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The Business Benefits of Strategic Diversity and Inclusion
Marci Davis, Communications Practice Leader, Jacobs Engineering “E. pluribus unum” graces the back of the U.S. dollar and is Latin for “out of many, one.” The phrase captures the original vision of our country, where the differences of the colonies created a greater whole. This concept is also at the core of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) principles, which…
Read MoreFree Webcast On-Demand: Spokesperson Secrets to Build Your Brand
D S Simon Media SPOKEies® Award honorees are proud to participate in the inaugural SPOKEies® Awards. For the first time in Communications history, SPOKEies® are honoring the best in-house spokespeople representing brands, non-profits and corporations. We are extremely proud of every contestant as each of the applications were high caliber entries and each of the participants contributed to their…
Read MoreSpokespeople Secrets to Build Your Brand, Just Added New Participants
This exciting event just added a new participant, Kristy Wallace the CEO of Ellevate Network. Kristy Wallace is the CEO of Ellevate Network, and is responsible for executing Ellevate Network’s mission to close the gender achievement gap in business by providing professional women with a global community to lean on and learn from. She directs the Network’s staff,…
Read MoreSpokesperson Secrets to Build Your Brand: Top Tips from Award-Winning Brand and Non-Profit Spokespeople
Free Webcast: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Read More#MLK 50th Anniversary
Neil Foote, President & Founder, Foote Communications Even though an assassin’s bullet took the life or the Rev.-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years ago, his presence surrounds us. King’s life left the world with so many resilient qualities that are synonymous with any good brand – passion, consistency and inspiration. Let’s be clear –…
Read MoreMeredith’s Magazine President Doug Olson To Samir “Mr. Magazine™”
“We’ve made a pretty big bet that magazines are not going out of style with our acquisition of the Time Inc. portfolio of brands. We continue to be very excited about the future of these brands in all platforms, whether it’s in print or digital or social. Allrecipes is a perfect example of one of…
Read MoreThe State of Video for 2018
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Read MoreWorld Economic Forum: The Automation Transformation
Editor’s Note: Join Barri Rafferty on Tuesday, January 30th @ 11:30 a.m. EST as she shares her observations from Davos in a free webinar. Click here to RSVP. Barri Rafferty, CEO, Ketchum If you’ve read this blog before, you will have heard me talk about the impact of A.I. Unsurprisingly, A.I. remains one of the biggest topics…
Read MoreWhy 7 is Your Lucky Number
Leslie Grossman, Author, Leadership Coach and Courageous Collaborator, LeslieGrossmanLeadership.com I was having lunch with business friend Kristine Kern, a consultant with Patrick Lencioni’s firm The Table Group, and we were discussing working with our clients on communication and marketing issues. I said that I have learned to repeat an important message at least 3 times for…
Read More10 Tips To Supercharge Your Success in 2018
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D Last year I gave a seminar on “leadership presence” for the executive team of a high-tech company in Northern California. The next day, the president of the company telephoned: “I have an administrative assistant who is the brightest, most creative person I’ve worked with. The problem is, we are relocating and…
Read More#10 MOST-VIEWED EVENT in 2017: Redefining Influencer Marketing (Webinar On-Demand)
PR Genome Webinar Series Webinar On-Demand Overview The idea of influencer marketing isn’t new – companies and brands have used a version of celebrity endorsements or spokespeople for years to connect to audiences on a personal level – but the tactics and the world of influencer marketing have evolved immensely with the advent of social…
Read More#8 MOST-VIEWED EVENT in 2017: From Big Banks to the Underbanked: FinTech’s Customer-Centric Model (Free Webinar On-Demand)
Webinar Overview Financial technology, FinTech has revolutionized the financial services industry with customer-focused solutions, including, insurance underwriting, peer-to-peer money transfers, digital security, data analysis and investments. “Over the last five years, middle market companies have led the way in economic growth, which contribute over $9.3 trillion to the U.S. economy and are growing faster than…
Read More#7 MOST-VIEWED EVENT in 2017: Strategies For Enhancing Board Diversity (Webinar On-Demand)
Webinar Overview Numerous recent studies have confirmed that, while there has been some progress made in diversifying boards of directors, the progress has been slow and there remains much more work to be done in improving the level of women and minority membership on public company boards, particularly at public companies outside of the Fortune…
Read MoreThe Greatest Gift
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D I was still in high school when my father was fired from the San Francisco Examiner. Dad loved the newspaper business, and he especially enjoyed his job, working with the newsboys who (then) sold papers on street corners. I knew he’d be devastated by the loss. To add to the problem,…
Read MoreHow Santa Claus Knows If You’ve Been Naughty Or Nice
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D Have you ever wondered how Santa Claus determines whether to leave you a present or a lump of coal on Christmas Eve? How he knows if you’ve been naughty or nice? I don’t have any hard evidence to back me up, but I’m pretty sure that he must be a first-class…
Read MoreHow Leaders Build – And Destroy – Trust
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D Trust is the belief or confidence that one party has in the reliability, integrity and honesty of another party. It is the expectation that the faith one places in someone else will be honored. When I asked 537 managers how leaders build and destroy trust, here is what I learned .…
Read MoreAI…Friend or Foe? – Is Your Agency Ready? (Webcast On-Demand)
PR Genome Webinar Webinar Overview 2017 was the year of AI. Suddenly, it seems like every marketer has an artificial intelligence strategy, every tech company is pitching its AI capabilities, and every agency is boasting about its AI capabilities. Let’s get real though. How are AI and machine learning impacting the communications field? How are…
Read MoreCoach’s Corner: The Next Shoe(s) to Drop
J.D. “Jim” Fox, Head Coach, Next Act Coaching Along with being a coach, my resume includes stints as a reporter/producer at three network affiliates, so I have to admit that the high-profile TV departures — O’Reilly, Ailes, Rose, Lauer, Keillor — didn’t come as a total shock. I also worked on Capitol Hill as a press…
Read MoreWhy You Should Talk to Yourself
Leslie Grossman Recently, I taught a class on how extraordinary conversations change your life – both professional and personal. As a Senior Fellow at The George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (CEPL), I was asked to substitute for faculty member Joan Wangler who I greatly respect. To prepare for this all-day session…
Read MorePRIMEChat: Better Insights. Better PR-ROI. – Allyson Hugley (Weber Shandwick)
Webinar Overview With PRIMEChat, top corporate communicators from some of the world’s most prominent organizations share compelling experiences, guidelines and insights promoting research in public relations. PRIME Research along with partner The Institute for Public Relations supports this series of one-on-one interviews featuring the profession’s top PR research thought-leaders. Presenters to date include speakers from McDonald’s, SAP and KPMG. This latest installment features Allyson Hugley, President,…
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