Recent insights from LCWA

Heidi Tarr Terlap and I co-authored the cover story in the current issue of the Association Forum of Chicagoland’s Forum magazine. “How data can help you shatter performance plateaus” is a quick review of the researcher’s toolkit and how it can be used to guide successful organizations. As we note in the article, “the most forward-thinking organizations leverage research techniques

Welcome to 2013! Resolutions and advice were everywhere this week as we all strive to start the year off right. Here are some of the pieces that stuck with us. Stick to Resolutions. Did you make New Year’s Resolutions? So did we! Check out these tips from Health.com to stick with them. Stop Stressing. Military, firefighters, airline pilots…PR executives? Once

Although the year is winding down, and many are already vacationing for the holidays, our Twitter stream was as active as ever this week. Here’s what we liked: Snow, no?: Here in Chicago we were in a snow drought until today… 290 days without snow!  Welcome, winter wonderland. Brands beware: Sometimes a well-intentioned hashtag campaign goes wrong – sorry for Starbucks, this

Over the last month, we assisted client UnitedHealthcare of Illinois, a corporate sponsor of Chicago Welcomes Home the Heroes, spread the word about a two-day series of events to celebrate the service of thousands of veterans of the U.S. Armed Services since 9/11. The events included a parade on Saturday, Dec. 15 along Chicago’s signature parade route down Columbus Drive.