Thoughts on Corporate Social Responsibility
Recently Ellen Petry Leanse, head of enterprise marking communications with Google, sent me an article entitled “Leadership in the Age of Transparency,” published by Harvard Business Review (HBR). Ellen was on a panel I chaired at Enterprise Social 2.0 in Amsterdam and the article supported many of the remarks made in January by Ellen and […]
Developing Effective Messages that Resonate
After thwarting a plot by a Nigerian man to blow up an American passenger jet on Christmas Day, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was widely criticized for sending mixed messages to the American public surrounding the effectiveness of the U.S.’s airport security strategy. A recent CNN.com article by writer Drew Weston suggests, “Napolitano’s gaffe (which, […]
Five Tips for Positioning Your Company Against the Competitor
Differentiating your company and its products and services from the competition can be critical to the success of your business. Consider wireless service providers. AT&T Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint work hard to differentiate their service based on price, network coverage and their selection of phones. As you work to thoroughly analyze your competitors’ product […]
Is Your Web Site Current?
We recently worked with GKD on a redesign of our firm’s Web site. The process was extremely valuable as it provided an opportunity for us to re-evaluate our firm’s positioning, our brand attributes and the value we deliver clients. I found it inspiring and motivating to focus on the future vision of our business and […]
New Book Gives Blueprint for Reaching the Unreachable
As you may remember, in October the Communiqué PR team read “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” and discussed how we could apply the principles outlined in the book in both our private and professional lives. We are currently reading the book, “Just Listen” by Mark Goulston. “Just Listen” provides eye-opening insights and practical tips […]
Establishing Thought Leadership Through PR
In previous blog posts we’ve written about thought leadership – sharing examples of how we have helped our clients establish themselves as a thought leader in a particular category. With the New Year and many companies setting goals around establishing thought leadership, we thought it would be helpful to revisit the topic beginning with our […]
Crisis Experts Share Perspective on Tiger Woods
The Wall Street Journal and Washington Times both published articles on Wed., Dec. 2 about Tiger Wood’s management of his personal crisis – the car accident and reported affairs. Both articles provide readers with an excellent reminder of the importance of communicating in a timely manner and being as transparent as possible during a crisis. […]
Tideworks Technology Experiences Growth during Economic Downturn
Tideworks Technology’s President, Michael Schwank, recently contributed an article to Cargo Systems sharing his perspective on how the down economy has given ports and terminals an opportunity to evaluate and implement new technology. In the article, which is slated to be published in the coming issue of Cargo Systems, Schwank outlines how the container industry […]
The Analyst Reference Sheet
In the past we have written about the importance of working with industry analysts. Recently, we arranged and facilitated nine conference calls with analysts so Dennis Brestovansky, president and CEO of Aveso Displays, could share information about his company’s technology and the company vision. The calls were very helpful for Aveso. In addition to educating […]
Five Tips for Motivating Employees to Twitter on Behalf of Your Brand
Are you struggling with how to help employees leverage Twitter for the benefit of your company? We have all heard stories of how employees have damaged a company’s brand via social media. However, marketing and communications executives have a tremendous opportunity to harness the power of social media to significantly benefit their organizations by enlisting […]