IMC or ICM?

Twenty years ago, communications was a sub-category in PR. In the 1980s and 1990s, PR professionals spent their working hours on crisis communications, employee communications, shareholder communications, marketing communications, etc. These were targeted, specialized forms of PR.

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Moneyball for Brands Meet eSports – You Have Met Your Match

If you thought you understood consumer branding, think again.

If you thought that gaming was for kids, think again.

If you want to understand how to harness the buying power of the next generation of consumers, listen in and fasten your seat belt.

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The Professional Leadership Difference

What is billed as leadership development today is usually focused on leadership as a skill. It actually is a process that must be prescribed and practiced every day using the same approach taken by professional athletes worldwide for decades. The one-size-fits-all approach to leadership development offered by other programs doesn’t consider an individual’s personality and capabilities. You can’t learn ‘skill x’ one day and expect to be a better leader the next. True leadership growth requires ongoing development and feedback.

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Turning Statistics Into a Story

Everyone has a story.  You just need to know where to look to find a good one. Today the news viewer is inundated with click-bait, push alerts, infographics, and snappy headlines. The challenge for journalists today is to engage viewers to watch, read, or listen to a story where they can spend more than 30-seconds digesting the information. In this podcast, we will hear how data gathering is used specifically with WBNS 10TV’s CrimeTracker 10 franchise. Our guest is morning news anchor, Angela An and our host is Cyndi Greenglass.

How A Crime Reporter Uses Data to Reveal the Truth