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How I Started Standing: Christi Dixon
By: Christi Dixon
12/12/2007 - This is my story of how I met and re-met Standing Partnership. In the mid-1990s I began my public relations career with an internship and entry-level position at an integrated agency in Clayton, Mo. In fact, while I was there, we shared some office…
People to Know at the P-D
By: Christi Dixon
12/04/2007 - Jamie Riley, letters editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, was kind enough to lend me her ear today to discuss the inner workings of the Post-Dispatch's Editorial Department. The Standing team learned some time ago about an incoming editorial page editor, but thanks to Jamie,…
Alleluia: something basic
By: Christi Dixon
12/03/2007 - [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI] Finally, a video I can share with my grandparents. . . and 6-year-old daughter!
Must-haves for traveling
By: Christi Dixon
11/19/2007 - The communications world calls for traveling from time to time, whether it's across town or a hop to another region of the country. Julie posted some musings about her recent trip to Croatia, and I was inspired to share some of the takeaways (some professional,…
Communicate + Celebrate = Great
By: Christi Dixon
10/25/2007 - Standing Partnership is celebrating its 16th anniversary this week... we're celebrating as a group and marking our success with a bit of a respite. I've told my family about our plans, and their mouths gaped. The effort that management has made to create a positive,…
My kind of crisis
By: Christi Dixon
10/17/2007 - Hey, do you think we could help this guy? Maybe barter for chocolates?! I couldn't keep from laughing.
Measurement for social media
By: Christi Dixon
10/15/2007 - What's the point of social media? How can twitter make a difference for a business? Are blogs helping to drive sales? Social media is actually more measurable than you might think! Shel Holtz helped facilitate a recent "unconference" for Ragan Communications and served as the…
What's your score?
By: Christi Dixon
10/11/2007 - I had the opportunity to attend Corporate Communications and the Social Media Revolution, Sept. 26-28. Wow. Since then, I've been positively gushing advice, and I'm still wading through all of the notes in the margin that say "blog about this!" and "make sure to tell…
Definition of a great place to work
By: Christi Dixon
09/25/2007 - How great is it to have a place of employment that encourages work/life balance and allows working parents to serve family and client/customer simultaneously? (It's amazing, trust me.) Check out this discussion-charged post about the seesaw choices of working parents.
The Value of "Public" Appearances
By: Christi Dixon
09/21/2007 - I've had the pleasure of seeing several clients in person this week. Not just to discuss work, but to really find out what they love, what they're up to, what they do when stress hits. It hearkened back a few decades, when the phone and…
