It Takes More Than a Whistle to Keep Employees Focused” — R. Jason Anthoine (August 2004).
• “Reaching Individual Potential in the Workplace: Hiring The Brightest and Training Them to Be The Best” — Michael L. Herman, APR, Fellow PRSA (March 2004).

PR News Article Reprints — CA Authors

• “The Mighty Have Fallen? Recession-proof Agency-Client Relations,” PR News, February 16, 2009.
• “Loose Change: Selling Idea of Digital Integration to Risk-averse Senior Execs,” PR News, January 19, 2009.
• “Trend Watch: Shaping Communications Strategies for 2K9” and “Short and Sweet: Simplifying the CSR Report,” PR News, December 22, 2008.
• “How PR Can Take the Lead in Brand Building,” PR News, August 4, 2008.
• “All Work & No Play? Digital Media Puts Web 2.0 to Work,” PR News, July 21, 2008.
• “A Modern Dilemma: How to Make Ethics = Reputation in PR,” PR News, June 2, 2008.
• “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Refuse to Relinquish Control,” PR News, March 31, 2008.

Books

• “The PR Client Service Manual” — Practical guidance for agencies of any size.
• “Client Service With An Attitude” — Practical advice on building more productive relationships between public relations firms and their clients.

Web Resources

• “PR QuickStart” — An online training program co-sponsored by Counselors Academy and the Council of PR Firms.