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Don’t Expect Audiences To Decode Your News

Companies get bought and sold every day. Sometimes, they actually merge. But you wouldn’t know it by much of their communications language. It seems nobody wants to admit that they’re being bought or sold anymore. This is especially challenging in health care, where nonprofits are involved. But in the for-profit world, when someone is buying … Continued

Time To “Double Check” Celebrity Endorsements

To football fans, Aaron Rodgers is a top quarterback. To fans and non-fans alike, Aaron Rodgers has been a commercial actor for an insurance company. Now that he has been exposed as a conspiracy theorist, those things have a hard time lining up. And there’s a lesson in here for anyone who thinks that a … Continued

Jerry Lewis’ Labor Day Legacy Lives On In Hearts And Minds

Labor Day is a holiday dedicated to the the incalculable sacrifices and contributions of the American worker over this country’s history. At one time for many it was also a weekend of great charitable awareness and accomplishment in the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon – an event like perhaps no other before or since. It … Continued

What’s in a Story? Your Greatest Power to Gain Support

Since our earliest days, storytelling has been central to the human experience. How we share history, learn about one another and aspire for the future. Recently I had the good fortune of hearing Emily Gehman, a story-telling coach, discuss how individuals can harness the power of their own stories. For a room full of Inforum … Continued