Aug 14, 2008
Our 24/7 communications world sometimes seems a lot like the Autobahn: no limits to speed. But I think we’d be a whole lot smarter if we if we took our foot off the accelerator and paid more attention to the road ahead. (Watch our for that pothole!) We could...
Aug 11, 2008
Guest blog by ANTHONY WESTENBERG, account director, Palette PRWhen I was working in Amsterdam as the global communications manager for Randstad, I had the honour to represent my company in the Public Affairs Task Group, established for sponsors of the Dutch Olympic...
Jul 6, 2008
For the past several weeks, my spam filter has been blocking emails I’m calling insult spam. The New York Times wrote about them in June, around the time I started receiving them. (Oh, how wonderful it is to be an early adopter!)Basically, these messages have a...
Jun 5, 2008
No, this is not a post about being overburdened at work. (Although it may be.)It’s just that lately, a bunch of people have been referring to me in emails as Max.Now to be clear, my name is Martin (in case you hadn’t noticed). So why is this happening?...
May 25, 2008
Guest blog by LOUISE ARMSTRONG, executive vice president, Palette PRWhen I turned 40, I decided to draft some resolutions for the second half of my life. Each goal is designed to simplify my life by eliminating time wasters – things that are a part of my day but which...
