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 [...]
Apr 15, 2013 | Categories:Agency News, CSR, Media, PR, Youth | Tags: @havaspr, awards, Bob Woodruff Foundation, breast cancer, Bulldog Reporter, Bulldog Reporter Media Relations, business, cause, client service, collaboration, community, Ford, fundraiser, government, innovation, Media, media strategy, nonprofit, One Young World, Pittsburgh, Stand Up For Heroes, strategy, Warriors in Pink | Leave A Comment »

[Originally published on the blog of the Council of Public Relations Firms.] Great trendspotting creates great consumer marketing campaigns, terrific innovative new products and savvy newscrafting. I know: The most famous brands in the world have hired me over and over for my trendspotting methodology, ensuring that their multimillion-dollar (sometimes billion-dollar) ideas, products or services [...]
Dec 12, 2012 | Categories:Brands, Features, Marketing, PR, Trends | Tags: 120M Books, Brands, business, change, content, Council of Public Relations Firms, fatigue, Havas PR, Lady Gaga, Madonna, mancession, Martha Stewart, metrosexual, newscrafting, pattern recognition, Steve Jobs, the Kardashians, The New York Times, the prime crisis, Trends, trendsetters, trendspotter, trendspotting, weather, What's Next? | Leave A Comment »

[Originally posted on Forbes.com.] The words “business” and “business leader” often conjure up Dow Jones–size companies and the big names who lead them. We’re almost as fascinated by stars of big business as by stars of the big screen. And why not? A recent Forbes article pleading “Bring Back the Celebrity CEO” makes the case [...]
Oct 22, 2012 | Categories:Brands, Features, Health and Wellness, Marketing, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: Amazon, apps, Bill Gates, blog, branding, Burnt Peaks, business, business leader, CEOs, Chris MacAskill, community, company brands, customers, Dollar Shave Club, Don MacAskill, Facebook, fitness, Forbes, Internet, iPhone, James Mairs, Jeff Bezos, King of Shaves, Meg Whitman, personal branding, personal brands, Phil Knight, purpose, Queen of Shaves, Richard Branson, RunKeeper, Silicon Valley, small businesses, SmugMug, Social Media, taking risks, Tony Hsieh, Twitter, Venture for America, Will King, Zappos | Leave A Comment »

What can we learn from people who have created a brilliant Brand Me? In today’s highly curated world of social networking, it’s more important than ever to let your personal brand beacon hit new heights. Your brand can incorporate everything from the hobbies you pursue in off-hours (as if that exists with the always-on, 24/7/365 [...]
Jun 04, 2012 | Categories:Brands, Fashion, Features, Insights, Marketing, Social Media, Technology | Tags: ambition, Apple, Bethenny Frankel, blog, blogosphere, Brand Me, Brands, business, C-suite, CEO, confidence, creativity, customer service, Dunkin' Donuts, Erika Napoletano, fearlessness, good, good taste, innovation, Internet, Lauren Bush, LeBron James, LinkExchange, Marketing, Microsoft, Nike, personal brand, planning, Ralph Lauren, RedheadWriting, Richard Branson, SapientNitro, Skinnygirl, Social Media, Steve Jobs, Tony Hsieh, Virgin Atlantic, Zappos | Leave A Comment »

[Originally posted on the Huffington Post.] In this election year, I’ve been on fear watch. Folks are fearful of everything from 2012 theories to GMOs to student loans taking over as the No. 1 source of pain for college grads everywhere. A few years ago, I talked at length about the cult of anger our [...]
May 07, 2012 | Categories:Advertising, Brands, Features, Insights, PR, Social Media, Youth | Tags: 9/11, Advertising, anger, Brands, business, Chevy, Chrysler, college, consumer confidence, Daniel Gardner, fear, fearless, fearlessness, France, French elections, Generation Y, Germany, GMOs, Google, Hermes, hope, Israel, Japan, Martin Luther King Jr., Obama, Palestine, PR, presidential election, public relations, retail, South Sudan, student loan debt, student loans, suburbs, World War II | Leave A Comment »

In today’s super-social society, judgment is passed at the speed of light. Almost as soon as the news breaks, the judgment drops. Whether it be a movie that doesn’t live up to its hype, a celebrity who has been involved in a scandal, or a simple wardrobe malfunction or fashion faux pas, the social media [...]
Jul 01, 2010 | Categories:Features, Insights, Social Media | Tags: action, business, celebrity, change, Colombia, Facebook, FARC, Fashion, guerrilla, Harvey Levin, Hillary Clinton, Internet, One Million Voices Against FARC, One Young World, Oscar Morales, Perez Hilton, Tom Cruise, Zurich | Leave A Comment »