Visual storytelling lessons from New Yorker cartoons

Visual storytelling lessons from New Yorker cartoons

Whenever I pick up a copy of the New Yorker, the first thing I do is flip through the magazine from beginning to end to read the cartoons. All of them. Then I go back and reread the most memorable ones again. Why? Because New Yorker cartoons are as close to...
Social media barometer at SMWTO

Social media barometer at SMWTO

If you work in marketing communications, every day can be exciting, challenging and somewhat scary because the landscape is evolving so quickly and what used to work really well not too long ago, doesn’t seem to anymore. I embrace the changes because...
Content and new PR – mentor session at South by Southwest V2V

Content and new PR – mentor session at South by Southwest V2V

If you’ve been to South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, you’ll know it’s an experience second to none, a heady confluence of people, ideas and tech. This year, the Festival organizers are taking the spirit of SXSW to launch a new event, South by...
Where are you going, PR?

Where are you going, PR?

Or really, what’s our future going to be? Are we about to be relegated to the publicity junk heap of the Interwebs? Not that there’s anything wrong with publicity.  As a proud, former publicist I believe there’s much value for that. There’s an...
My list of why I’m tired of lists

My list of why I’m tired of lists

You have the 10 best of this, the five most important of that, the 25 essentials of the other thing. I understand why there are so many lists out there. They’re easy to create and share. They offer fast insights at a glance. They’re actionable and can...