Recent insights from LCWA

May 25, 2018

A Week in the Windy City – Our PRGN Instagram Takeover

Being part of the Public Relations Global Network means we are connected to a network of 50 hand-selected PR firms servicing key markets around the world. This allows us to offer the “boots-on-the-ground” savvy of a local PR agency but on a global scale. This week, those boots landed on the ground in Chicago, as LCWA hosted a “PRGN Takeover”—leveraging
May 25, 2018

Pageantry, Press Releases and Praises

The Royal Wedding, another Star Wars movie and award-winning PR programs from LCWA…all in all, another exciting week! Here are some of my favorite finds: Just Smashing!: Simplicity and informality joined hands with pomp and circumstance when Meghan Markle married Prince Harry Saturday in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The world witnessed a transformative moment for the Royal House
May 24, 2018

Trumpets and Tributes: Highlights from the 2018 PCC Awards

Spring in Chicago means flowers in bloom along Michigan Avenue, boats returning to the harbors, Northside and Southside baseball in full swing, and PR awards season – which kicked off last night with the Publicity Club of Chicago’s Golden Trumpet Awards. Members from throughout the Chicagoland PR community gathered at the historic Palmer House Hilton to honor the best of
May 18, 2018

Superheroes, Skyscrapers and Sounds

This week a mystery sound took over social media, Batman came out of retirement and Chicago’s skyline is slated to get some work done. Get the social scoop here: Do you hear what I hear? At LCWA, about 25 percent of our office heard Yanny, while most (75 percent) heard Laurel in the recent internet sound-off. It all started with