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Posts:March 2015, Media
Weaving Women’s Contributions into our Story
by Elizabeth Stoltz| March 26, 2015
As we celebrate National Women’s History Month, I found myself getting wrapped up in the History Channel’s series “History of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.” However, there was something troubling about the series’ take on human progress. True to its title, The History of Mankind seemed to be just that – the story […]
10 Ways to be More Creative
by Sue Maloney| March 25, 2015
Have you ever found yourself in a creative rut? No worries, here are 10 simple ways you can shake up your environment or daily routine. And who knows, maybe one of these ideas could be just what your mind needed to trigger a fresh new perspective. Bring on the next creative challenge! Do you have […]
SXSW: Sessions, SouthBites and Social
by Rand Carpenter| March 18, 2015
Not knowing what to expect, I went to SXSW 2015 feeling a bit intimidated. Like any PR professional worth their stuff, I did my homework. I downloaded the SXSW Go app, researched sessions and speakers and spoke to colleagues and friends who had attended in the past. I have to admit, even after all that […]
3 Things Every Brand Needs to Remember From SXSW
by Abby Guthkelch| March 17, 2015
SXSW has been a whirlwind of activity this year – and the problem is always the same after conferences as big and exciting as this one: How do you experience everything SXSW has to offer and then condense it into one blog post? The answer: It’s extremely difficult. Of all the insights gained this year, […]
Look Back to the Future
Over the years, I’ve collected a lot of nice bound notebooks. I have a silly fear of filling them up with “useless” notes so I tend to save them for special occasions. So, the particular book I picked up for this year’s SXSW had my notes from the 2012 conference. In it were my notes […]
#SXSW2015: How to Affect Positive Change
by Jayshri Patel| March 14, 2015
I thought my first day “as the new kid” at SXSW would be a blast, overwhelming and out-of-this-world. It wasn’t. It was better. It was an intellectual paradise. I came away from day one with pages of notes from sessions filled with fantastic insights from a wide range of speakers. In particular, those of author […]