June 15, 2014
Lots of excitement this week from the kick-off of the World Cup to Eric Cantor’s historic defeat in the Republican primary. Here are some other stories that caught our attention last week: The Secret is Out: CIA director John Brennan announced that the super-secret agency planned to launch official CIA social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook. Based on the first tweet released
June 10, 2014
Hail to the Chief
I’ve attended over the years numerous public relations organization events featuring prestigious speakers, but it’s difficult to top last week’s keynoter at the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) (www.publicity.org) Golden Trumpet Awards dinner: former President Jimmy Carter. On the dais to honor the PCC’s 2014 lifetime achievement winners and former Carter White House staffers – long-time Chicago-based political PR pros
June 6, 2014
Favorite Finds
This week saw a lot of buzz surrounding social media platform updates and some great PR campaign award wins as PR awards season continues. Instagramadded 10 new editing tools to its platform, giving users free access to high-level photo editing software commonly found in paid programs. With the addition of live chatting added to the Snapchat platform, the amount of
May 30, 2014
Favorite Finds
Everyone at LCWA has been cheering on the Blackhawks’ comeback all week, and you can bet we’ll all be glued to our TVs tonight rooting for another big win in L.A. But how about the drama last night with ESPN’s live broadcast of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships? LCWA’s grammar and spelling police agree, the first co-champs in 52