The social and emotional impact is not insignificant. Our team has been working remotely since March 4. We are fortunate that we all transitioned to working from home without much disruption. Our IT infrastructure was already cloud-based, making the functional aspects of the transition seamless. And we have a highly functional team, made up of individuals who take pride in [...]
Company anniversaries are exciting milestones, which we help our clients celebrate through a variety of activities, including media relations, social media engagement, blog development, event promotion, the introduction of new programs, and internal communications. Below are some examples of activities we have executed on behalf of our clients to support various anniversaries. These examples range from companies celebrating two years [...]
Image credit: LeoStella Manufacturing a satellite used to take several years and require multi-million-dollar budgets. Today it is a different story. The space industry has gone through a radical transformation. The evolution of technology and a culture of agility has enabled companies such as LeoStella to develop satellites at a fraction of the cost, in a matter of months. LeoStella [...]
[caption id="attachment_16728" align="alignright" width="300"] Tom Skerritt[/caption] We are super excited to be working with Tom Skerritt on the launch of EVRGRN, a new lifestyle channel available via streaming platform, STIRR. Most people know of Tom’s iconic acting career. His credits include Top Gun, Steel Magnolias, A River Runs Through It, Contact, and Alien, among numerous other notable TV and film [...]
As a boutique firm, we opted to join the Public Relations Network (PRN) in 2013 to provide our clients with in-country communication counsel and support around the world. Since that time, we have worked with PRN member firms in Germany, Italy, France, India, Mexico, Hong Kong, China, Japan, and the U.K, to deliver top-notch results on behalf of our clients. [...]
Photo by David Ryder as published by the Seattle Times. As a democracy, we rely on media to be informed and know what is going on around us. This weekend The Seattle Times exposed “Fox News published digitally altered and misleading photos on stories about Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in what photojournalism experts called a clear violation of [...]
Microsoft, Amazon, and Zillow have announced that regardless of when local governments lift stay-at-home directives, their employees can continue working from home through at least October 2020. That flexibility has been seemingly well received; however, many people are looking forward to being able to venture away from home for a change of scenery and in-person interactions. Many business leaders are [...]
As offices were closed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and individuals shifted to working from home, there was a spike in Zoom and MS Teams meetings. Virtual team happy hours were added to peoples’ schedules and existing meetings were converted to video conference calls. We all enjoyed a glimpse into our co-workers’ homes (at least the background behind their [...]
Unfortunately, over the past few weeks, the Seattle area has become the epicenter of the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S. While the human toll of this crisis is at the forefront of our minds and our communications are focused on helping ensure safety, the economic impacts cannot be ignored. Businesses have been forced to dust off [...]
I recently returned from a two-week hiking adventure in Patagonia – a bucket-list trip to celebrate a milestone birthday. While truly a vacation adventure, the amazing experience reinforced the importance of some business best practices. Establish Shared Expectations When planning a project or activity, establishing clear, shared expectations reduces confusion and ensures everyone is aligned on the approach and the [...]
Over the holidays, a friend gave me a copy of the book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by Robert Fulghum. I read the book in college and loved it at the time; however, given the current social and political state in the U.S. I was glad to be re-introduced to it. The lessons Fulghum wisely [...]
HubSpot recently shared perspective on how often to publish posts to a company blog. This is something we often discuss with our clients, so I was interested to see what HubSpot revealed. As a business, we maintain our own blog, which is a significant investment of resources. Since the start of 2019, we’ve published two posts per week on the [...]
Public speaking can be uncomfortable, especially in front of a large group. Spokespeople want to do a good job. But the stakes can seem high – winning new business, securing funding, keynoting an industry event – and the time to prepare oftentimes gets squeezed into less time than is optimal. Preparation tends to focus on the content and not practicing [...]
Data has shown over the years that the C-suite role with the shortest average tenure has been the chief marketing officer. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported the average tenure of a CMO slipped to 43 months, whereas the tenure of other C-suite executives is on average longer, with CEOs’ average tenure reported at 88.4 months and [...]
Earlier this month I was at a gathering talking with a long-time business colleague. He shared that when he recently agreed to join a company’s board of directors, he requested that everyone on that board read the book “Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.” In a society that seems to be about doing more, FOMO (fear of missing out), [...]
The USC Center for Public Relations secured input from these business leaders as well as more than 1,500 public relations professionals around the world to gather answers to numerous questions about where the industry is headed. The results were released earlier this year in its Annual Global Communications Report. This was the first time the Global Communications Report solicited input [...]
Below we have captured some of our most popular posts and listed some additional resources for PR professionals to have in their toolkit. These posts consistently received the most viewers year after year. We thought it would be helpful to include them in one spot, creating a PR reference library. Feel free to add your go-to resources below as a [...]
As she moved the microphone closer to my face, I ran through my check list: Pause and think, speak in a measured manner, and don’t freak out – it’s not live. Recently, a former colleague, Joleen Hughes, interviewed me for her podcast, The Lawyer Who Rocks. This was my first podcast interview as the interviewee. I am used to being [...]
In March, we hosted a party to celebrate Communiqué PR’s 15-year anniversary. Current and former clients and employees, colleagues, partners, friends and family joined us to commemorate the milestone and reflect on our successes over the years. With our focus on helping our clients achieve their business and communication objectives, we don’t often take time to reflect on Communiqué PR’s [...]
Earlier this month, I fielded an email from an early-stage CEO planning an announcement about the debut of his company and gathering information to inform his process and selection of a public relations partner. In responding to his email, I realized we have written on the topic of firm selection over the years several times for our blog and thought [...]