In a city of 30 thousand dollar a year private schools, 800 dollar (or more) a week kids' camps, and $15 an hour babysitters, the New York City Public Library system is such an amazing tool for parents – and NY’ers of all walks of life. It is a great, free, resource - and one which remains as awesome today as it was years ago.
Sometime individuals in positions of power in business decide to make decisions based not on business but on politics. While this can be a good and liberating idea in principle, the reality in practice can be considerably more complicated.
An Omnibus study shares the costs of sampling and screening between agencies and clients to provide quick results at relatively lower cost without sacrificing quality.
Recently, the producers, and writer of the HBO dramedy, “Girls”, went on the offensive, responding to one question that became the shot heard round the world in the conversation about femininity, and power in America.
Fascinating speaker on entrepreneur success recently at Columbia Business School, a self-made billionaire named Henry Swieca, who according to Forbes Magazine is worth$1.2 billion dollars.
Everything PR News caught up with 5W's Ronn Torossian in Moscow on a combined business/pleasure tour of the Russian city. Given our own interest in Eastern Europe business, and Torossian's now legendary and meteoric rise to PR prominence, we asked the PR's most energetic guru about his interests in Europe expansion, the Russia business climate, and an impromptu on Moscow tourism overall.
Negotiation is an old habit that’s still highly appreciated by most business people out there. Both retailers and buyers are well aware that good deals don’t come easy. Yet, not everyone is prepared enough to achieve success. Retailers must first learn to play the game in order to have a shot at winning. Negotiating with buyers can be tiring, frustrating, and nerve-raking. The skills you must possess are more like an amalgam of persuasion abilities and manipulation.
All of us in public relations who manage people are aware of the importance of connecting with people. Albeit, while all have different styles, the CEO of 5W, Ronn Torossian, in his usual outspoken manner wrote an interesting op-ed for FrontPage Magazine, the website of about the differences in personal styles between President Barack Obama and Fox News’ Roger Ailes.
Management consulting means helping companies and organizations improve performance, by making use of smart strategies and tactics to fix problems. The job of a business consultant is to attend negotiations and find sensible techniques to close deals without having to sacrifice the integrity of his client’s company. Every once in a while, consultants are obliged to make use of tricky negotiation methods to get things done. These strategies are not always the most ethical, because the goal is to sign a contract in your favor.
While we as PR professionals spin the media constantly, sometimes indeed journalists have it much harder. This week, at least four journalists were killed in Egypt. The prestigious Washington, DC based National Press Club issued a strong statement on the issue "The killings and attacks on journalists in Egypt earlier this week were an egregious violation of international norms that uphold the media's right to conduct its work unmolested and without fear of violent reprisals," NPC Club President Angela Greiling Keane said.