October 9, 2015

Favorite Finds

 It was a great week in Chicago! Here were my favorite trending topics: #FlyTheW: There was huge build-up for the Cubbies’ convincing victory over the Bucs in the Wild Card Game – plus a cool hashtag emoji. Meet me in St. Louis. Holy PR: The #CoolPope’s historic visit to the states led to a nice PR boost for the Catholic Church.
October 5, 2015

In the Mix…AASM Snaps with Millennials

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) often is a resource on the topic of sleep for top media outlets across the country. We recently worked with CNN.com on a story about pulling all-nighters (which is not recommended by the AASM, for the record!). The story appeared as part of a back-to-school special report on CNN’s Snapchat Discover channel, a
October 2, 2015

Favorite Finds

What a week! Despite the seemingly non-stop coverage of the Supermoon Eclipse, the Pope’s U.S. visit, and the tracking of Hurricane Joaquin, there were a few other stories and events that made headlines this week. Here are a couple that caught our attention: Another Facebook Hoax: Don’t believe the latest wave of status updates. By copying and pasting a short
October 1, 2015

In the Mix…Buzzing for Gel Bee

At LCWA we like our clients to “bee” the center of attention, and last month we helped our client Gel Bee do just that. Through Pinterest content curation, a Pinterest sweepstakes and promoted posts we helped Gel Bee increase its brand awareness and gain new followers. The Gel Bee team seeded gel pens and collected user-generated content (UGC) throughout the