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Fast Company Blogger Implements 'Killer' Idea
By: Justin Lopinot
08/13/2008 - Francisco Dao, a blogger for Fast Company, is taking story idea submissions through his Web site, The Killer Pitch (click on the button at the top-right corner). That's pretty cool, but the novel thing here is that Francisco lets readers review all of the pitch…
Are passwords soon to be a thing of the past?
By: Jenny Rausch
08/11/2008 - A New York Times article today caught my attention for two reasons: it contained the words “Goodbye” and “Passwords.” Can you imagine a world where passwords were not needed? Here at Standing Partnership, we've developed a process in which our passwords change on a monthly…
Blog Pulse - it's like spying on conversations!
By: Tammy Stankey
08/11/2008 - Recently I attended Bulldog Reporter's PR Universtiy "Social Media Bootcamp" for PR professsionals. I'm still digesting all I learned and trying to experiment with a few things to keep them the top-of-mind. One (of many) tools trainer Sally Falkow demonstrated was Nielson BuzzMetrics' Blog Pulse.…
"Good afternoon, Standing Partnership"
By: Tammy Stankey
08/08/2008 - In a July 21 article titled "Flexible schedules work best when thought out, detailed," Chicago Tribune reporter Barbara Rose looks at the pros/cons of flextime in the business world. She points out that rising fuel prices may be spurring some organizations to be more flexible…
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…
Setting Things Right
By: Loren Wassell
08/06/2008 - When things go wrong, you have an issue to manage. But, prompt positive action can turn the situation around -- or, at least, nip it in the bud. Circuit City just demonstrated this. Mad Magazine published a parody Circuit City ad, poking fun at things…
Keep An Eye On Monocle
By: Ryan Saale
08/05/2008 - One of the newest trends currently emerging in the traditional publishing world is the cross-niche, global magazine. Apparently, reading up on culture, society, international affairs and everything in between in one compact publication is where readership is going – or, at least where publishing houses…
Is vacation time important to doing well at work?
By: Tammy Stankey
07/30/2008 - As I was driving to work listening to KWMU I heard a statistic on American Public Radio's Marketplace Morning Report that surprised me: According to a poll taken in April by the Conference Board, fewer than 40 percent of Americans planned a summer vacation this…
"I'm Sorry"
By: Susan Iskiwitch
07/30/2008 - An apologetic J. Crew e-mail to customers and newsletter subscribers hit inboxes this morning. The company has been having some internal issues that resulted in the mistreatment of online and catalog shoppers over the past few weeks. Sometimes it's best for a company to own…
The PR Industry's Reaction to the Social Media Release
By: Marijean Jaggers
07/29/2008 - Remember SHIFT's social media release template? When it came out in May, 2006 it was all the buzz – the New Big Thing in PR. But what happened when the template was released? Was it successful? Were PR practitioners using it? Most importantly, did journalists…
