Summer’s End Ushers in the Silly Season

By Dennis Culloton, President & CEO Labor Day weekend means an unofficial turning of the page from summer to fall, the memory of Jerry Lewis, who was once known as a genius in Paris, and the kickoff of college football. Every other year it also marks the beginning of the silly season known as the

Late Summer Musings on a Rite of Passage

Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President It is the third week in August and a right of passage begins this week as the age-old tradition of taking the first (second, third, last) child off to college begins. Interestingly, this year a well-read journalist joins the list of those being left behind by his kids this summer.

2014-08-18T19:37:35+00:00August 18, 2014|Tags: , |

Late Summer Musings on a Rite of Passage

Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President It is the third week in August and a right of passage begins this week as the age-old tradition of taking the first (second, third, last) child off to college begins. Interestingly, this year a well-read journalist joins the list of those being left behind by his kids this summer.

2014-08-18T19:37:35+00:00August 18, 2014|Tags: |

Being There and Sending a Message

Dennis Culloton, President & CEO  For three of Illinois’ favorite sons—President Obama, Governor Quinn and Mayor Emanuel—it’s been a summer of crisis.  So much of the criticism they’ve faced has been over imagery. Should President Obama have visited the Texas border towns where thousands of Central American children have illegally migrated to escape human rights

2014-08-01T14:51:38+00:00August 1, 2014|Tags: |

The Future of Work from Another Angle

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

2014-07-19T14:46:50+00:00July 19, 2014|Tags: , , |

SEVEN SIGNS OF A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN

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,

2014-07-17T17:37:37+00:00July 17, 2014|Tags: , |

Referenda? We Don’t Need No Stinking Referenda! Just A Few Good Candidates

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

2014-07-10T15:50:56+00:00July 10, 2014|

What shows are you watching?

Some of our team members talk about which public relations related TV shows they're watching, or would like to watch this summer.   Dennis Culloton, President and CEO I've been a news junkie since I learned to read with the daily newspapers, so it takes a lot to meet my news fix. On a perfect

2014-06-30T14:26:34+00:00June 30, 2014|Tags: |

Summer Reading and the New/Old Media

Dennis Culloton, President and CEO As summer begins it is time to create a summer reading list. Let's forget for a moment that the onset of Fall in just three months may also bring self-loathing and regret for falling short of my reading ambitions and binge watching "Scandal" on Netflix instead. Digression: if I meet my summer

2014-06-23T14:18:46+00:00June 23, 2014|Tags: , , , |
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