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Whether you’re a seasoned upper-echelon exec or an entrepreneur who has just launched a new product or service, media training is an iimperative when being interviewed by the press. But suppose the medium you’re approaching… Continued

With the emergence of social media, executives have to be ready to face cameras and microphones at all times when they are in public. It is not enough to be prepared for a face-to-face interview… Continued

The question of sustainable business practices’ actual contributions to bottom-line profits is oft-debated, but a new report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Cisco, HP, Qualcomm, SAS, Abbott and UTC makes a… Continued

By Sharon Linhart Developing an excellent corporate social responsibility (CSR) report may be easier than attempting to develop an excellent definition for CSR. Today, the term CSR is used synonymously with terms such as corporate… Continued

We are in the midst of a holiday season fraught with contradictory needs. The economy needs a boost from consumer spending, but shoppers are wary of parting with their dwindling dollars. Nonprofits have more people… Continued

To widen your access and reach on the Web, it’s important to optimize press releases and online content for media. Here are a few surefire tips: •    Think upward and to the left •    Optimize… Continued

Following are a few guidelines that will help you write and shape content for your company’s newsroom or media center: •    Utilize a robust content management system; consider using blog publishing platforms as a content-management… Continued

Looking for ways to improve your relationship with the media? How about starting with your Web site. Following are a few tips offered by Open Books marketing/PR director Becca Keaty on how you can whip… Continued

In a city where 37% of the adult population cannot read well enough to fill out a job application, Chicago-based Open Books executives had their work cut out for them.

Writing content for dissemination via Web channels has little to do with prose, try as the long-form writers among us might to prove otherwise. Verbosity holds little appeal for audiences who consume information online. For… Continued