Category: Lifestyle

Make Everyday International Women’s Day!

Make Everyday International Women’s Day!

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women, past, present, and future. Celebrated on March 8th, International Women’s Day connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women’s craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and [...]

Stress much? 5 Ways to De-Stress for a Better You

Stress much? 5 Ways to De-Stress for a Better You

Feeling overwhelmed? Stressed out? Almost ready to snap? As women in the communications field, we can expect to work hard and long hours. What exactly is this 40 hour work week some people speak of? It isn’t unusual to work a standard work week AND overtime AND come home and work even more. Our work [...]

6 Ways to Market Your Success + Create Your Personal Brand

6 Ways to Market Your Success + Create Your Personal Brand

As a woman in communications, you may spend countless hours marketing others’ successes but how can we as communications professionals market our own success without looking like we are tooting our own horns?

Dressing For Success – The Publicist’s Wardrobe

Dressing For Success – The Publicist’s Wardrobe

One of my favorite funny blog posts comes from Bay Bird Inc., a public relations agency in San Diego, California simply entitled the “A Publicist’s Uniform?”. Peyton Robertson, Founder/President, and Ashley Netzband, Publicist came to work in pretty much the same attire–black shirt, skinny jeans, and Tory Burch flats (personally I rotate three pair of [...]

New Year…New You?

New Year…New You?

Happy New Year! The confetti has settled, you may have already broken one (or three) of your New Year’s resolutions, and you started the first Monday of the new year with a cheery disposition to (1) take over the world and (2) take on your resolutions for a new you. Wait, what was so wrong [...]

It’s All About the SWAGG Giveaway

It’s All About the SWAGG Giveaway

SWAGG is turning the gift-giving world upside down in time for the holiday season by allowing consumers to toss their plastic to better manage gift, loyalty and membership cards on their mobile devices.

Why I Love Public Relations

Why I Love Public Relations

When I was five years old I was quite the character. I wrote stories about traveling to far off places and having amazing adventures. I was curious and wanted to know what was INSIDE the Atari and what made it work much to the chagrin of my mother. I enjoyed going to the Bingo Hall [...]