Patrick Skarr, Account Supervisor Republicans – even that rarer breed, Illinois Republicans, woke up on Nov. 6 with a small sense of optimism. The polls and the underlying statistical assumptions offered a beguiling sense of optimism and hope that there was a viable – albeit convoluted path to victory. Then collectively somewhere between 7:30 and
Ashleigh Johnston, Consultant For all my fellow young professionals out there, this one is for you. I’ve been reflecting on my job performance over the past year and I began to recognize a common theme. There were times when something would come across my desk that I proofed and sent back but really didn’t change
Julia Schatz, Consultant As 2012 begins to wind down, we begin to look back at the best of this and worst of that for the year. One article that really stood out to me was Mashable’s 11 Biggest Social Media Disasters of 2012. In today’s digital age of media it is just as likely that
Jodie Kaplan, Vice President of Media Relations and Branding Pinterest is a great tool to not only promote your client and their products, but to give them a shout out for great press as well. Pinterest is a more dynamic option than simply posting the article on a website. Pinterest works extremely well for tangible
Happy Thanksgiving from the Culloton Strategies team! Dennis Culloton, President & CEO While jumping from crisis to crisis, it is easy to forget I have a lot to be thankful for. I have a great family at home and here at Culloton Strategies. It is a great team. I am even more thankful for our
Chicago Tribune Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential November 18, 2012 Alvarez joins Culloton Public relations firm Culloton Strategies has hired Michael Alvarez, a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, as senior vice president for public affairs. As the Sun-Times reported in January, Alvarez, 32, has worked for Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich and Richard M. Daley — while he
Tracey Mendrek, Senior Consultant After a long, expensive and exhausting campaign, the 2012 election is finally behind us. No matter what your political leaning is, everyone is ready to move on. But alas that is impossible, because yard signs still litter the landscape. Many are beginning to look a little tattered around the edges or
Dennis Culloton, President and CEO Billions of dollars were spent on this fall’s presidential election and what do we have to show for it? Well, it depends on whose campaign you backed. But what we have is an important lesson for business leaders and others trying to get their message out. Over more than 18 months
CeCe Marizu, Account Executive There are moments in life that are simply unforgettable. Nov. 6, 2012 was one of those nights. As the red, white, and blue confetti poured down, I stretched out my arms with my hands wide open and closed my eyes. I couldn’t believe that I was part of history, along with
Ashleigh Johnston, Consultant My blog will be bit more somber than my usual entries. Over the weekend, a young woman was driving late at night, wrecked her car and died. Unfortunately, this tragedy is all too common but in reading the news coverage something jumped out at me. As details are being withheld, pending an