by CPhillips | Oct 4, 2018 | Branding, Communication Planning, Corporate Culture, Employee engagement, PowerPoint, presentations, public speaking, strategic communications, writing
You’ve been there. Sitting in a presentation that you wished had ended 30 minutes earlier. The speaker is reading their slides to you. They all look the same. You quit paying attention about five minutes in. Congrats, you’ve experienced “Death by...
by CPhillips | Oct 2, 2018 | Advertising, Branding, Communication Planning, layout and design, marketing, strategic communications, writing
As writers, we sometimes forget about the other side of the equation. Layout and design is another important consideration when we want to make sure our message is seen and understood. First, let’s look at the difference between art and design. Art is...
by CPhillips | Aug 30, 2018 | Branding, Business, Communications, Community Building, entrepreneurship, motivation
What turns a prosecutor into a popsicle peddler? According to Nick Carse (@ncarse), Co-Founder of King of Pops, it’s rum and a summer trip with his anthropologist brother. As the three brothers traveled through Central America, they watched as locals used left over...
by CPhillips | Aug 7, 2018 | Advertising, Blogging, Branding, Communication Planning, Communications, digital communications, public relations, social media, speech writing, website
I read the latest newsletter from Ann Wylie this morning. (If you aren’t familiar with her, you need to be – check out her site.) In our daily life, messages and information bombard us constantly. As communicators, our goal is to get our message heard,...
by CPhillips | Jun 14, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, Business, Communications, Corporate Culture, empowering women, youth engagement, youth programs, youth tour
Youth Tour, an amazing leadership experience put on each year by NRECA and the electric cooperatives across America, is coming to a close. It’s been an amazing week getting to meet and know our next generation of leaders. It’s also been a great time for me personally...
by CPhillips | May 24, 2018 | Blogging, Branding, empowering women, motivation, personal growth
She can speak English, French, German and Farsi, became Okabashi’s CEO and she’s just 29. Say hello to @Sara Irvani. A millennial who passionately embraces hard work and positivity while taking over the manufacturing world. (P.S. she and her team were recently...
