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Predictions For The PR Business In 2009

December 30th, 2008

MediaBistro.com is an important and widely read source of news for the media community.  It is very robust in its scope of coverage, and provides a constant diet of news, features, information of interest to people in the business, and interactive conversation.  They link to a number of Read more…

Communications & News Business

If The Fall In The Price Of Homes Is The Root Of The Economic Meltdown, What Is The Root Of The Fall In The Price Of Homes?

December 24th, 2008

By my age, habits have become pretty well etched into the pattern of my life. However, I have to admit that I am joining that crush of people who are getting more of their news online. I have grabbed The Washington Post at my front door every day for the past five decades or so. Read more…

The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment

The Good Part About Bad News: Some Random Thoughts About The Economy From An Investor Relations Perspective

December 18th, 2008

I spent ten years, beginning in 1981, heading the corporate communications efforts of three publicly owned businesses. In each instance, my highest priority was investor relations. In 1991, after leaving the third company, NVR, the large homebuilding company where I Read more…

The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment

Thoughts On The Rise Of ‘Supporterism’ And Its Impact On Washington

December 17th, 2008

At the December 2, 2008, “New Washington” conference held at The National Press Club , I gave a brief presentation on how I believe the convergence of the economic downturn and the new political environment will give rise to a decline in Read more…

Communications & News Business

Steve Pearlstein’s ‘Leadership’ Blog Is Great. But The Premise Is Flawed

December 12th, 2008

I have a great deal of respect for Steve Pearlstein. Not only have I read his column for a long time, but I have had the opportunity to spend some time with him one-on-one when he prepared his article about the Qorvis business model versus Read more…

The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment

The Emerging Shift In the Focus of Messages Aimed at the American Public & What That Will Mean To Washington (And New York)

December 2nd, 2008

The following are my remarks prepared (and slightly edited) for the conference on “The New Washington” held at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the morning of December 2, 2008. Qorvis Communications was a sponsor Read more…

The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment