I've been thinking more about casual Friday's since Iowa Communicator blogged about it last week, and I have a theory.Are the biggest fans of casual Friday Catholic school students all grown up?Stick with me for a moment. I am the product (for better or worse) of 11 years of Catholic school uniforms and I hate, detest, and come close to spitting at anyone who tries to make me follow some dress code at work, ergo I LOVE casual Fridays. Maybe this is my chance to show some civil disobedience ... more >>

posted by: Eileen

Better late than never! I just got wind of a old (Jan. 25, 2007) report by Forrester that takes on a real sticky wicket: calculating the ROI of running a corporate blog. I've ranted on more than one occasion that marketers should use social media, including blogs, as an R&D tool and not to expect a hard return. But, if anyone can build a more hard-core argument for blogging, I'm all for it. After all, these are difficult times, which means money talks. According to this post on ... more >>

posted by: donball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgn6rjGbp0cI think that Robert Gibbs should teach a course in Interviewing 101.  I think his main point would be that if the interviewer is trying to prove a point in the questioning you should not answer the question but show them the answer.  Robert Gibbs gave Sean Hannity a taste of his own guilt-by-association medicine.What a great example in how to turn an interview in your favor.

posted by: BORNinSTL

Still Flying on the Airlines? (The podcast from Jetwhine.com)Hell hath no fury like an airline passenger yanked away from their favorite airline and its frequent flyer program. But sometimes a change of airlines can be a good thing.I had a ringside seat last week to many of the inner workings at Southwest Airlines when I was invited - along with a bunch of other journalists - to the airline’s media day. No matter how many times I interact with Southwest employees, they continue to amaz... more >>

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posted by: robmark

We all know that there are winners and losers in elections.  Obviously.  That is the point.  What it comes down to at the end of the day is COMMUNICATION.  Whoever effectively communicates his or her ideas, plans and positions better takes the prize.   I love elections and campaigns.  It is actually my favorite time of the year.  There is so much to analyze. We all know that stretching the truth, minimizing the truth and so forth are a part of politics.  Politicians... more >>

posted by: BORNinSTL