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OVERNIGHT SENSATION

Julia Schatz, Consultant Prior to the BCS National Championship game on Monday night, Katherine Webb was known best as Miss Alabama 2012 or as the girlfriend of A.J. McCarron, University of Alabama’s quarterback. Thanks to two college football announcers she quickly became the star of the game. Thanks to Twitter she became an overnight celebrity.

2013-01-11T20:30:35+00:00January 11, 2013|Tags: , , , , |

Dealing with Social Media Mishaps

Ashleigh Johnston, Consultant Even professionals make mistakes. In fact, it probably seems as though professionals make more than the average person because their mistakes are more public.  In social media, the reaction is instantaneous. Before you can even notice the mistake or start correcting it, followers will start calling you out. There are a variety

2013-01-07T20:03:19+00:00January 7, 2013|Tags: |

Waffles Anyone?

CeCe Marizu, Account Executive “At least you can make waffles.”  That was the text from my mom when I told her for the third time Southwest Airlines had lost my baggage from Salt Lake City to Chicago. Of all the things I chose to carry on with me I chose a waffle maker… Yes, a

2013-01-04T17:54:19+00:00January 4, 2013|Tags: , , |

Reframing Messages for a "Plurality Nation"

Dennis Culloton, President & CEO All communications professionals should take note of the latest census data.   America is developing into a "plurality nation" comprised of a multiplicity of racial groups.  By the end of the decade, according the New York Times, no single racial or ethnic group will constitute a majority in children 18 and

2013-01-02T16:58:08+00:00January 2, 2013|Tags: , , |

Holiday Blog Special

Jodie (Shpritz) Kaplan, Vice President of Media Relations and Branding Even though I'm Jewish we still celebrated Christmas.  I mean what's better than eating candy Christmas morning, getting a Caboodle, a CareBares game and Love Buds (whatever those were).  I personally loved my red and white flannel nightgown that I chose special for the occasion.

2012-12-24T21:26:25+00:00December 24, 2012|Tags: |

MAYAN CALENDAR MAYHEM

Jodie (Shpritz) Kaplan, Vice President of Media Relations and Branding My world is ending All good things must come to an end You should have eaten that piece of cake because now you can’t Apocalypse why are you happening now?   I still have so many great PR plans to execute Nobody will be left, prepare

2012-12-20T22:09:36+00:00December 20, 2012|Tags: , |

MVPR

Julia Schatz, Consultant Last week I picked up a Redeye newspaper with Derrick Rose on the cover. The headline read, “REDEYE POP PERSON OF THE YEAR: D-ROSE, Off the Court and On, He’s Chicago’s Favorite Son.” Later that same morning, Crain’s Chicago Business led me to an article in ChicagoSide dissecting Jay Cutler’s very negative

2012-12-18T23:09:16+00:00December 18, 2012|Tags: , , |

Reading Books vs. Reading Tweets

Tracey Mendrek, Senior Consultant Last week I learned that Dick Costolo, CEO at Twitter, and I have something in common.  We are both currently reading “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain.  I know this because at the end of the day, instead of reading my book I perused Twitter.  I recently heard Mr. Costolo speak

2012-12-13T22:13:29+00:00December 13, 2012|Tags: , , |

Helping Hands

CeCe Marizu, Account Executive “What do you want from Santa this year?” I said with a big smile on my face to a little boy when I was in high school.  He looked at me and simply mumbled under his breath, “Santa doesn’t come to my house.” You never forget moments like those.  They make

2012-12-07T20:13:32+00:00December 7, 2012|Tags: , |
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