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Better Computer? Maybe. Better Writing? Definitely
By: Mistie Thompson
04/28/2009 - So recently my colleague Justin entered the PC vs. Mac smackdown ring with his thoughts on Microsoft's recent "Keep the Change" campaign, crediting Microsoft for finally "landing a punch" in the ad wars between the two brand powerhouses. Well, Mac has fired back with four…
Internal Communications: Getting Ahead of the Inbox
By: Marijean Jaggers
04/23/2009 - In the communications business, there's been a recent surge in getting back to basics; branding and internal communications are in demand. Getting back to basics has meant an upswing in client interest in getting ahead of one of the most frequent forms of communication we…
NTSB and Crisis Communication in Aviation
By: Marijean Jaggers
04/22/2009 - Recently, as part of our crisis communication work for Standing's client, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport, I attended a crisis communication workshop delivered by none other than the NTSB. The presenters, both public affairs specialists in aviation, provided fascinating case studies and information about the role…
Charlottesville Blog of the Week
By: Marijean Jaggers
04/17/2009 - The Newsplex and specifically Jim Hanchett, news director, has started an interesting segment on WCAV CBS-19 in Charlottesville. Jim's idea was to begin to connect the TV watching audience with the local blogosphere by featuring a different area blog each week. The segment, which appears…
Burger King’s Mexican Mistake
By: Ryan Saale
04/17/2009 - Ah, nothing like a good marketing blunder to spice up U.S. and Mexican relations. Burger King recently unveiled a new advertisement for its "Texican" Whopper that portrays a Texas-style cowboy next to what seems to be a small Mexican wrestler wearing a cape resembling the…
A Crisis Will Happen - Are You Ready?
By: Mistie Thompson
04/17/2009 - On a recent crisp April morning, my colleague Marijean and I swooped into the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) with the kind of stealth that would make Navy SEALs proud. Intimidating black briefcases in hand and intense CSI-style game faces on, we pulled the CHO executive staff…
Les Miserables to Fantastique
By: Christi Dixon
04/16/2009 - I'm admittedly a huge "Les Miserables" fan; have been since it came onto the Broadway scene in the late '80s. I'm also a huge reality TV fan, er junkie, so when I heard a recommendation at PRSA's St. Louis chapter meeting yesterday to watch Susan Boyle,…
Throw Down in the Lou: Emerson vs. AB, or Always Be Prepared
By: Julie Steininger
04/16/2009 - Today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch chronicles a rift between two of St. Louis' top corporations - Emerson and Anheuser-Busch InBev. The ruffled feathers stem from a change in InBev's payment terms with Emerson from 30 to 120 days. Also today, David Farr, Emerson chairman, CEO and…
Unthinkable News for Newspapers
By: Loren Wassell
04/16/2009 - To all that has been written on the Internet's impact on traditional newspapers, a leading expert on the ‘net's effects managed to add significant new thinking a few weeks ago with an essay called "Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable." Newspapers saw the threat from the…
Virginia is for Social Media Lovers
By: Mistie Thompson
04/15/2009 - Our resident social media expert is out and about again! If you’re in the Central Virginia area on Wed., April 29 and are ready for intermediate digital media training, head over to CitySpace in the Downtown Mall for “Social Networking 201: Building Your Online Presence…
