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50 SHADES OF INFLUENCE 4 Sep 2012 | 08:13 pm
There is nothing too taboo to write about these days. Currently, 6 of the top 15 New York Times Best Seller Fiction books are erotic novels. While the genre has been around for a long time, the past y...
Managers: Leaving a Legacy 27 Aug 2012 | 08:53 pm
I am not a manager, not at this stage in my career. However, I’ve had the privilege of working with some incredible managers over the past five years of my career, and some that still are still growin...
It’s Not About What You Think 18 Aug 2012 | 02:45 am
Instead of driving my car to a meeting today, or taking a taxi or public transit, I folded my 6’ 2” frame into a car that measures 98 inches from tip to tail. No, this wasn’t some kind of dare or stu...
Infographics and the rise of visual communication online 1 Aug 2012 | 03:06 am
There are long histories—and many more to be written—of how the internet forever changed the way humans communicate, collapsing space and time to bring the world together in ways previous generations ...
Don’t drink the Kool-Aid! 27 Jul 2012 | 01:13 am
We’re all familiar with the concept of the boardroom mentality. It results when someone is consistently surrounded by those who share their viewpoint, until they believe that everyone thinks the same...
After Tehran 16 Jul 2012 | 09:50 pm
Years ago I read Marina Nemat’s first book, Prisoner of Tehran, which is a heartrending real-life account of her arrest, torture, and two-year imprisonment in Iran’s Evin prison at the tender age of s...
The 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium charges up Los Angeles 5 Jun 2012 | 02:34 am
Electric vehicles were shining in Hollywood from May 6-9, thanks to my client, the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), who hosted the world’s biggest electric vehicle show at the Los Ang...
Pitching, not just to reporters anymore 19 May 2012 | 04:05 am
Recently, I attended a PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) professional development program that featured a panel of well-known D.C. area assignment editors. The editors ranged from broadcast n...
Coffee and conversation 12 May 2012 | 05:05 am
Last month, Environics Communications’ Health Sciences Practice and Business Wire co-hosted a media panel discussion with leading health care reporters at top-tier print and broadcast media outlets. M...
Keeping pace with an evolving industry 8 May 2012 | 07:43 am
Communications is an industry that’s constantly evolving. In the past decade we’ve experienced a sea change in how we talk to each other, how brands interact with customers and how the media communica...