While reflecting on the journey, I realized that although it felt long at times, it actually turned out to be some of the greatest weeks of my life! I’ve attended meetings every Thursday, and for those 1.5 hours, I have learned new and wonderful things, and I have met some amazing people. I have witnessed first-hand what it means to put Service above Self.

In our industry, we are consistently asked about the meaning of brands and the process of branding. Is a brand a logo? Is it a slogan? Not necessarily. A brand is the identity of a product, service or organization, and people often feel one way or another toward a brand.

You can celebrate National Vegetarian Week by taking the Pledge to Be Veg for Seven Days, or perhaps when you go out for lunch, skip the meat once a week.

Several of us here at the agency teach JA and we love it! It’s a great way to give back to the youth in our community. We are very lucky in that community service is a part of our corporate culture.

To say that the Burson-Marsteller/Facebook/Google fiasco last week is an embarrassment to the public relations profession is an understatement. As a public relations professional and member of PRSA, I take personal offense to the damage done to the reputation of the entire industry by these so-called industry leaders.

The news as of lately, has overshadowed probably one of the worse natural disasters in recent history.  While the news informed me of what happened in Tuscaloosa, Social Media really brought it home for me! After going to the University of Alabama and having so many people I know that went there and are from [...]

Last night, as I left TheDailyCity.Com Food Truck Bazaar to head home, I received news of a Presidential Address at 10:30 PM EST, via Twitter. My immediate thought was that nothing other than the death of someone like Osama Bin Laden could have triggered a Sunday night press conference. My hunch turned out to be [...]

Libya and Syria are erupting with violence, politicians are bucking for positions in the 2012 elections, the economy continues on a slow but gradual recovery and in the midst of this, a royal wedding! Not since the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana on July 29, 1981, has the world seen this kind of excitement [...]

This week I was asked to submit a “blog” and, since I am looking at how I can help businesses sell more products, get more fans, and be successful, I started with some basic education. Here is what I’ve learned after a little research: When blogging, there are several questions to ask yourself.   Who are [...]

We hear his name on traffic reports just about ever day – “traffic is tied up between John Young and Kaley…” but how many people really know who he is? Did you know he went to Orlando High School (now Boone High School)? Did you know he was the only person to have piloted 4 [...]