Greetings,
As
D8 PRO my responsibility includes organizing and coordinating PR activities
that involve several squadrons in an event. Examples are boat shows, which draw
potential members from several squadron areas, and other activities that
attract the public from large territories. Recently we had 2 squadrons support
the Safe Boating Week Open House at the Ft Pierce Coast Guard Station. Thank
you Vero Beach Power Squadron and Port St Lucie Power Squadron.
The
next opportunity for us to all work together is coming up soon. All are
requested to support the Ft Lauderdale International Boat Show (Oct 31-Nov 4)
being coordinated by D/Lt Ronnie Babin, S. District 8 Public Relations folks should get with
their Education Officers and define courses being offered with the correct
contacts. You may also want to look at your respective web sites and ensure
they are updated with the correct data about upcoming classes.
The DPRO conducts meetings, workshops and
instructional seminars for SPROs to communicate these ideas and information. So
lets talk about social media. The D8 Conference PRO pitch will be about
“Social Media – What is it.’’
Social Media is a term used to
define the numerous avenues one can venture down to put the word out to help
publicize your squadron/s. A good definition is available on wikipedia. This
media includes Facebook, youtube, twitter, linkedin, blogs and more. USPS is
actively engaged and participating using some of this FREE advertising and so
is District 8. see the following links:
And don’t forget PROLOG, which has
an upgraded version for 2013 and contains everything you need to know about
Public Relations and Marketing.
Sailangle
is still with us but we are not getting on board fast enough. Can’t tell you
why but it is a fact. There are only 5 members of the D8 100 Year Anniversary
Group. Commanders please ask your squadron public relations contacts to get on
board.
Facebook
connections – 7 out of 14 D8 Squadrons have a facebook pages. If you want one I
will be happy to set it up for those who ask. Once you are on line you will
need to manage the account.
Regards,
D/Lt (P/C) Robert Scully, N
USPS District 8 PRO
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