Membership
LACP membership is available to communications professionals working at least 20 hours per week. Students and retired PR pros are also eligible. Members gain access to several exclusive tools:
- Online Resource Center. Members tap into to a large library of templates, free for the download in a variety of file formats, that provide guidance and work samples for a wide range of communications activities:
| Corporate | Internal | Product/Service | Planning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Objectives | Corp. Backgrounder Corporate Overview Corporate Q&A "FastFacts" Message Guide |
Message Guide | Message Guide | Campaign Timeline Communications Audit Strategic Plan Outline Organizational Chart Resume |
| Tactical Objectives | Briefing Book Executive Biography Financial Release Speech Outline |
Pub. Schedule Sheet | Launch Release Reviewer's Guide White Paper |
Agency Agreement Interview Messaging Job Applicant Test Media Training PR Team Meeting Spokesman's Guide |
- Gift Guide Database and E-mail Updates. Members gain a major advantage in placing your products and services in 2007 Christmas/holiday gift guides being compiled by magazines, broadcasters, and newspapers around the nation. LACP's 2007 Gift Guide provides solid leads on exactly who is asking for what. Access a continuously updated database of pitch leads online and receive regularly scheduled e-mail updates as well.
- NEW: PR Salary Guide. Members track PR salaries for positions ranging from specialist to director across 300 regions throughout the U.S.
- Access to 50+ Tools and Resources through SPIN. Many subscribers to SPIN, LACP's free newsletter enjoy its real-world, nuts-and-bolts approach to handling the challenges of the communications profession. LACP members have access to all past issues of SPIN, the hands-on newsletter that delivers the inside track on many important tips and developments within the profession.
- Recognition. Members earn the distinction of being a communications professional committed to continuous advancement and participation in the profession. Members receive a membership certificate, membership card, and reference services.
- Competition Discounts. Members simply write their membership number on their entry form, and we deduct $20 from the overall competition fee for each contest entered.
- Evaluation Services Discounts. Members also enjoy a $50 discount on narrative evaluation services.
- Lexicon Online. Members access the comprehensive edition of LACP's Lexicon for the Communications Professional. Adapted from LACP's monthly newsletter.
- PR Tools. Members can discover what tools offered online can help you become more productive, further develop your skill set, and find the information you need.
- Contact LACP. Members receive priority support from LACP.
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