Sadly, fall is only so far away for all of us, you can maybe even feel a little bit of a bite in the air already. While that evening chill probably feels refreshing, it also means that the colder months are not too far away. For those of us who love winter, and many perfectly... Continue Reading →
The Supposed Science Of Winning An Argument
The word "argument" suggests something of an overly aggressive and more than likely unnecessarily hostile encounter. More often than not, the art of communication has less to do with actual arguing than with finding a common ground and building an equal consensus. Succeeding in business and any work environment means finding common ground and learning... Continue Reading →
Looking Back What I Wish I Knew At Start Of My Career
Every once in a while articles like this pop up, where some individual gives their recollection of what they wish they had known at the start of their career. While somewhat repetitive in nature they are quick and easy to read and actually do have some good advice from time to time. This most recent... Continue Reading →
Better Late Than Never Circa The Beaches Adds Climate Section
As the old saying goes, better late than never. While most of the sites that we work with and follow added their "climate" sections way back in April for Earth Month, Circa The Beaches has been a little late in the game to adding their dedicated section to their website. Considering that South Florida is... Continue Reading →
Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary
Sean Spicer has resigned as the White House Press Secretary, not that this is any news that you haven't already read elsewhere, but we will toss in our condolences to see him go, if for like so many others who have commented we question whoever could replace him and what will happen to Melissa McCarthy... Continue Reading →
Inside Philanthropy Highlights Smaller Donors
When we hear the term "Philanthropy" we typically think of big, wealthy donors, giving major gifts to large organizations, and to without a doubt that image is certainly true. The idea or image of philanthropy as a professional pursuit is of grandiose efforts to make positive change. Inside Philanthropy is one of the better online... Continue Reading →
Environmental Design Gets Good Coverage
A couple of posts here and there can hardly be considered great coverage, but Circa Design gets an "A" for effort as it continues to roll out and write more about Green Living. With the passing of Earth Month (April for those who might not be entirely sure) and all of the People's Climate marches... Continue Reading →
More Brand Fails From Inc Online
We just couldn't get enough of the awesome search results we got from typing in "Brand Fails" to google search. While we may have started the thread in an earlier post of ours from CB Insights, we're still looking to see if there's anything better we can find. Maybe we've had a bit of a... Continue Reading →
Is Snapchat Really Worth $25 Billion
The latest from the tech world, while it the markets in general haven't seemed to be particularly exciting these days, over shadowed by the Presidential campaign, one bit of news that raised eyebrows everywhere has been the announcement, whether leaked or otherwise, that Snapchat is gearing up for an IPO next year and is rumored... Continue Reading →
The Bucket List Getting Mentioned In NY Post
For most of us what is probably on any of our personal "Bucket Lists" is to have some fantastic adventure or to adopt a puppy. Almost certainly we have all at least mentally if not actually written down what it is that we would like to accomplish before we all meet our maker. Still one... Continue Reading →
Bill Calls Out Trump For Who He Is, “Master Brander”
Bill Clinton speaks out on Donald Trump and calls him for what it is Days after praising Republican frontrunner Donald Trump as a “master brander” who could very well win the GOP primary, former President Bill Clinton clarified those compliments on Tuesday while firing back against Trump’s assertion that Hillary Clinton was “perhaps the worst... Continue Reading →
Branding Call To Action: Act Like A Jerk
Here's an interesting one that we came across from Personal Branding Blog, an article written by Nance Rosen titled, Why You Must Act Like A Jerk - she starts out "You know all those people you think are jerks for being louder and pushier than you? Here’s a shocker. They get what they want, way... Continue Reading →
Biz Insider: 10 Ways To Build Your Personal Brand
This is an old article that dates back to April 2010, in internet time that's positively ancient, but the basic rules of personal branding that the author lists out is a reasonable place to start... Lesson No. 1: You're Already Doing It "I don't care what business you're in, everybody today is in the branding... Continue Reading →
Whee PR At Seeking Alpha
Why in the world would we ever want to have our own spot on Seeking Alpha? It seems like such a very particular website that as a Branding / PR media service we would have absolutely no business being on. Couldn't be further from the truth. Yes, as of today we don't have a whole... Continue Reading →