Professor Punts: Another Quarter, Internship Intelligence and Life with Social Media
The summer sailing season winds down in September as the crisp air signals for me the beginning of another fall quarter teaching principles of PR at DePaul University. No sooner can we blink than the first frost brings with it final exams during Thanksgiving week. Time flies. In teaching, there is never a dull moment – especially with 28 engaging, smart 20-somethings eager to find out if PR is for them. During 10 weeks and 20 lectures we wove PR conversations into current events. There were four Presidential debates, Apple’s release of the iPhone 5, Chick-Fil-A’s branding...
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After spending eight years in the medical technology start-up world, six years in Corporate America’s pharma and consumer products sectors, and two years consulting, I founded the Ballast Group, an integrated communication strategies firm. I believed finally I had enough experience in many areas of industry and business that potential clients could gain insights from them. But I didn’t always have the guts to take such an entrepreneurial risk. My sailing partner and coach, a commercial real estate entrepreneur, was my catalyst. On a slow-to-no-wind race day on Lake Erie for the...
Read MoreFire a prospect before hiring a client
Fire a prospect before hiring a client Recently I had an experience where I chose to pass on a prospect to avoid a nightmare client. This experience made me stop and think hard before going with my gut. Some would say that I passed up potential business. When a relationship is right, you sense it from the get go. The perspectives and education of both parties in their respective fields is clearly understood on both ends. The same goals are understood and shared; there is mutual respect, curiosity and the perspective education by both parties in their respective fields is clearly understood...
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“Traveling the country, delicacies always near” – eating our way from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi – a New Year’s adventure http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-0325-food-vietnam-20120324,0,6406379.story
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“Tracking Down Great Garden Fare” – my secret weapon for staying healthy on the road, at the office and when life gets challenging. http://www.robbreportcollection.com/Lasting-Impressions-0412
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