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12 Powerful Lessons Learned as a Leader of the AMA San Francisco


Marketing Leadership
As we approach the new year, Maria Gianotti, President of the American Marketing Association’s San Francisco Chapter, 2019-2020, reflects on the challenges and lessons learned running a volunteer organization. Lesson 1: Form relationships first When starting the 2019-2020 board year this past July, I was under the assumption that if... read more →

14 Reasons Why You Should Get a Digital Marketing Certificate


Taking Your Next Step: 14 Reasons Why You Should Get a Digital Marketing Certificate
We’re well into 2019, with all the tumult and change that’s going on in our world. Sometimes we get so caught up in the turmoil of the news and politics and intrigue that we get distracted from the importance of paying attention to the day-to-day activities of our lives—like our... read more →

PR Pros Share Their Tips for Strategic and Creative Brand Promotion


Who better to bridge the gap between marketing and PR than the American Marketing Association of San Francisco (AMA SF) and the Public Relations Society of America, San Francisco (PRSA-SF). At their partnered event, Getting Creative with your PR: Leveraging Creative to Make Better Pitches, a panel comprised of three... read more →

Community. Partnerships. Opportunity: A Night Networking with Nine Non-Profits


Advancing the community. Building partnerships. Providing opportunities. This was the order of business at the recent Diversity & Inclusion Speed Networking event, a joint venture by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) San Francisco and the San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMASF). In attendance were nine... read more →

9 Essential SEO Tips for Getting a Higher SEO Ranking


No one ever wants to experience that troubling and dreaded feeling when you notice that your website is no longer ranking high on SERPs. You immediately go into what experts often call “SEO panic mode” and frantically start looking for a solution. For many websites and e-commerce brands that sell... read more →

How to Improve Your Performance Review by Learning New Digital Marketing Skills


As digital marketers, we’re numbers focused. We’re constantly measuring results and checking performance metrics. We need to know how well that last email performed, what kind of revenue we’re generating from a pay-per-click campaign, and the social media response to our latest event. It’s the cycle of our work days: We strategize, we market, we measure, we analyze, we adjust—and numbers are... read more →

Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace


According to a Harvard Business Review study on the effects of diversity in the workplace, 61 percent of workers surveyed stated that they have faced overt or implicit pressure to cover up their sense of self. From those who experienced such pressure, an overwhelming 66 percent claimed that they lost their sense of an identity. As such, it’s essential for companies to take Diversity and Inclusivity (D&I)... read more →