Author Archives: NCMPR


A Lesson in Marketing 101 from "The Hunger Games"

Earlier this month, I caught the newest installation of Katniss’ adventures in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1.” I expected to love the film, as I find her story fascinating and the previous two movies grabbing. I did not expect to find a lesson in Marketing 101.

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Using a Treasure Hunt to Achieve PR, Marketing and Enrollment Goals

This past summer, a philanthropic movement took the world by storm when anonymous donors started leaving cash for others to find. I wondered what motivated these anonymous people to change strangers’ lives with these random acts of kindness. An idea then occurred to me. Why can’t HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, do the same thing?

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On Writing Well …

On a recent trip to Barnes and Noble, I came across the journalist’s manifesto on the bargain table: "On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction," by William Zinsser. Somehow during j-school, I never read this. But I heard about it, lots.

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