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One Man's Fluff Is Another's Treasure
By: Mistie Thompson
08/28/2008 - If you're a regular "Where Do You Stand?" reader, you may have noticed that I'm a rather, shall we say, conversational writer. Some would attribute that to my country hick Southern heritage, while others might accuse call it unprofessional unconventional. On a number of occasions,…
Yes, Virginia, It's Possible To Be Too Connected
By: Mistie Thompson
08/07/2008 - I work part-time for Standing Partnership, which (for me, at least) means I'm in the office two days a week reveling in my "adult" time working away and the other three days enjoying "mommy time" with my two little Princesses (yes, that is a deliberate…
Don't Want to Brag, But...
By: Mistie Thompson
07/03/2008 - ...our fearless COO, Melissa Lackey (who we're convinced never sleeps), has written an article for PR News' "Crisis Management Guidebook, vol. 2" now available from the PR Press. With the intriguing title "Winning the Most Serious Game in Town: the Reputation Championship," it's relevant to…
Lovin' Your Annual Report
By: Mistie Thompson
05/23/2008 - Yes, the words "annual report" do tend to make communications professionals collectively bang their heads on their keyboards...but it doesn't have to be that way. No, I'm serious. Stop laughing hysterically. You're starting to scare me. Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to about…
The Merry-Go-Round Is Optional
By: Mistie Thompson
04/25/2008 - Standing Partnership has a cool office - elegant, organized and with a beautiful "treehouse" feel due to the view most of us have of the mini-forest right outside our office. At least I thought we had a cool office - until I saw these. Bonus…
Greed Is Not Good
By: Mistie Thompson
04/09/2008 - Yeah, I'm going there. So you've probably heard about Hillary Clinton's chief strategist, Mark Penn, being dumped by the Clintons (oh, I'm sorry - he quit on his own - uh-huh) after pushing for a trade deal with Colombia - a deal that Hillary strongly…
Yahoo! Throws Down
By: Mistie Thompson
04/01/2008 - Sometimes it seems as if the Google vs. Yahoo! battle is almost as heated as the Alabama vs. Auburn intense near death smackdown friendly rivalry. I actually prefer Google, for the simple (and admittedly simplistic) reasons that I find Google easier to navigate, I like…
Please, We're Begging You, Plan For a Crisis
By: Mistie Thompson
03/25/2008 - In a perfect world, every single one of our clients would have a crisis communications plan. No, the Standing staff isn't part of some crazed doomsday cult predicting disaster at every turn (although if you flip around our website fast enough, it can look a…
We Wear Many Hats...And Sometimes Helmets
By: Mistie Thompson
03/18/2008 - Our President and CEO Cathy Dunkin is not only Standing's fearless leader, she's also a kick-butt hockey player. How good is she? Good enough to co-host, along with former St. Louis Blues player Kelly Chase, the "Ladies & Left Wings" hockey basics training event on…
Yes, We Really Are That Cool
By: Mistie Thompson
02/14/2008 - Standing's "outstanding" (sorry, couldn't resist!) sabbatical policy was just featured in this St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, along with some - ahem - interesting opinions on the concept of corporate sabbaticals by experts from the Society for Human Resource Management. With all due respect to the…
