Solo PR Pro

DECEMBER 17, 2021

When she started her business in the summer of 2001, she was pregnant, had just been laid off following the dot-com crash, and had no idea what the future would hold. Laura Frnka-Davis' agency LFD Communications is on track to have its best year yet financially and continues to land clients. Congratulations to all!

Banking 96

Banking Film Transportation Financial 96

Stuart Bruce

MAY 20, 2016

Despite this appearing to defy logic and common sense it exists for a good reason to prevent ‘creative’ accounting. The survey was extended by CIMA to include the views of chief financial officers (CFOs). In plain English this means unless there is an original cost – buying it – there can’t be a new higher or lower value for the asset.

Reputation 94

Reputation Measurement Brand Branding 94

Cision

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

In 2013, a KMPG survey of the top 100 largest businesses in 41 different countries found that 71 percent of these companies report on their CSR performance and more than half include CSR in their annual financial reports. Many studies show that CSR initiatives have a positive impact on financial returns.

Media Relations 120

Media Relations Trends Media Corporate 120

Sword and the Script

MARCH 19, 2018

Ned is a retired senior naval officer who launched the “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR pros looking for work. Interestingly, a separate study of 400 in-house creatives and marketers by inMotionNow * put award programs at bottom of the list of results that matter. Click To Tweet.

Survey 74

Survey Trends Communications Storytelling 74

Communications Conversations

MAY 30, 2018

Both Kate and I have strong PR backgrounds, but the responsibility falls within her scope as Chief Creative Officer (obviously with a ton of my input and social chatter). But technically, I left my agency job to go back to grad school in 2001 (the week before Sept. What was the last date you worked in the PR field? Five years.

Apparel 106

Apparel Public Affairs Training Corporate 106

Sword and the Script

APRIL 2, 2019

Similarly, and though we don’t use the terminology, big businesses hire panels of marketing agencies too – PR, creative, SEO, social, digital, advertising. Ned launched “ Job of the Week ” (JOTW) email newsletter in 2001 as a free resource for PR and communications professionals looking for work. Then the economy changed.

Agency 97

Agency Trends Marketing Survey 97

Where the Fishermen Ain't

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In August 2001, I started blogging and writing about these and other developments. We’ve seen a financial boom and bust that tracks against the Gartner Hype Cycle somewhat. In 2000 or so, I was introduced to the concept of the “weblog” by Dan Gillmor , then a columnist at the San Jose Mercury News. The business press has taken notice.

Web 20

Web Government Technology Corporate 20