Making the Most of Industry Events
Best practices for interviewing a subject matter expert
How to Effectively Navigate Social Advocacy – Following Through on Purpose and Values
Rebranding With Purpose
Seattle Rallies to Support Diabetes Community
670,500 adults in Washington state have diabetes; that is nearly 10 percent of the population. This number is predicted to grow to nearly one million by 2025. When learning these staggering statistics, I was shocked. Of course, I was aware of diabetes and I have personally seen the hardships it creates because my cousin was […]
Building Homes With Smartsheet
I’m very fortunate to work for a company that supports its employees’ volunteer causes. From making financial donations to enabling employees to participate in volunteer activities, Communiqué PR fully embraces the spirit of giving back to the community. One of the causes I’m passionate about is an annual volunteer trip I help organize to build […]
Charitable Giving: Choosing a Cause for your Business
I recently attended Hopelink’s 17th annual Reaching Out Benefit Luncheon, featuring Jeanette Walls, bestselling author of The Glass Castle. The event was excellently done, and saw a turnout from a variety of local and national businesses, including Comcast, NBCUniversal, Boeing, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Nordstrom and Lane Powell. The variety of corporate sponsorship led me […]
Rwanda Girls Initiative’s Back to School Celebration
Last night, the Communiqué PR team attended a “back to school” celebration in support of the Rwanda Girls Initiative (RGI), a not-for-profit organization formed with the goal of opening a girls’ secondary school in Rwanda. The school is now open, in its third academic year, and its first class will graduate on October 4, 2013. […]
Smartsheet: A Collaboration Tool for PR Teams
As many PR professionals and marketers may agree, the ability to prioritize multiple assignments and stay on track with a myriad of projects requires strong organizational skills. Recently at Communiqué PR, we started utilizing Smartsheet.com for our project management needs and to facilitate online collaboration. Introduced by the Bellevue-based company in 2006, Smartsheet.com is an […]
Lessons Learned from Susan G. Komen and Planned Parenthood Debate
Last week, Susan G. Komen’s decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood dominated the headlines across countless media outlets and conversations in the world of social media. The story was first reported by the Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 31, highlighting that Komen would cease funding under new eligibility rules that precludes grants to […]