Does it feel weird to you yet? Walking outside without a mask? Do you live somewhere that no longer requires them inside? For the last 15 months, our worlds have…
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The Focus You Had a Year Ago is Misplaced
At the risk of going all Debbie Downer on you—and please stick with us here, there is a point!—consider these observations and predictions: Research shows that rates of depression and…
Read MoreKeeping up with Media Trends
One of the many challenges facing any media outlet is keeping up with the constantly changing media landscape in the United States. Broadcasters, or as they’re called now, legacy media,…
Read MoreBrand Implementation with TenTen
If it hasn’t happened to you in your career, it probably will. It, of course, is a rebrand. Whether you were on the wrong side of a trademark challenge, you…
Read MoreIntellectual Property and Your Organization
Intellectual property—trademarks, copyrights, patents, etc.—is a topic most organizations don’t think about enough. That’s especially true for mission-driven organizations. But as we’ll learn in this episode, intellectual property should very…
Read MoreThe Future of Live and Virtual Events
Episode Summary: For years, with members all around the globe, the MIT Alumni Association produced events both big and small to keep alumni connected to their alma mater. In this…
Read MoreWhat Will Post-Pandemic Events Look Like?
Episode Summary: There’s one thing we all had to do in some form or another in 2020—pivot! Nowhere is that more clear than when it comes to holding events, especially…
Read MoreWhy Do People Fight in an Organization?
Most all of us, at one time or another, have put our heads in our hands in frustration and exasperatedly asked, “Why do people fight in an organization?” Office politics…
Read MoreInternal Communications and Your Organization
Episode Summary: When we think about messaging, we typically think of what we say about our work to the outside world. Although that’s important to be sure, some would argue…
Read MoreAn Interview with Alison Rogers of Usefull
Episode Summary: USEFULL—with two Ls, get it?—launched as the Coffee Cup Collective but later had to rebrand. In this episode, co-founder and CEO Alison Rogers tells us why and how…
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