In this world of uncertainty, one thing is constant: With scant exception, the news delivered by cable broadcast channels will either be incomplete, misleading, prejudicial or outright lies.

One of the most common strategies that many companies utilize when uncertain times are ahead is investing in promotional content that focuses on the final stages of the buying journey for customers.

As co-founder of three PR agencies recognized as “most creative” and “best workplaces” I believe there are two powerful things leaders can do to build their employees and their organizations.

It's a new year so why not have a new environment?  Reorganizing can give you a new outlook, help you to reach your goals or just make you feel better.  After all, clutter makes it difficult to focus on tasks. 

Work gaps happen. Whether you left a job, were laid-off or Covid happened, these gaps are a reality, and they may need to be addressed on your resume. 

I know it can feel like that if your circumstances have changed or even if you are surrounded by people, it’s possible to feel terribly isolated! Or that you don’t have any energy to lift your finger, but you need to keep yourself going.

Harry and Meghan seemed nowhere even near to being villainous in their six-part docuseries on Netflix, but some like the law firm representing Meghan’s half-sister Samantha see a vastly different Duchess of Sussex.

The risks associated with running a business can be costly. That's why it's essential to have the right insurance coverage at all times.

Order fulfillment involves receiving an order, sourcing, and shipping the product to the customer. As of recent, businesses are experiencing a growing need to fulfill online orders.

As most of you know, I have retired from the world of academia after 37 years of teaching.  Earlier in 2021 I started the Magazine Media Center with the goal to preserve the past, present and future of the magazine media.

Over the years, regular readers of the New York Times have seen countless articles whose reporting tells about the plight of the Palestinians under the what the Times calls “the occupation of the Israelis.”

Ruder Finn, has significantly expanded its presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area with recent new hires, including a head of federal communications, Ellen Back, and sustainability communications expert, Sarah Stanley.

In my career, I imagine I have given over 1,000 public presentations. As a former fundraiser and current professional communications & DEI strategist, it is a part of my reality.

“The most wonderful time of the year”? Not so much. For most Americans, the period of time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is more like the loneliest, most stressful time of the year: A 2021 study found that 3 out of 5 Americans feel their mental health negatively affected by the holidays. That’s a lot of people who need someone to just listen to them—and who may not have anyone in their lives to do so. 

The world has advanced to the point where machines now use artificial intelligence (AI) to perform human functions, thanks to the digital age. Machines cannot carry out certain functions unless they are programmed with a knowledge graph, which would contain all the information they require to address the problems efficiently.

The holiday season is in full swing, and with it comes a month full of company gatherings, gift exchanges and parties. With all the social events going on this time of year, you might wonder how there’s time to get any work done!

We’ve all said things we later regretted.  Fortunately, a personal apology can often atone for such individual indiscretions.  Advertising gaffes, which may reach millions, are much more damaging and difficult to roll back, so why do some of the world’s most creative companies and brightest people continue to make promotional faux pas, and what can be done to avoid them?

“Generals are always prepared to fight the last war.”– Winston Churchill

The worst decisions I have ever made are those that try to correct the past.

We overcompensate or second guess or simply take the road “less traveled” and think, as Robert Frost so beautifully wrote, that it will make “all the difference.” While the past is a wonderful teacher, it is but a factor, not a blueprint.

In less than the time it took me to write this sentence, OpenAI’s ChatGPT wrote the following short essay based on the request “Write essay on why PR is valuable for companies?” 

Join Michael in his conversation with Dr. Catherine Musemeche as they discuss her new book, Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II, which explains how the science of oceanography helped US armed forced prepare for the battles in the Pacific.