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
Conor Culloton, Assistant Account Executive Infographic by Grace Culloton, Design Intern Take a moment to recall the quaintness of everybody acquiring news from large, folded up stacks of thin, cheap paper called newspapers. Welcome to the brave new world where a once simple, narrow industry of disseminating information to the masses has bloomed into a
Patrick Skarr, Account Supervisor I feel as though we’re living in a dream, wherein television has become reality, and reality occupies television. All of the radio waves have somehow meshed the Nov. 19 episode of The West Wing, aptly named, “Shutdown,” into the minds of capitol hill strategists and politicians. We’ve seen theatrics on both
Chicago’s Social Media Week took place last week. After attending different sessions throughout the city, members of the CS team reflect on their favorite social media platforms to use as PR professionals. Dennis Culloton, President & CEO Sometimes in public relations, it’s not what you know, but who you know. I’m convinced public relations
Conor Culloton, Assistant Account Executive Brevity is key. It is said that Hemingway once wrote a six-word short story. I wonder how he would feel of the latest trends in media consumption. When he was alive all he had to work with was a typewriter and his work was sent through a publisher or an editor,
Conor Culloton, Assistant Account Executive Infographic by Grace Culloton, Design Assistant The reported release date of the second season of Netflix’s staggeringly successful series “House of Cards” is early 2014. When season two premieres I will put school, work, sleep, and socializing on hold as I follow Francis Underwood’s Machiavellian, underhanded scheming in a series
Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President One of the interesting parts of a job in public relations is the Monday morning opportunity to quarterback statements made to the press. This past week provided plenty of material for what to do and not do when responding to media inquiries. So here is my week in review. First
Julia Schatz, Senior Account Executive Did you know less than 4% of money raised for cancer research goes to Pediatric research? September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and today, September 13, is Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day in Chicago and across Illinois! In honor of today we wanted to help share awareness about a
Dennis Culloton, President & CEO Before Super Bowl III, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath famously and publicly guaranteed the Jets would win the championship game. Fortunately for Broadway Joe he was able to lead his team to victory, and in doing so joined the pantheon of sports legends. That kind of excited utterance is