True story. Last October I received a call on my cell phone from a school communications director who, during the summer, had attended one of my Crisis Communications workshops during ISM's Advancement Academy. She told me that after attending the workshop, one of her primary goals for the fall was to create a crisis communications …
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At a recent admission professionals conference, I co-presented with a colleague about the Portrait of the Graduate for admission. After the presentation, one of the attendees approached me to chat. The young man is a few months into his job as a Marketing Communications Director at his school, having come from the corporate and non-profit …
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If you know me even a little bit, you know I am a sports fan. A big, HUGE, sports fan. And although I can sit down and watch any sport (even curling), football is my favorite. I've wasted many a Saturday and Sunday devouring college and NFL games - and I don't even care who's …
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