Is All PR Good PR?Lately, there’s been a spate of celebrity PR disasters that have prompted me to consider whether we’ve finally proven the old adage that all PR is good PR is, indeed, no longer true. I’d probably argue that it was never true, not entirely, but I’ll save that for another day. Case 1: James Cordin Unless you’ve been living in media deprivation, you’ve probably heard something about James Cordin, the seemingly affable host of The Late Late Show, behaving very badly to waiters at a beloved NYC…Keep Reading
Wise Men Say…Last week, I finally watched Baz Luhrmann’s recent biopic Elvis. I’m a huge fan of Australian films and filmmakers, by the way. In fact, it was my love of Aussie films in the first place that inspired me to leave my job and go travel the Pacific Rim for 6 months back in 1999-2000. I recently wrote a little about that experience—my first day of the journey, in fact, in this LinkedIn post, in case you’re interested. But, back to Elvis. The film, itself, was okay—a bit long for my tastes. I have…Keep Reading
Money on My MindAs Q4 quickly marches on, I want to spotlight two recent publications about money or, more specifically, money management. Both are by savvy financial experts who also happen to be successful women entrepreneurs who truly know their stuff. They have each volunteered their time to support my startup and growth classes for NYC's Small Business Services, and each brings their unique knowledge and voice to what is arguably a crowded field. But, that's further reason to talk these women up. Not…Keep Reading
You Feeling Lucky?I met an old friend for coffee the other day and she got me thinking about opportunity and luck. Which reminded me of this parable I heard sometime in the early days of starting my business. (Sorry, I don't remember where or from whom). The Parable of the Lucky Horse A rancher's horse ran away. His neighbor came by and said, "Too bad. That's unlucky." "We'll see," said the rancher. Two days later, the horse returned followed by 10 wild horses. "Oh, that's lucky," the rancher's neighbor said….Keep Reading
The Value of TrustMaybe you know this already, but in one of my prior lives (career-wise, that is), I was a customer experience and plain language expert. In all honesty, I still am. A big component of that work is in building trust with audiences through both the experiences you create for them and the language you use to engage with them. In this day and age, it’s really difficult to gain trust and, once you do, it’s fairly easy to lose. Pretty much every week we see examples of companies, celebrities,…Keep Reading
One Sick PuppyLast week, I was sick as a dog. The kind of sick where just getting out of bed is an unsurmountable challenge. It’s weird because the week started off with so much promise. On Sunday, I was super productive. I got so much done and felt ahead of schedule for the first time in a long while. Ready, as it were, for a great week. Plus, I was supposed to attend a conference Wednesday through Friday, and I was really looking forward to an in-person event after so long being Zoom-bound. But, by…Keep Reading
Lately, there’s been a spate of celebrity PR disasters that have prompted me to consider whether we’ve finally proven the old adage that all PR is good PR is, indeed, no longer true. I’d probably argue that it was never true, not entirely, but I’ll save that for another day. Case 1: James Cordin Unless you’ve been living in media deprivation, you’ve probably heard something about James Cordin, the seemingly affable host of The Late Late Show, behaving very badly to waiters at a beloved NYC…Keep Reading
Last week, I finally watched Baz Luhrmann’s recent biopic Elvis. I’m a huge fan of Australian films and filmmakers, by the way. In fact, it was my love of Aussie films in the first place that inspired me to leave my job and go travel the Pacific Rim for 6 months back in 1999-2000. I recently wrote a little about that experience—my first day of the journey, in fact, in this LinkedIn post, in case you’re interested. But, back to Elvis. The film, itself, was okay—a bit long for my tastes. I have…Keep Reading
As Q4 quickly marches on, I want to spotlight two recent publications about money or, more specifically, money management. Both are by savvy financial experts who also happen to be successful women entrepreneurs who truly know their stuff. They have each volunteered their time to support my startup and growth classes for NYC's Small Business Services, and each brings their unique knowledge and voice to what is arguably a crowded field. But, that's further reason to talk these women up. Not…Keep Reading
I met an old friend for coffee the other day and she got me thinking about opportunity and luck. Which reminded me of this parable I heard sometime in the early days of starting my business. (Sorry, I don't remember where or from whom). The Parable of the Lucky Horse A rancher's horse ran away. His neighbor came by and said, "Too bad. That's unlucky." "We'll see," said the rancher. Two days later, the horse returned followed by 10 wild horses. "Oh, that's lucky," the rancher's neighbor said….Keep Reading
Maybe you know this already, but in one of my prior lives (career-wise, that is), I was a customer experience and plain language expert. In all honesty, I still am. A big component of that work is in building trust with audiences through both the experiences you create for them and the language you use to engage with them. In this day and age, it’s really difficult to gain trust and, once you do, it’s fairly easy to lose. Pretty much every week we see examples of companies, celebrities,…Keep Reading
Last week, I was sick as a dog. The kind of sick where just getting out of bed is an unsurmountable challenge. It’s weird because the week started off with so much promise. On Sunday, I was super productive. I got so much done and felt ahead of schedule for the first time in a long while. Ready, as it were, for a great week. Plus, I was supposed to attend a conference Wednesday through Friday, and I was really looking forward to an in-person event after so long being Zoom-bound. But, by…Keep Reading