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January 17, 2022 Marketing / Media

Cutting Through the Clutter in 2022: The Importance of Better Listening

Another year into the pandemic demonstrated yet again that more people are online. According to Statista, 3.6 billion people worldwide were

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November 20, 2017 Media / Politics

Five Media Tips for Donald Trump

U.S. stock markets are at record highs, unemployment is at its lowest in seven years, and consumer confidence hit its

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November 6, 2017 Media / Politics

CNN Pushes ‘Facts First’ with an Apple

It’s an apple, not a banana. That’s what CNN is telling viewers in its new ad, “This is an apple,”

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October 20, 2017 Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture

Harvey Weinstein and Twitter’s Double Standard

The power of Twitter is unparalleled especially when the “news” is filled with high stakes and lots of drama, such

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October 8, 2017 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Facebook’s Image Problem

Now may be a good time for friends and families to rekindle their broken Facebook relationships since it appears Russia

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September 20, 2017 Environment / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Media Are People, Too

Americans and the press always seemed to have a love-hate relationship. Despite much of the anti-media rhetoric at play within

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May 25, 2017 Media / Pop Culture

Memorial Day Marketing: A Risk Worth Taking?

While Memorial Day is sort of the unofficial start of summer, the holiday is a solemn one, established to honor

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January 6, 2017 Business / Media

Is LinkedIn the New Facebook?

LinkedIn these days seems to be less about posting “business” content and more around publishing selfies, memes and math puzzles.

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February 20, 2016 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Is Being Too Polished a Public Speaker Bad?

Some are born with it. Others practice a lot. Establishing a visceral connection with an intended audience is paramount to the success of any public speaker.

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November 8, 2015 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

For The Love of Polling

Media love polls. Data sets help identify trends that can be turned into stories or support or debunk a particular

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August 21, 2015 Media / Pop Culture

Everything is Awesome, Not

Just type the word awesome into a Google search and about 1,300,000,000 results will appear. The word is so ingrained

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March 22, 2015 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Starbucks’ ‘Race Together’ Campaign Puts Brand in Jeopardy, For the Time Being    

A visit to Starbucks’ website makes clear that the company is all in regarding its “Race Together” campaign, which basically gives its baristas the option to engage patrons about conversations on racism in America.

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February 25, 2015 Business / Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture

Tweet TV: How Social Media is Making Television Fun Again

Nearly 37 million people watched the 87th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, down from 44 million last year. Many reasons may have contributed to the viewership drop, everything ranging from the show’s host performance, to the celebrity of the actors themselves, to the types of films that were nominated.

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August 5, 2014 Business / Media

Take $tock in Mama Mancini’s Meatballs

You may have heard the radio commercials with Dan Mancini touting his homemade meatballs.  But did you hear the one

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July 19, 2014 Business / Entertainment / Media

‘House of Cards’ Stacked Deck for Netflix

Frank Underwood was probably right when he said, “There’s no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt than with

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July 5, 2014 Business / Media

Reader Beware: More Online News Stories Dubbed as Ads

The line between editorial and advertising has become increasingly blurred, as sorely needed revenues are forcing struggling news organizations to

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June 23, 2014 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics

LA’s Mayor Goes From Crude to Rude All in One Day

Millions of Americans last Monday night got to hear New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sing “I Love L.A.”

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June 9, 2014 Business / Media / Sports

The Good and Bad of Phil Mickelson’s Insider Trading Scandal 

Phil Mickelson’s squeaky clean image has come under scrutiny as the golf hall of famer is confronted with accusations of

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March 25, 2014 Aviation / Business / Media

Crisis in a Text: Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday let the world know that its government has to assume Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

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March 4, 2014 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Power to the People

Civil unrest in the Ukraine was escalated this week by a Putin-backed Russian invasion, less than two weeks after the

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January 20, 2014 Business / Media / Pop Culture

2014: Year of the Woman? Well, Sort of …

The proverbial corporate glass ceiling may soon be officially shattered, at least according to new data from the Pew Research

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December 15, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Religion

Santa Claus Visits Fox News for the Holidays

Fox News Channel’s host Megyn Kelly made national headlines this week when she confirmed that Santa Claus is white, addressing

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November 20, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture

When Social Goes Bad

Martha Stewart can run a successful company, make a mouth-watering meal and redecorate any living room with just the right

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November 5, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The Power of the Media and the NFL’s ‘Skins’ Game

Sunday’s overtime win against the San Diego Chargers gave the Washington Redskins a reason to celebrate, at least temporarily, as

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October 21, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

Republicans Can Win This Thing

The country breathed a sigh of relief late Wednesday evening last week when Congress struck a debt-ceiling deal, reopening the

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September 16, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

The Tango of Politics and Journalism

It came to no surprise among media pundits that Time Magazine’s Managing Editor Richard Stengelwill be taking a job as

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August 12, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture / Sports

The Rise of the Cyber Athlete

Video gaming isn’t always easy for the average player.  Quick hand-eye coordinated skills are needed to properly slay an extraterritorial

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July 19, 2013 Business / Media / Politics

Will Hedge Fund Advertising Affect Brand Cache?

Just recently, the SEC lifted its ban on alternative investment vehicles advertising to the general public as amendmentsto Rule 506

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July 1, 2013 Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture

Soon-to-Be Short-lived Downfall of TV Host Paula Deen

It happens time and again.  A celebrity, actor, athlete or journalist, does or says something bad or politically incorrect and

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June 18, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Media / Pop Culture

What the %^$#%* is going on with network TV?

The late George Carlin may have said it best during his infamous 1970s monologue, “seven words you can never say

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April 30, 2013 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Print Media’s Comeback? Well, Sort of …

President Obama gave kudos to print media this past Saturday evening during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents’

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April 16, 2013 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Funny Ads Still A Hoot

The “Today” Show was amped last week when it reported on a new Kmart commercial titled, “Ship my pants,” which

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March 26, 2013 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Girls, Spark Plugs and Product Placement

Think “Charlie’s Angels” meets “Motor Week.”   That’s what watching an episode of “All Girls Garage” on Velocity is like.  Every

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March 10, 2013 Business / Media

The Downside of Social Media

While social media usage continues to grow here in the U.S. and globally, so do opportunities to reach key audiences

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February 27, 2013 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

The President’s Push Fore Daytime TV

President Obama Playing Golf President Obama and Tiger Woods are a lot alike.  Both are worldwide icons who have seen

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February 10, 2013 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

CBS: No cleavage, no way

Viewers watching tonight’s Grammy Awards will be waiting to see how CBS plans to enforce its “wardrobe advisory” against scantily

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January 21, 2013 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Social Media’s Global Growth

The stats on social media’s global growth are staggering. A graphic recently posted in Mashable.com illustrates how the world consumes

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December 16, 2012 Education / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Anatomy of a Tragedy in Newtown

Tearful President Obama Speaking on the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Masacare Eyes across America, and the world for that

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November 11, 2012 Business / Media

Video: The Next New Thing in Earnings

Communications professionals can’t stress enough the importance of video and its pervasive use in today’s media landscape. Aside from the sharing

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November 4, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

It’s All Well and Good Until Someone Loses a Bet

Aside from the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the media buzz this week focused on a bet waged by New York

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October 21, 2012 Business / Media

Brand Perception is Vital to Newspaper Success in Today’s Online Media Landscape

The Seattle Times may have comprised its integrity by running ads supporting GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and a statewide

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October 1, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Mitt Romney Should Learn from the NFL

The national media spotlight turned on the NFL this week as replacement referees botched a call on “Monday Night Football,”

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September 7, 2012 Business / Media / Politics

AP’s Right ‘Frame’ of Mind

Soon, reporters at the Associated Press will be equipped with smart phones enabling them to simultaneously report news across all

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May 22, 2012 Auto / Business / Media / Pop Culture

It’s a Ford, or is it?

Ford Motor Co. recently rolled out its new “Go Further” advertising campaign, featuring slick TV spots of new models, purposely

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April 29, 2012 Media / Politics / Religion

Religion’s Impact on the 2012 Presidential Race

Media coverage continues to focus on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, which according to the Pew Research Center

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April 8, 2012 Business / Media / Pop Culture

When TV Anchors Attack (In the Court of Public Opinion)

It would be hard to miss the headlines these days about Keith Olberman, the former controversial MSNBC talk show host

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March 25, 2012 Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Tragedy Still Drives News to No Surprise

Two news stories still making national headlines are rooted in murder.  Whether it’s the civil courts or a U.S. military

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March 12, 2012 Media / Politics / Religion

Rush Limbaugh’s Impact on the 2012 Presidential Race May Be Slight

More than two dozen sponsors of The Rush Limbaugh Show have now bagged the conservative talk show host because of

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February 26, 2012 Business / Media / Pop Culture / Sports

‘Chink in the Armor’ Headline Catapults Linsanity to New Heights

New York Knick Jeremy Lin at a press conference. Photo: Courtesy of ESPN. There’s been a lot of media and

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January 16, 2012 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Big Banks Have an Uphill Battle

Consumer outrage at large banks has never been greater. “Bank fatigue” is causing customers at large financial institutions to move

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January 2, 2012 Media / Politics

2012 Brings New Hope for GOP

Iowa Republicans tomorrow will cast ballots to elect their party’s presidential candidate in the state’s caucuses.  While Iowa’s Electoral College

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December 11, 2011 Business / Media

The Real Deal on Public Relations

New York Times advertising columnist Stuart Elliott may finally have given the public relations industry some needed street credit.   His

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November 27, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture / Sports

Basketball Comes a Little Late This Christmas

Basketball fans are relieved to know that this year’s NBA season will officially begin on December 25, 2011. Players and

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November 6, 2011 Media / Politics

Fringe Candidates Can Generate Publicity, but Not Get Elected

Herman Cain’s presidential run cab be personified by the 1963 hit song “Only in America” by Jay and Americans, especially

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October 7, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Rock Star CEOs Can Put Brands at Risk

This week Apple, Inc. founder Steve P. Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer.  He was 56. While Jobs’ death sparked

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August 16, 2011 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Video’s Value Propostion

There is no doubt that video has become more pervasive within today’s new media landscape, as the Internet continues to

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May 23, 2011 Business / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Bravo TV owns reality television, but will it last?

Bravo TV is reality television.  A look at today‘s schedule on Bravo shows every program is reality-based, ranging from “The

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May 2, 2011 Entertainment / Media / Politics / Pop Culture

Human interest and regal fashion, main news drivers of royal wedding

About one billion people worldwide tuned in this Friday to watch the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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April 10, 2011 Business / Entertainment / Media / Politics

Donald Trump, like Sarah Palin, Share Same Course to Presidency

A look at this morning’s interview on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” one can get a glimpse

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April 4, 2011 Business / Media / Pop Culture

Local TV is right on when it comes to the weather, sort of

Ever watch the local weather report? Long gone are the quirky weathermen now being replaced by voluptuous bombshells. Not taking

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