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Posts:December 2014, Careers and Culture
Less Is More: The Redundancy Trap
by Derrick Mitcham| December 10, 2014
It’s no secret: PR and corporate communications professionals spend an extraordinary amount of time writing. Yet, we often don’t have time to review our work to ensure it’s as effective as it could be. When editing other people’s writing, and admittedly sometimes my own, I notice people falling into the redundancy trap. In conversation, it’s […]
What Makes a Great Leader in PR? (Video)
by Julie Ferriot| December 5, 2014
As global director for Ketchum’s social responsibility program, or as we call it, KSR, I recently had the opportunity to lecture at the University of Alabama on the topic, “Using Communications for Positive World Change.” With studies revealing that 72% of students feel having “a job that can make an impact” is essential to their […]
The 3 Essentials of a Great Agency
by Anna Chekhomova| December 3, 2014
As my six-year anniversary at Ketchum Maslov came and went, I began thinking about what has really inspired me at the agency over the years, and what exactly makes an agency stand out from the pack. While there are countless things that I believe can make any company a great place to work, there are […]