Yearly Archives: 2025

Building Your Personal Brand as a PR Pro

By |2025-10-09T15:49:35-04:00September 30th, 2025|The Professional|

By Marilyn Velez, Senior Marketing Specialist, CBIZ & PRPLI Board Member Public relations professionals are trained to build brands, shape narratives, and safeguard reputations. But too often, we overlook our most important client: ourselves. In today’s competitive communications landscape, your personal brand as a PR pro is just as vital as the campaigns you [...]

Celebrating Our Community of Communicators

By |2025-10-09T15:49:42-04:00May 30th, 2025|Announcements, Blog Archive, The Professional|

By Theresa Jacobellis President, Public Relations Professionals of Long Island (PRPLI) Each spring, the PRPLI Awards Luncheon offers us a chance to pause, reflect, and recognize the extraordinary individuals who elevate the field of communications on Long Island. This year’s 34th Annual Awards Luncheon, held May 14 at Westbury Manor, was no exception. It [...]

Meet the Judging Panel of the 2025 PRPLI Awards

By |2025-10-09T15:49:48-04:00March 17th, 2025|The Professional|

Behind every great award program stands an exceptional panel of judges whose expertise, dedication, and commitment to excellence make recognition possible. Today, we shine the spotlight on the distinguished professionals who evaluated this year's outstanding submissions.

A Moment to Remember: Celebrating Career, Community, and Connection at PRPLI

By |2025-10-09T15:49:57-04:00March 17th, 2025|The Professional|

When my son Derek unexpectedly presented my PRPLI Lifetime Achievement Award, his heartfelt words left this PR professional momentarily speechless. That beautiful intersection of professional recognition and personal pride, surrounded by faces from every chapter of my life, reminded me that true success is measured in the connections we build.

Mentorship Matters: Reflecting on the PRPLI Mentor Award and Why You Should Nominate a Colleague

By |2025-10-09T15:50:03-04:00February 18th, 2025|The Professional|

By Nina McCann "Congratulations on winning the Howard M. Blankman PRPLI Mentor Award." That email stopped me in my tracks. It made me pause and reflect on every face, every story, every career that had touched mine. In our industry, we're natural storytellers. But some of the most powerful stories are the ones that [...]

It’s Time to Recognize a Leading Long Islander

By |2025-10-09T15:50:09-04:00February 4th, 2025|The Professional, Uncategorized|

Guest Blog by Janine Logan, Executive Vice President, Public Relations Professionals of Long Island Vice President, Communications & Population Health, Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council; Director, Long Island Health Collaborative Nominate a person or organization who has worked to promote our region – Deadline is March 1 Receiving the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island’s Long [...]

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