I have a passion for running. My passion for running is not about how fast I can run, but it is the experience of doing it. I can be anywhere in the world and I can put on a pair of running shoes and hit the road. I explore and see things that the average person […]
Do Something, and Something Happens; Do Nothing, and Nothing Happens Midway through my printing company’s growth, I was approached by a consultant whose job was to make corporate assessments and recommendations that purportedly would lead to greater efficiency, productivity, and in the end, profit. I said purportedly, not because I thought his $20K worth of […]
I have always taken great pride in my work, specifically in my ability to write and present on a topic or issue in a succinct, informed, and interesting manner. The downside to taking such pride and ownership in what I do, is that is has led me more than once to obsess over my final […]
Having had the recent opportunity to conduct a candidate search for a senior level position on behalf of a Fortune 100 client, I wanted to share a few basic but critical tips: 1. There are people on both sides (Supply side – reply & confirm) Small things, like confirming receipt of an application, can be […]
(Below is a re-post from ProActive Communications’ President Mark Serrano’s blog, PowerTrip) Someone once said that what other people think about you is none of your business. For America’s largest companies, this could not be further from the truth – and some of them had better make it their top priority fast. That reputation is everything […]
SIMPLICITY. It is really at the core of what we do in public affairs and public relations on a day-to-day basis: communicate messages that are critical to clients’ best interests in a way that resonates with target audiences so that they can accept and support those messages with ease. Albert Einstein said, “If you can’t explain […]
The first time I made an investment in the stock market I was a young man in August of 1987. It was exciting to pick stocks and mutual funds that I thought would help grow my asset portfolio over time. Unfortunately the biggest stock market crash in history occurred on October 19, 1987. So it […]
Over the years, leadership training conferences at ProActive Communications have proven to be essential opportunities for energizing our business and creating new concepts and innovations in client services as well as new business applications. “Grow Forward” is the theme of the 2011 Summer Leadership Training Week at ProActive Communications. This year over two-dozen staff members […]
Last week there were a flurry of tweets and blog posts on the latest news – Google had updated the algorithm used for search queries, a change which will no doubt have a major impact effect across the Internet. With the new algorithm, online content will be ranked based upon its origins, rather than site […]
When I was 10 years old I dreamed of being an astronaut. Every night for at least a year I looked up at the moon and wondered what take off would be like – SCARY. I dreamed about what the ride would feel like – COOL, and then about the feeling of what landing ON […]