We’re Proud to Help Make Schools Safe and Sound
As part of our efforts to assist the Parker family, who lost their 6-year-old daughter, Emilie, in the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings last December, we are developing ideas with them to turn the tragedy into Emilie’s legacy. Among our work, which includes strategic positioning for the launch of the Emilie Parker Art Connection, we have [...]
Our Latest Holmes Report and SABRE Honors
The Holmes Report has awarded Havas PR North America honorable mention for Midsize Agency of the Year, based on our annual Agency Report Card. This week, we await word about other Holmes honors for our finalists in its annual Gold SABRE awards program, which recognizes superior achievement in branding and reputation in North America: our [...]
@havaspr: Grounded in Media
We’ve always said that we’re grounded in media, strategy, client service and community (it’s right at the bottom of this page), and our latest award triumphs wrap up that phrase in neat little packages. In Bulldog Reporter’s Media Relations Awards competition, we won silver for PR Innovation of the Year for our work in bringing [...]
The Connectivity Conundrum
Now that all the college kids in my neighborhood are back at school after the year-end holidays and January terms, I’ve been thinking about parent-child connectivity. (My children are still small, but in our always-on world, I know I’ll have to address this sooner than I might think.) I heard a story not too long [...]
The Night Was Young
Where in the world was Havas PR Senior Account Executive Angela Mineo last Friday evening? Meeting youth leaders from the ICPD Global Youth Forum while being entertained by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and others at the pre-Grammys mPowering Action launch party. Those young leaders and the United Nations Foundation co-hosted the event. Mineo was an instrumental [...]
Continuing Support for Sandy Hook Families
It has been one month since the Newtown, Conn., shootings, and the national debates about mental illness, school safety and gun control have been heating up. We continue to support the Emilie Parker Fund and will be tuning in to “Piers Morgan Tonight” on Monday, Jan. 15, to watch Emilie’s aunt Jill Cottle Garrett and [...]
Should Branding Begin at Birth?
[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] I’ve written extensively about brands—personal brands, community brands, conference brands and so on. But I’m certainly not alone. This era is widely regarded as the age of the brand. But most of the personal branding conversation doesn’t focus on the age at which we begin branding; it focuses more on adults [...]
Football: Not So Super
[Originally published on Stamford magazine's website.] Last year, I took the risk of being blackballed by a nation of rabid fans of the pigskin (and more than a few friends of my own) to ask the question: What is the future of football? In light of all the life-threatening injuries and dangerously destructive playing across [...]
Trendspotting: LGB TV
With a recent study showing more gay characters on TV than ever before, it has become clear that America and Hollywood have begun to embrace a new kind of family, one that embraces the LGBT community. Programs like “Modern Family” and “The New Normal” have led the charge, depicting gay couples, as both their names [...]
Our Hopes for 2013
We’re thinking good thoughts for the new year and hoping for peace on earth. One way Havas PR North America is working toward that goal: We volunteered to build a Web presence for one of the young angels of Newtown, Emilie Parker. Emilie’s family created a fund to support Sandy Hook parents in taking time [...]
The Future of Education: Constant Schooling
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the seventh in a series of 14 posts expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, was published on 12/12/12 and is available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
Trendspotting: The “Real” Model
With an increasing backlash against the unrealistic portrayal of women, a new Girl Scout study shows that 81 percent of young girls say they prefer to see “real-size” models. Some media personalities have been pushing for the “real” look as well, such as the cast of “The Talk,” who decided to forsake makeup for the [...]
Helping Newtown
I, like everyone else, was horrified as I watched the tragedy unfold in Newtown, Conn., on Friday. My colleagues and I crowded around our office TVs and watched the news, feeling utterly helpless. I stayed glued to my TV late into the night on Friday and Saturday, watching Anderson Cooper and other newscasters struggle to [...]
What’s Next for an Imperfect World?
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the fifth in a series of 14 posts expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, was published on 12/12/12 and is available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
12 Days of Havas: K.I.D.S.
As part of the 12 Days of Havas and for the 2012 holiday season, Havas PR and Havas Health are focusing efforts on giving back to those in need. Though superstorm Sandy has passed, much of her destruction remains. To ensure a bright holiday for children affected by the storm, Havas has chosen to donate [...]
12 Days of Havas: One Young World
In this season of giving thanks, the Pittsburgh office of Havas PR is celebrating the 12 Days of Havas by reaching out to express our enormous gratitude to so many people who contributed countless hours to the success of the 2012 One Young World summit in Pittsburgh in October. One Young World, a nonprofit founded [...]
12 Days of Havas: Venture for America
An entrepreneurial spirit runs deep at Havas PR and our parent company, Havas Worldwide, and that is why we chose Venture for America as one of the organizations to which we’re donating time during our 12 Days of Havas. Venture for America is a program for young, talented college graduates to spend two years in [...]
2013 Living: Austerity with Double-Dip Frugality
[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] This is the third in a series of 14 posts expanding on Salzman’s forecasts for 2013 in her annual trends report, a program of global communications group Havas Worldwide. This year’s book, What’s Next? What to Expect in 2013, will be published on 12/12/12 and available at 120MBooks.com. Salzman [...]
12 Days of Havas: Pajama Program
When my colleagues at Havas PR were looking for suggestions for organizations to help during our 12 Days of Havas effort, I immediately recommended Pajama Program. Pajama Program delivers warm pajamas and books to children in need. I have volunteered for this organization several times, so it is near and dear to my heart. Based [...]
Taking the Fight to the Cafeteria
Childhood obesity is back in the spotlight after a new report called “Still Too Fat to Fight” said the “junk food sold in schools” is a “national security issue.” Targeting cafeteria lunches as the root of the child weight epidemic has become a growing movement after British chef Jamie Oliver displayed the depressing quality of [...]
Dude, Where’s Your Concealer?
As a guy living in New York City and turning 30 next year, I spend a little more time at the gym, have a bit more seniority in my career and each day am further from caring about what Demi Lovato is up to. After all, I was raised on the real music of Britney [...]
Do People Make Places?
[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] In our ever more digitized and virtual world, the centers of power are shifting. It’s not about establishment capitals anymore but innovative up-and-comers, where a critical mass of creativity is bringing about rapid-fire change, along with a good quality of life and a sense of like-minded community. Some cities have been [...]
