These days we often hear the mandate to “disrupt.” Innovators often use the concept of disruption to justify their actions for thinking out of the box. It’s been a successful strategy for those working at Facebook, Uber and Amazon for sure. The rewards are tempting- making risky bets put you ahead of the pack, potentially […]
Being in the public relations/corporate communications field for nearly two decades, I’ve had the in-house vs. agency conversation a million times. I’ve discussed it with in-house teams deciding whether to bring on an agency and with friends looking for a way to promote their own product or service. Recently, Ad Age posted a piece about […]
We just got back from a quick family vacation – running an agency with my wife means we don’t really take a lot of time off, but we love to get away with our girls to the beach even if only for a few days. We go every year. And every year during the trip or […]
Eight years ago, as I was moving positions within a company I had worked at for 4 years, the head of the PR team gave me a card with the following quote from Neale Donald Walsch on the front “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” I packed this card up in the […]
This morning on my way to the office, I saw a sign edited to say “Mario Cuomo Bridge” and I thought “Does anyone really call it that?” – I mean I don’t even think Waze refers to it that way (I haven’t verified this and could be wrong). It’s been the Tappan Zee Bridge since construction […]
In my junior year of high school, we read "Le Petit Prince" by Saint-Exupéry in French class. We had to write an exploratory essay -- I have no idea how I got by. Let's just say it wasn't my best subject, and I don't remember very many phrases in French besides things like "Can I […]