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Article Excerpt
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST -- In the 1956 movie, "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," the character played by Gregory Peck is struggling to realize the American Dream. As he searches for a suitable career, he is advised to go into public relations "because all they do is take people to lunch." It's possible that line helped perpetuate the idea of those in that line of work as back slapping, glad handlers who spend much of their time socializing.
Asked about the wining-and-dining PR myth, Martha Duvall, communications/public relations coordinator for the United Way of Jackson and George counties, laughed
"I haven't seen any wining-and-dining around here," she said. "In a non-profit organization, we wear many hats and do a little bit of everything."
Professional public relations organizations list more than half of their members as working for non-profits, which includes charities, museums, schools and governmental entities--organizations not likely to have large entertaining...
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