NATAS Inducts Newest Gold, Silver Circle Members

By on April 25th, 2007 In Media, Professional Development

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter, is pleased to induct three new members into its Gold Circle Society and eight new members into its Silver Circle Society. The societies honor individuals throughout the region for their significant contributions to the broadcasting industry. The Gold Circle recipients are: television [...]

Read More→

Southwest Airlines SVP Corp Comm to speak at Copper Quills

By on April 24th, 2007 In Professional Development

(Source: IABC Phoenix) Fortune magazine ranked Southwest Airlines fifth on its 2007 list of America ’s Most Admired Companies. The airline has reported 34 years of consecutive profitability. At the heart of Southwest Airlines’ phenomenal success is a corporate communication philosophy that engages employees and customers and reflects the company’s unique spirit and culture. How [...]

Read More→

Could you live without a Blackberry?

By on April 23rd, 2007 In Social Media

The Blackberry blackout notwithstanding, there’s news that RIM will make the operating system available to non-blackberry devices. Did the outage affect you here? On a broader level, I am curious to see how many people depend on mobile email, and/or text messaging. Quick poll: If you could spare 1.8 minutes (!) do me a favor [...]

Read More→

MoJo for your clients

By on April 21st, 2007 In Pitching

As you look at the many changes happening on azcentral.com and in the Republic newspaper itself, you will notice they are heavily pushing readers to help them report what is going on in their world. From local gatherings, Valley Idols, your pets, kids or license plate, there is something for everyone to share with just [...]

Read More→

Reputation Management “This American Life”-style

By on April 20th, 2007 In Hype!

I listen religiously to “This American Life” each week on podcast as I walk my dogs.   This week’s episode deals with various ways reputations are created and destroyed. As usual, the Ira Glass-hosted program picks a topic and offers several different, intimate, engaging audio protraits. This week, it was like helplessly watching a car wreck. You could feel [...]

Read More→

Green Summit, a big hit

By on April 20th, 2007 In Hype!

On a more people-friendly topic, I wanted to mention that here at ASU, we had a wonderful event last afternoon. The Green Summit. KJZZ covered it, and you could listen to a podcast here. It was a day around sustainability, with some 40 exhibitors showcasing anything from what could go into green buildings, to urban [...]

Read More→

Next Entries » « Previous Entries