4 Ways to Show Your Clients Why You Are Valuable

No matter what our endeavor, we all seek to create value for those we serve. And yet, so many worthy ventures and causes don't get traction because the people behind them struggle to communicate what matters most to their audience: why are you valuable to me?

By |2023-01-17T09:33:34-05:00January 17th, 2023|Categories: Branding and Positioning|Tags: , , , |

How to Get the C-Suite to Value the PR-Suite

Getting C-Suite decision makers to appreciate and value the PR and Communications team and what they can do for the organization is an ongoing challenge. Here are some ways to change that.

The Simple Truth to Avoid Communication Crashes

The communications patterns we learn from our families, and later interactions at school or university, on sports teams, at our first job, and from mass media, shape the way we see and react to the world. It’s within our families or our grade-school interactions that we develop patterns of communication that drive how we connect or don't with others. Understanding these patterns can prevent communications crashes.

Stop: Do You Have the Right to Tell That Story?

When Jessica Curry took her daughter Parker to the National Portrait Gallery to see the recently installed portrait of Michelle Obama, a fellow museumgoer was struck by the little girl’s expression. Ben Hines snapped a photo with his cell phone and later posted the photo on Facebook.

Now is the Time for a Communications Plan

It’s that time of year again.  Communications planning time!  Don’t have one? Maybe this is the year to create one. And if you do have one, it’s time to examine how well you did against this past year’s efforts and what adjustments you would make for the coming 12 months.

Two Words Packing Communications Punch

Several years ago, a colleague asked me to do an informational interview with a young woman who was thinking about getting into public relations. Happy to do this as a favor to a helpful colleague, I met with the young woman on a Saturday, answered her questions, and gave her the names of a few others to contact. I never heard from her again.

By |2022-02-03T23:07:28-05:00November 24th, 2015|Categories: Influence and Thought Leadership|Tags: , , , , |

Don’t Use the Word Strategic Unless You Mean It

It seems everyone and everything these days is strategic.  We have strategic plans, enter into strategic partnerships, undertake strategic marketing, make strategic hires, and even, according to one State Department official, practice “strategic patience” in the Middle East.

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