As a proud and simultaneously recovering Enneagram one, I revel in self-reflection. No one notices my own flaws more than me, which isn’t always a great thing for my self-esteem and overall confidence. However, it does qualify me to provide you tips on *healthy* self-evaluation. I’m not a…
Virality is the crown jewel atop the tiara of social media metrics. Having a tweet go viral could expose your brand to hundreds of thousands of people in one fell swoop. Why wouldn’t we all strive toward virality? While going viral can be awesome for your social media…
Although the presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the 2020 news cycle, a few companies still managed to make headlines…for all the wrong reasons. PR professional or not, we can all learn lessons from the blunders outlined below. Boeing Even before the start of 2020, Boeing faced…
How do you get people to care? Great question, we’ll let you know when we’ve figured out the meaning of life and the reason we’re all here. But in the meantime, we do have some pretty good guesses as to how to get people to care about the…
Move over TV and radio, there’s a new sheriff in town. With most of our news and entertainment moving to streaming platforms, brands have been revamping their communication strategies, and you should too. Podcasts are changing the way we look at earned media, and they have some pretty…
Meetings, meetings and more meetings. Some people dread heavy meeting weeks while others thrive off of group discussion and planning. Leading successful meetings is a part of our job, and that success can be defined by outcomes following those meetings. Everyone has experienced the full spectrum of good…
As a small business, you may be up against large and well-established brands with loyal customers and seemingly unlimited marketing budgets, making it crucial for your brand to find ways to stand out. Whether your business is just getting started or you’re considering taking on a rebrand project,…
According to Statista, Generation Z, commonly referred to as Gen Z, is the portion of the world’s population that was born after 1997. As of 2017, 90.55 million people were classified as members of Gen Z, making it the largest generation. Each generation has its own unique characteristics,…
I love public relations. And, I feel fortunate to do what I love and love what I do! What I appreciate even more, however, is the communications industry overall – and all of its respective disciplines. While I’ve solely practiced PR for the last 4 ½ years, I…
The digitization of business processes has fully trickled down to small and local businesses, in part because necessity mandated a major transition to online business development in the early months of 2020. Regardless of the reason for this transition, it would be naive to think that we’ll backtrack…