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BP's Long Term Reputation Management
By: Cathy Dunkin
10/13/2010 - As the daily dose of BP news has grown smaller, the company's campaign to tell its story has increased. I see localized examples here in St. Louis and pretty much everywhere I've been traveling. I confess to some personal conflict about buying at BP throughout…
Strategy Comes First: PR Mashup Report
By: Cathy Dunkin
06/07/2010 - Recently I helped lead a breakout session called "PR Mashup: Blending New Media with the Old" at PRSA's Travel and Tourism Conference in Aspen, Colo. I joined colleagues Mike McDougall of Bausch & Lomb and Tom Hoehn of Kodak to describe how organizations can blend…
We're Celebrating at Standing Partnership
By: Cathy Dunkin
05/28/2010 - Our team is celebrating Melissa Lackey -- our new president and my new business partner, a successful first quarter, and a strong plan to guide our future growth. Melissa and I have been friends and colleagues for a long time; we are excited to work…
United Way's Online Auction: Shopping Delight!
By: Cathy Dunkin
08/13/2009 - Husbands are impossible to buy gifts for. But this year, I'm shopping for Carter's birthday online at www.givebidwin.com, the United Way's amazing online auction that started on Monday and goes through the Aug. 20. Because Carter is a big Blues hockey fan, I'll definitely check…
New PetLover Group Will Lead the Pack for Stray and Rescue Groups
By: Cathy Dunkin
08/11/2009 - As an animal lover and the proud parent of rescue dogs Murphy and Annie, my heart goes out to all the homeless pets in shelters. So when Nestlé Purina invited me to get involved in the new St. Louis PetLover Coalition, I leapt at the…
Simple Holiday “De-Stressors”
By: Cathy Dunkin
12/22/2008 - It's no secret - I LOVE the traditions of Christmas! It's natural: I grew up singing carols around the piano with my family; power shopping for the perfect gifts for friends, family and even pets; and crying at all of the great holiday movies from…
STANDING for Our Communities: We Give Back
By: Cathy Dunkin
09/02/2008 - Just one part of what's special about our team at Standing Partnership is every person's excitement about giving back to our communities. The commitment began with the firm's founding in 1991, but I admit I was blown away recently when a team member pointed out…
What's your definition of social media?
By: Cathy Dunkin
04/04/2008 - The engaged group of students, faculty and St. Louis businesspeople who came together Thursday for a social media symposium at Washington University heard from a passionate panel of four experts. The group energetically covered everything from the future of news and journalism to Twitter and…
Wash U. Social Media Symposium
By: Cathy Dunkin
04/03/2008 - I invite you to attend the upcoming Social Media Symposium at Washington University in St. Louis. It's going to offer a great panel of speakers including Bob Duffy, Jason Fiehler, Scott Granneman, and Kurt Greenbaum, and I'm excited to be moderating the discussion next Thursday…
We figured out how to telecommute ... now it's not fashionable!
By: Cathy Dunkin
03/07/2008 - Sue Shellenbarger this week in the Wall Street Journal wrote that companies like AT&T, Intel and Hewlett-Packard are bringing employees back into the office, often after those employees have worked off-site successfully for several years. As a result, some are quitting. Darn – and just…
