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Recent Posts
The relevance of a global event in a developing country – posted by Mari Lee, ABC –
It is not about things, it is about people. This was very clear in the recent FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa during June & July 2010. The 92nd birthday of Nelson Mandela was celebrated just days after the World Cup Final, with South Africans being urged to spend More...
Is it PR's job to drive sales? – posted by Justin Goldsborough –
This question came up in a new business presentation last week. We were discussing whether PR should be responsible for creating awareness and buzz, actually driving sales or both.
There was a restaurant operator and a director of marketing in the room. The operator said PR — and marketing btw, because he viewed them as one More...
The Awfulness of Business Writing: What's a Communicator to Do? – posted by Natalie Canavor –
If you don’t participate in the IABC Linked-In Group (as I didn’t myself till recently) you won’t know that the last article I contributed to July’s CW Bulletin generated a lot of discussion there. The “Working Words” column talked about “Why is Business Writing So Awful,” reporting on a piece by Jason Fried with that More...
Writers are feeling righteous – posted by Julie Freeman, ABC – The subject of business writing may not seem like an explosive one, but it has generated a great deal of discussion recently
Two weeks ago, on IABC’s LinkedIn Group, Angela asked the question, “Why is business writing so awful?” She has received 53 replies and they are still coming in.
Independent of the discussion on LinkedIn, blogger More...
It's not just the fax – posted by John Elliott – I’m sorry that I haven’t been blogging lately. But, I’ve been busy doing lots of stuff…
…like thinking about getting rid of my fax machine. I haven’t decided yet, but it’s on my list.
You see, I can’t remember the last time I sent a fax message – which is odd, considering I can still recall quite More...
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