Public Relations
How We Talk About People: Affirming Dignity and Humanity
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the power of words in our work. Not just how we write but also what we say about the people and communities we […]
The Death of Context in the Sea of Cacaphonous Content
“…by always quoting works out of the context the public forgets that they have a context.” – Theodore Gioia Theodore Gioia makes a very salient point in this article about […]
The Gender Pay Gap Still Exists and is Persistent
I recently stumbled upon a headline on forbes.com that read “New Report: Women CEOs Make More Than Men”. This headline caught my eye… but not for the reasons you might […]
How Do These Ads Get Approved?
I know most people are over Pepsigate by now. That’s how the 24-hour news cycle works, I guess. I pulled some quotes from an article in the Atlantic (How on […]
Unpaid but Valuable. An Internship Could Equal a Job.
I learned early in my college career that if I wanted “real-world experience” I needed to get out into the real world. I was fortunate enough to have an incredible […]
Internship or Internment?
I never interned while I was in college, so I missed that whole experience. After six years, I have gained plenty of experience being on the other side of the internship equation, and as an employer (i.e. the offerer of internships), I have gleaned a few things from some extremely pleasant interns and other excruciatingly painful internship periods that may be helpful to other small businesses thinking about offering an internship and for college students considering starting an internship.
A Lesson In Crisis Communications
At some point, every organization will experience some type of crisis. The crisis may be minor – like you post the wrong pricing information on social media. Or, the crisis […]