10 reasons why public relations professionals should consider an mba

10 Reasons why Public Relations

Professionals should consider

an MBA

Reason #1 With those three letters on

your resume, you will stand out among other communications professionals

Reason #2 The networking alone will

give you more writing/PR freelance work you thanyou could ever imagine

Reason #3 You learn the implication of

PR on marketing and on your entire organization

Reason #4 You know how to write but

you may not know much about the ROI of your work (or what ROI is*)

*(ROI = Return on your Investment)

Reason #5 You get to apply your solid

publicity skills to classes like Entrepreneurship and Marketing 101 and look like a star

Reason #6 You will be the best public

speaker in all of your classes

Reason #7 You are taught by real industry

experts who are not only brilliant business people but are also great new contacts

Reason #8 You make a new professional

network and a new group of lifelong friends from your classmates

Reason #9 You learn how to run a

business allowing you to start your very own firm one day

Reason #10 You will get a nice hike in

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(I should mention that these are my opinions and from my personal experience)

Hannah RedmondBA Public Relations, U. of Maryland

MBA, Rutgers Business School@hannahlah