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The value of trust: Stephen Covey’s lessons for Penn State

The passing of values guru Stephen Covey and the announcement of stiff NCAA sanctions against Penn State football share more than the coincidence of timing. Covey’s July 16 death..

The Three Points to Have a Story Worth Telling

New times sometimes call for new, (and sometimes not so new) approaches. In the never-ending pursuit to communicate effectively, managers and marketers alike are making “new”..

What Carl Jung teaches us about contemporary PR

Few psychologists (save Freud and Benjamin Spock) have had as wide an impact on popular culture, and in turn, business communications, than Swiss psychologist Carl Jung..

The Immediacy of Social Media: Are Expectations Too High?

Some areas of “new” media (or what others call “immediate media”) are widely altering how “news of the day” is followed and understood. Having made strong impact as real-time,..

How do you influence perception so that it becomes reality?

Although the 2010 mid-term elections are long over, Wednesday, Jan. 20, marked one of the first milestones in the outcome of those elections: the Republican-led House voted to..

Do polarizing campaigns deliver results?

A bizarre media report here in our great hometown of Pittsburgh this weekend really had me scratching my head. Apparently a local advertising firm developed what several business..

Three Ways Social Media Can Add to the Marketplace of Ideas

In trying to tell influential stories, I am constantly aware of the age-old concept of “the marketplace of ideas.” Rooted in economic theory and famous Supreme Court decisions,..

I have seen the future of PR: Integrated Digital Communications

The continuing explosion of content creation tools in cyberspace has me feeling both nostalgic and prophetic these days. It's an odd combination, I grant you, but hear me out. I..

Before Usain Bolt, Steve Prefontaine was the story of speed

This blog is usually filled with discussions and perspectives on the importance and technique of telling meaty stories with context, enlightenment for audiences and above all..

It's about the content, not the pipes!

Forgive me, but aside from the horrible economy, 2009 is starting to sound a lot like 1999 at the intersection of communication and technology. As with the dot.com explosion,..