7 Unglamorous Steps to Better Writing
Powerful language is the soul of effective communication. It’s also the soul of successful marketing, business, and government. Remember “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall”? We cannot measure the...
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Thanks to Dan Christ, Director of Audience Engagement for The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., I was invited to speak to newspaper executives attending the 2011 Inter-State Circulation Managers’...
View Article7 Entrepreneurship Skills Learned from Parenthood
New days. Fresh starts. 2012 will be full of them, and I’m committed to finding new “blue oceans” to explore for our clients—leaders in the energy, engineering, financial, pension, and commercial real...
View ArticleA Year to Finish Well: 5 Tips to Make It Happen
Entrepreneurs by nature are performance driven. We have no guarantees of long-term employment, retainers, or even work into next week. What drives us is the desire to do great work—and to keep good...
View ArticleHow Women Can Advance as Business Leaders
Helping women ramp up their businesses, not only to add jobs, but to increase profitability and financial independence, is one challenge I’m looking forward to discussing at The Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleGot Story? 5 Reporters Give Pitch Tips
By Anne Deeter Gallaher Anne Deeter Gallaher, RJ Harris of WHP AM 580, and Megan Healey of WHTM ABC 27. If you’re in business, you have a story to tell and customers waiting to hear it. Thanks to...
View Article5 Tips for Building a Positive Personal Brand Online
Whenever I speak to a group of young people, I learn something from these bright Millenials—it’s a mini-focus group that helps me stay connected to the ideas, curiosity, and adaptability of digital...
View ArticleOn the Record: 13 Tips to Prepare for a Media Interview
I can’t overstate the principle of Be Prepared when you’re the voice of a company. With the advent of social media, every facet of running a business is now “on camera” and “on the record.” A casual...
View Article11 Social Media Tips for Music Artists
By Anne Deeter Gallaher Taylor Swift introduces her kitten, Olivia Benson, on Instagram. Social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram give music artists some powerful...
View ArticleSo You Want to Work in Public Relations?
by Monica C. Bishop I am a Millennial who recently graduated from college and moved to a brand new city one month after graduation. I worked for a few months as a waitress while I applied to a number...
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