On this week’s Grey’s Anatomy, Dr. Bailey introduced Twitter to the hospital. It was a great representation of how many react to Twitter when they first hear about it. They want whoever is doing it, to stop. I don’t think it was a great idea for the interns who were in Dr. Webber[...]
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Relationships Keep ‘Em
The PR industry has two significant challenges—a high level of staff turnover and a strong demand for a multi-skilled staff. Last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs far exceeded those released by companies. According to a December[...]
Sleeping Your Way to the Top
Have you ever had a long night at the office and then gone back to work the next morning hating life? What about even having a late night out with your friends and having to be on a client call at 9:00 a.m.? The average person now spends 45 hours each week at work. And [...][...]
Healthy Eating Varies by Generation
Just as each generation has its defining moment (e.g.; WWII, Woodstock, Facebook etc) they also apparently eat differently. According to a report by the NPD Group, older generations eat more healthfully than the younger generations. The report, “Healthy Eating Strategies by Generation” identifie[...]
Celebrity Weight Loss
Each week US Weekly, People and the likes plaster headlines such as “celebrity bikini bodies” and “how she lost her baby weight in just 4 weeks!” No matter how sane of a person you are, you can’t help but want to try their special workout plan or diet. Here is the thing though… they have[...]
Can TV Make Us Skinny?
Will TV shows about the overweight motivate others to lose weight? Whenever I watch Biggest Loser (sometimes it is on the stair stepper at the gym) it seriously inspires and motivates me to work out. I am also a crazy person and actually feel worse when I don’t work out, so I don’t know if [..[...]
When Your Marathon Becomes a Sprint
This past week, the poster child for burnout resigned his post. Urban Meyer, the former coach of the University of Florida football team, made it clear that continuing along this trajectory was near impossible. The road to burnout is not unusual. It can be caused by unrealistically high aspirations,[...]
September 19th, 2010 - 4:30 pm § in Marketing, Running Through My Mind
New Business and the Young Professional
You learn quickly in PR that a major part of your job is making sure your clients are happy. But, as a young professional this is your opportunity to bring in new business. The client you already have, is probably one of the easier places to look for new business. Organic growth relies on repeat [[...]
Under Armour Eyes the Female Athlete
For as long as I can remember Under Armour meant “protecting this house.” Whatever “house” that was depended on the giant scary looking male athletes grunting across my television screen. Now with its brand solidified as the sportswear du jour for men in their teens and young adults; the com[...]
