Unstuffing Your Message: A Cautionary Tale
I’m still full from Thanksgiving. Very full. Let’s face it – a more accurate name for the last Thursday in November may well be “National Day of Semi-Historical Overindulg
Don’t ask who won the election, ask how
On Tuesday, November 4, the United States of America experienced a historic national election…kind of. Americans at large don’t appear to invest themselves too heavily in midte
Are conference booths memorable or a waste of money?
In the financial industry, there are several marquee conferences that act as the mixing pot for the markets’ top leaders each year. Those looking to network and increase brand aw
What’s the difference between advertising and PR?
Although many may not believe it, public relations plays a part in almost every product, service or event that we hear about. But so does advertising. Many people have asked me,
Paragon is the New Orange
One of the most striking aspects of marketing that I’ve observed in my time at Paragon is the purchase of premiums. Premiums – for those less fluent in promotional linguistics
GM’s Fatal Errors
There’s a passage in Chuck Palahniuk’s novel Fight Club where the narrator tells an airline seatmate that his employer, an automaker, determines whether to recall defective car
Maximize your industry event participation
When all’s said and done, the most important factor in a successful industry event is the value of networking. For most people, everything else is secondary. The quality of panel
Feedback: the sexiest word in business
As a PR, I have a burning desire to dive into today’s burgeoning pools of questions and comments, compliments and scorn-filled diatribes. Perhaps my journalism education has ingr
Econoblogosphere challenges financial PR
Journalists like to complain about how press officers for financial institutions have restricted access to bankers and enforced more message discipline in recent years. This has ma
Can you translate that please?
People love to use jargon in all professional fields from the restaurant service industry (“Can you tell the two-top at 19 the mashers are 86-ed? I’m in the weeds!”) to the o