I just emerged from a reunion with a fellow American University alum who is a former journalist and relatively new to the wonderful world of PR. He recently attended a day-long social media seminar, where he was advised of a few things from various experts, which I’ve cited below along with some editorial commentary (based [...]

Speaking at the recent “Wired for Change” conference in New York City, former President Bill Clinton commented that during his entire eight-year presidency, he sent only two e-mails.
Can you imagine?
In a business environment where e-mail has replaced snail-mail, fax, FedEx, and even the telephone, it’s hard to remember a time when e-mail was a novelty [...]

News journalists are supposed to stay objective and unbiased. But have you ever noticed how often seemingly innocuous little words are used to change the tone and inflexion of a story?
I’m thinking especially of “just,” “even” and “only.”
There are more, but these little words carry a lot of power, and can substantially change the slant [...]

One of my favourite things about one year ending and another one starting are all the lists that come with it. It’s a natural human tendency – or so it seems – to want to organize and categorize people, places, and things into subject areas. Best albums of the year, top advertising ideas of the [...]

While you can learn a great deal about a subject matter from research and reading, there is something to be said about experiencing things first and gaining knowledge by seeing and doing.
A few weeks ago I attended the International Builders Show (IBS) in sunny Orlando, FLA, and gained some first-hand experience. Another ECI colleague and [...]