Doing Social Good with Social Media
Social media has been, and will continue to be, an extremely useful medium for connecting with friends, networking and sharing. However, did you know that social media has been proven to do social good?
Sarah Kessler, freelance writer at Mashable, wrote a post on 5 trends that are shaping social good via social media: More »
65th Anniversary: Agency Veterans' Views on Changing Technology
One of the ways we will be celebrating the 65th Anniversary of Howard, Merrell & Partners is to celebrate the people of the agency and share their thoughts. Let’s start by hearing from some of the current agency veterans on how technology has changed the advertising business during their agency tenure. More »
Agency Receives Two Communicator Awards
Kudos to the PR team who brought home two Communicator Awards of Excellence for its successful client initiatives and campaigns! The team won in the “Print/Design” category for its efforts with Butterball, LLC‘s Worker Safety Publicity Campaign and in the “Integrated Campaign” category for the CORDURA® Baselayer Brand Integrated Communications Business to Consumer campaign.
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We're Spreading Wellness, Not Germs
Here at HM&P our work with Georgia-Pacific Professional has led to the recent launch of a campaign entitled Spread Wellness. The campaign aims to create a movement of people who regularly wash their hands, dry them with a paper towel and ask the person next to them to do that same. With flu season upon us, we’re spreading the word about the importance of proper hand washing and drying to reduce the spread of germs.
As part of the campaign, you can sign up to be a Wellness Ambassador and receive a welcome kit and free wristband to help spread the word. You can also download and print hand-washing signs for your office, school, or facility. Plus, if you want to request a touchless paper towel dispenser for a business or other public place, you can request one at the site.
Searching For Public Relations Account Coordinator
Howard, Merrell & Partners is searching for an Account Coordinator to provide public relations support on multiple account teams. Looking for an energetic individual, an independent worker and a team player with strong organizational skills.
This entry-level position involves writing, media relations, market research and event planning. The individual will work in a team environment to conduct PR activities for specific clients. More »
Saving seconds with Google Instant
When it comes to Google, it seems good things really do come in threes.
A few weeks ago, Google gave Gmail users the ability to make calls from their e-mail, last week, Google launched the Gmail Priority Inbox, and this week Google enhances its search abilities with Google Instant. More »
A Hippie’s Advice on Getting High…On the Corporate Ladder?
A hippie’s advice on getting high…on the corporate ladder? Not the first type of person you would think of asking about career advancement, is it? Well in the case of Skip Yowell, co-founder of JanSport, it is. He emerged from the 60’s with a successful business that has kept him and his company high on both life and corporate culture.
In his book, The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains: How JanSport makes it happen, Skip takes you from the earliest days of JanSport (with headquarters above an auto-shop and a convenient bar across the street), to the thriving internationally recognized brand it has become today. He recounts adventures both in business and in the backwoods.
Go Latino This Weekend!
Come celebrate the 17th year of la Fiesta del Pueblo and savor the culinary and cultural delights of Latin America and the Caribbean, while you enjoy arts and crafts, pop and folk music, cultural exhibits and traditional dances.
Plus Niñolandia for the kids, and a wide variety of flavorful dishes from across the Caribbean and Latin America — all in the air conditioned comfort of the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds.
When:
Saturday, Sept. 11 – Noon to 8 P.M.
Sunday, Sept. 12 – Noon to 6 P.M.
Admission:
Adults – $5 | Kids under 12 – Free.
Greek Festival
Many of you have asked me about the Greek Festival. It’s Sept. 17-19th. All the food is home made by the ladies at the Greek Church in Raleigh. It is wonderful!
So mark your calendars and click on “more info” to see all the details and redeem free admission tickets. Don’t forget the Ouzo! Opa!
Kinetic Sculptor
While doing some research for a client of ours I came across this artist on YouTube. He makes sculptures/creatures that are powered by the wind.
