March 4th was National Grammar Day – did you not celebrate? The day serves as a celebration of language, and also as a day to raise awareness of what it means to write and speak well.
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Trending: I hear people say they don’t read eNewsletters any more, but this past week has proved just the opposite
I’ve been so busy this past year that when Schroder PR Account Manager Sarah Funderburk would ask me every few months how the firm was going to celebrate its 10th anniversary, I’d just shrug my shoulders, shake my head and gaze back into my computer. Lucky for me, I’m not in charge of anniversaries. One […]
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Private Blunders and Public Apologies
We all make mistakes, and I’d like to think we all apologize when we’re in the wrong. Fortunately, not many people notice when I make a mistake – but when newsmakers such as Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o, Anthony Weiner or a CEO of a major corporation make a blunder, the whole world pays attention. The reputation […]
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Unfortunately, we’re easily reminded that crises occur daily
Watching Good Morning America Monday morning while I got ready for work, I was captivated by the recent tunnel collapse in Japan. I sat with half-blow-dried hair and watched George Stephanopoulos report on the tragic scene. Nine people – eight of them burned – were pulled from vehicles crushed in the collapse 50 miles from Tokyo. An […]
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Still weathering the superstorm
We’ve all seen the damaging effect “Frankenstorm” has had on the east coast – and now we’re seeing the nation come together in the relief effort. With elections this week, a new set of problems has joined the massive list. From electronic voting machines without power and shortages of backup paper ballots; polling centers without power, […]
