Conor Culloton, Assistant Account Executive I may not be a registered voter in the state of New Jersey, but if I were, I probably would not have voted for Governor Chris Christie. That being said, even if I don’t agree with the recently re-elected governor of the Garden State on many issues, I have to
Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President JPMorgan Chase & Co., in an effort to connect with a younger demographic, learned the hard way yesterday that a good idea in theory doesn’t always mean you should execute it. No doubt there were extensive meetings to discuss ways to engage young people with their business executives. Maybe the
Conor J. Culloton, Assistant Account Executive Infographic by Grace Culloton, Design Intern The entire landscape of education and employment is changing. The days when a high school diploma or a bachelor's degree were sufficient passages into steady employment with good benefits are gone, now just a quaint memory from a time as outdated as the
Ashleigh Johnston, Account Executive Cruise ships today make the Titanic, what was once the world’s largest luxury liner, look like a bathtub toy. The novelty factor of sailing on the world’s largest ship is still there, but on a level designers and builders of the ill-fated ship could have never imagined. Ships have evolved into
Conor Culloton, Assistant Account Executive White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has one of the wildest, most demanding jobs in communications. His job is to present on-message stories regarding President Obama to the press. Being on-message in many industries is hardly as controversial as it is for a Press Secretary in politics. To compound Carney’s
Patrick Skarr, Account Supervisor Today is one of my favorite days of the year – Election Day! While in the Land of Lincoln, the voters aren’t being asked to weigh in, the decisions of voters elsewhere will set the tone and environment for our upcoming election. Most importantly, elections and incumbent office holders will take
Dennis Culloton, President & CEO Some days it seems like my career has been a series of scary public relations crises. However, there are some moments that are more scary, bizarre, or chaotic than others. My career in crisis communications is a litany that reads like the plot of the next “Final Destination” movie. It’s
Julia Schatz, Senior Account Executive Tonight is a very big night for Chicago sports fans. For anyone who has read any of my previous blogs, you know I myself am one of these fans and I, like many others, hold a very special place in my heart for Derrick Rose. Tonight marks the 2013 Chicago
Conor Culloton, Assistant Account Executive It shouldn’t surprise anyone that psychology and language are inexorably linked. Psychology is the study of everything that’s going on in somebody’s mind; language is a way to express those thoughts. A recent article in The Wall Street Journal shed some light on the way humans talk given particular psychological circumstances,
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