March 24, 2017

Insights and Highlights from the HOME + HOUSEWARES SHOW

After 25+ years in the PR biz, I consider myself a trade show veteran. Between the International Builders Show, Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, National Hardware Show, NeoCon, DeckExpo SURFACES, and countless International Home Furnishings Markets, I’ve walked enough shows to max out any step tracker. Just this week, I attended my umpteenth International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago
March 24, 2017

Media and Mayhem

Spring finally sprung this week, although we are off to a cold start with blustery winds. With more and more reasons to be anxious when watching the news, here are my favorite finds from this week: GIF Marketing – No matter how you pronounce the word, GIFs are increasingly popular and Tenor, the company who created the GIF keyboard, has
March 17, 2017

Politics and Pandas

With the new American president using Twitter as a platform and social media becoming an increasingly more important channel for civic engagement, posts and tweets this week took a political bent. But – there also were lots of lovable pandas. Here are my favorite finds from this week: Hate Speech Police – In advance of its 2017 elections, Germanyhas drafted
March 16, 2017

Boise Paper Sweepstakes Looks Brilliant with 2017 Resolutions

The Boise Paper “Make Your Bright Ideas Look Brilliant” campaign is building awareness for the bright, high-quality Boise POLARIS® Premium paper line. To complement this campaign as well as drive customers to purchase Boise POLARIS Premium paper, LCWA held an online sweepstakes asking consumers how they would “look brilliant” at work and beyond in 2017. As expected, this question generated