Jim Donnelly is a former journalist and content marketing and communications consultant who works with clients across a range of industries, including mobile technology, IT security, enterprise IT consulting, and media monitoring and intelligence. His previous roles have included Chief Media Officer at Canada’s largest IT and technology association, a director at a major media intelligence firm and, prior to that, editor-in-chief at a regional business publication.
In the military and emergency preparedness communities, after-action reports – also known as “hotwashes” – are vital to ensure teams stick to the plan and execute at a high level while learning from their mistakes. The same is true for those in the communications trenches, both during and after a fast-moving crisis. And while the […]
Public relations is an ever-changing industry – so much so that even industry veterans often feel compelled to sharpen their skills, or develop new ones, through webinars and virtual events. That’s why we’ve compiled this list of 2023’s top recurring or one-time webinars, podcasts, Twitter Spaces, and other virtual events serving the PR and communications […]
Although the term “thought leader” is commonly used in marketing, PR, and consulting circles, “it’s for the market, the community, to decide on whether or not you’re a thought leader,” says Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Craig Dowden. After all, the host of the Do Good To Lead Well podcast’s path to […]
Industry conferences are nearly every PR professional’s dream. Get in front of your piers, present your work, or get out your notepad and listen to amazing research. What could be better? Which is one reason why we wanted to get a head start on 2023’s lineup of great PR and communications conferences. From PRSA Icon […]
When Kanye West destroyed his own career amidst a controversy fueled by his antisemitic remarks, you could almost hear the collective facepalms emanating from boardrooms across the U.S. and beyond. The head-slapping spawned not just from how offensive the remarks were, but because of the rapid response needed in 2022’s social media environment. Executives and […]
Journalists and editors see a lot of story pitches from a lot of people. In many cases, they see so many that they have a difficult time escaping The Pitch: They’re often bombarded with story requests at lunches, sports games, and other social events (back when we used to do those things in-person); on social […]
