Culloton Strategies: Dennis Culloton, CEO of Culloton Strategies, discusses "The Art of Spin"on Chicago Tonight. Amid the chaos of a crisis, professionals in the communications industry share insights on shaping public opinion. Culloton advocates for the importance of being both genuine and succinct. "Cut through the clutter and try to have more direct answers," Culloton advised.
Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President Our client, Zurich North America, broke ground on their new 735,000-square-foot North American headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois, in June. After many months of collaborating with the developer, architects and landscape architects the difficult decisions of structural design are taking shape. Demolition has started, steel has been ordered and the webcam
Dennis Culloton, President and CEO We at Culloton Strategies and the Chicago Cubs have had a few days to decompress after the team finally achieved approval of its expansion plan for Wrigley Field. The recent approval by the Chicago Landmarks Commission is a major milestone after an almost decade-long battle. While litigation may still ensue,
Patrick Skarr, Senior Account Executive In late June a Cook County Judge invalidated two citizen-led constitutional reform measures from being placed on this year’s ballot. This judicial decision was the fatal blow to the group pushing for redistricting reform, while the group advocating term limits has decided to further press its case in court. While
Angelica Munoz, Intern Most college students wait until after their second or even third year, to start looking for an internship. However, after completing my first year at Seton Hall University, the importance of networking and beginning the job search process early has already been instilled in me. The main difficulty in finding an internship
By Julia Schatz, Senior Account Executive The NBA recently faced a highly-controversial, racially-driven crisis when L.A. Clippers team owner Donald Sterling was caught on tape late last week making racist comments. Players demanded Sterling’s exit from the league, fans expressed outrage, and sponsors canceled their contracts with the Clippers. The reaction by the NBA, specifically
Ashleigh Johnston, Account Executive Baseball is life in my house. My dad is the biggest fan I know and is a veritable walking baseball encyclopedia. Even though I don’t quite share his level of passion, baseball is omnipresent. That being said, some of my first memories of baseball are at Wrigley Field. I spent the
Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President My PR wish list is all about time and the lack of it. I wish for a tool that can take every email news alert that comes into my inbox and dump it into a document that has been prioritized based on my interest. The tool would know from day-to-day
Angela Benander, Vice President of Advocacy and Corporate Responsibility Here’s a conversation I’ve had more than once lately: New Acquaintance: “So, what do you do?” AB: “I work at a boutique public relations firm. I specialize in crisis management and communications. I started my career in Washington.” NA: “Oh, like Olivia Pope??” AB: “Who?” NA:
Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President Earlier this month the “it” car maker Tesla faced a potential public relations nightmare when a video was posted on YouTube of their Model S in flames. While it was tempting to write about it then, it was worth the wait to see how they would handle the exposure and