Take it or leave it, here are two bits of advice that come by way of 35 years as a public relations counselor and business owner. Do not offer professional counsel for free. Because, this diminishes its value and consequently…
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California’s bicyclist safety law may spawn a new twist on an old automobile accessory. The bike feeler would literally be an extension of the springy wire curb feelers your grandparents’ Chris Craft-sized sedans featured along the wheel wells. Those foot-long…
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Driving for more than four decades on roads throughout California, from rural back roads to L.A. freeways, I’ve come to appreciate how important these years of experience are to being safe. Intuitive driving, which translates to anticipating others’ mistakes and…
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Enable is a very ambiguous word. It can mean to make able; to provide with capability and power. Contrastingly, it can also mean to support dysfunctional behavior. No wonder English is such a difficult language to learn. But it doesn’t…
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To listen is almost always better than to speak. So talk show audiences do deserve some benefit of the doubt. Too many, though, tend to throw caution to the wind. Some words of warning: Be careful not to confuse amplification…
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Could it be evolution is not so evolved? Some humans still closely resemble creatures of the ocean. Consider these similarities. There’s the whale and shark; these big guys approximate seafaring politicians, CEOs and superstars, dominating their respective domains. And for…
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There is no denying the influence of statistics, focus groups and polls on the American scene. They are the life blood of political operatives, corporate marketers, entertainment industry executives and special interest advocates, among others -- for better and worse.…
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While “Mad Men” may be the best scripted show currently on TV, it’s the real advertising profession that oozes provocation and controversy. So it’s been said: The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is…
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Bad behavior, when left unchecked, enables the perpetrators and annoys everyone else. In traffic, stores and restaurants, on TV and elevators, at ballgames and concerts. So what if, for everyone’s sake, we agree to make reasonable attempts to call-out offensive…
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“Iterative,” the latest jargon to infiltrate the corporate world, is not found in Webster’s so don’t bother looking. Though, by deduction from its constant albeit erroneous usage, the likely definition would include collaborative or group think. What makes “iterative” even…
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