Monthly Archives: December 2010

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to review the top 10 PR blunders of 2010

By | Published: December 28, 2010

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to review the top 10 PR blunders of 2010 – and there are some doozies. Here are some of the best of the worst with input from Forbes.com and The Huffington Post. Share: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Share on Linkedin Pin [...]

Posted in Crisis Communication, In the News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A New Take on Decorating for the Holidays

By | Published: December 23, 2010

When you are blessed with a wonderful job, a healthy and loving family and many non-necessities (e.g., new car, nice clothes, ski trips), it can be extremely easy to get wrapped up in all the glitter and sparkle of the holidays. And let me be clear, I don’t think anything is wrong with the sparkle [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Recap of the PR disasters of 2010

By | Published: December 22, 2010

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to review the top 10 PR blunders of 2010 – and there are some doozies. Here are some of the best of the worst with input from Forbes.com and HuffingtonPost Landing near the top of every list is British Petroleum (BP) CEO Tony Howard. [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

(Untitled)

By | Published: December 22, 2010

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to review the top 10 PR blunders of 2010 – and there are some doozies. Here are some of the best of the worst with input from Forbes.com and HuffingtonPost Landing near the top of every list is British Petroleum (BP) CEO Tony Howard. [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Spirit of Giving – A Look Back at 2010

By | Published: December 17, 2010

As I wrote in an earlier post this year (Cause Marketing is Thriving – Thanks to Moms and Millennials), cause marketing is alive and well in the U.S. despite the economic difficulties of the past several years, according to Cone’s 2010 Cause Evolution Study, released this fall. In fact, per the study, 83 percent of [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

Maximizing strengths in the workplace

By | Published: December 16, 2010

Have you ever wondered how you and your colleague think differently? Or, how you both can approach and execute the same project in a different way to achieve similar results? Earlier this week, our team participated in an Emergenetics team building workshop lead by one of the founders, Dr. Geil Browning. Talk about interesting stuff! [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Healthy Choices In Schools: Let’s Debate!

By | Published: December 8, 2010

Last week Congress approved a child nutrition bill that will make a significant investment in the National School Lunch program. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will increase health choices in school cafeterias across the country. This has ignited a discussion across the country and there are few things more entertaining for media than a debate [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

WikiLeaks Provides Painful Reminder to Review Plans and Policies

By | Published: December 7, 2010

If you’re like me, you’ve been hearing a lot about WikiLeaks in the past few weeks, but the real background and potential ramifications of the site and its contents have been a bit of a jumble, muted against the background of the holiday hustle and bustle. This article from Fast Company, however, quickly snapped me [...]

Posted in Crisis Planning, GroundFloor Media | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Customer Experience, Branding and Hot Chocolate

By | Published: December 1, 2010

Mid-Season snow conditions by Thanksgiving meant one thing for me and a group of friends this past weekend: turkey in Eagle County. Taking a break between runs at the Dusty Boot (try the mac n’ cheese wedges) a couple of us were discussing all of the special events that ski resorts have planned throughout the [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment