By Laura Naland, Senior Account Manager I’ve just spent 29 days in Japan. Yes, you heard that right — the country that thousands of people across the globe are waiting to enter for vacation. The country that has basically shut its borders ever since COVID first started 2 years back and continues to be incredibly …more
By Chris Owen, Director, Hoffman Europe Before I go on, I need to be clear: this is *not* a snarky whingey post. Despite the theme and the title, I’m going to make this as constructive as possible. Here’s the thing. I recently posted a promoted job ad for a Senior Account Manager / Account Director …more
Our company’s rescheduled holiday celebration looms later this week, prompting a look back on 2021. While the pandemic delivered the ultimate stress test for PR agencies in 2020, it’s not like everything returned to normal in 2021. Between variants like Omicron, political turmoil — hello, Jan. 6 — and continued calls for social justice, the …more
Persuasive language has a huge say in the success or failure of the recruitment talent. Yet, most job descriptions and recruitment ads sound like they came from the same HR textbook penned in the ’70s. Forget differentiation. They’re often stringing together verbs and nouns that would be lucky to earn Cs from Mr. Harper, my …more
. The official news release has gone out the door about Gerard joining the Agency in the newly created, role of chief digital officer. For the story behind the story, we peppered Gerard with a range of “hard-hitting” questions. Here goes … . Lou: First things first, how did the water polo team …more
When people talk about improving global PR, the discussion typically gravitates toward infrastructure or titles. But these are supporting pieces. At the core, the most important factor in the success or failure of an international PR campaign comes down to mentality. Two basic questions go a long way toward revealing the presence of a global …more
We’ve been evangelizing the wonders of storytelling for some time. For the most part, our profession has come a long way when it comes to creating content, though you can still find those “pithy” quotes in news releases “We are delighted to announce that …” What hasn’t changed is the challenge of getting those with …more
Last week signaled “World Mental Health Day.” We know mental health is an issue in the communications industry. The PRCA just released a study that showed 48% of PR practitioners in Asia say they’re “going through a particularly stressful period in life right now, and more than a third say the pandemic has worsened their …more
I came across this photo of Heather and my parents rambling the streets of Singapore a few years ago to celebrate the Agency’s 20th anniversary of operating in the region. It triggered several thoughts on the role our global footprint (Europe + Asia + U.S.) plays across business and life in general. Sure, our expertise …more
