What's the big deal about a flag?
The flag is a symbol of a nation. You see flags at the Olympic Games, in front of government buildings and in backyards for national...
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- Mar 15
- 3 min
Seeing through the marketing of a college education
One of my favorite long-running skits on Saturday Night Live is the Five Timers Club for celebrities who have hosted SNL five times or...
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
The Alentejo is the Destination of 2023
We had a great year in 2023 promoting the beauty of Portugal's Alentejo in North America. It is Portugal’s biggest region, about the size...
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- Jun 24, 2022
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Recession: How will it impact the travel industry?
Well, we need to start with where we are now. In a perceived post-pandemic era, travel boomed. Undaunted by massive jumps in fuel, air,...
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- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
How Covid reintroduced me to an old friend
Covid has not been something I wish to celebrate or remember. But here we are. And as I look back at the enormous shift in our lives, I...
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- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Words are tools, and they are weapons
Words are tools, and they can be weapons. I build my business with words, and words can be keys to understanding — and open doors and...
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- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
From Arch Oboler to Star Trek: How old Sci-Fi gives us Insight into the issues of Today
As a kid, Star Trek was my babysitter from 5-6 pm every day on WGN in Chicago. I can say with much confidence that James T. Kirk was a...
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- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
The new marketing reality: How to get the word out under new circumstances
The approach to marketing has changed. Back in the day a simple newspaper or magazine ad did the trick. But that type of outreach often...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 6 min
Yes.The Monument to the Discoveries was built as Fascist Propaganda And this is why You should care
A few weeks back I innocently posted a travel blog I had written (a while ago) on Portugal to 2 travel and expat pages on Facebook. What...
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- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Save the Gasholder
“Boy am I glad we tore that historic building down,” is a phrase said by no one, ever. Today, New Hampshire has a decision before it: Do...
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- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
What to do now with the legacy of you-know-who
America is on a journey. And, we just took a detour. As a communicator, the question at hand is this: How do we deal the legacy of the...
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- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
COVID Stories, Rethinking a Campaign to Meet the Moment - Concord NH
The truth was, as COVID transformed cities into less-than-pleasant places to be, Concord’s image was crucial.
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
A rough road ahead for higher leaning
We should all agree that an education is important. But, COVID-19 is a real game changer for higher ed. Is an on-line course load worth less
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 4 min
Hard to Respect a Ghost Site like “Respect New Hampshire”
Spoofing? That would be creating a website as a hoax to fool web users into thinking that the website has been created by a different...
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- Sep 23, 2020
- 3 min
Arts have, and can, lead the way for New Hampshire to rebuild
In the 19th century no one knew much about New Hampshire. But then a few brave artists made their way to the White Mountains in the 1850s...
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- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Points of light for schools as they face the future
This has to be a terrible time to be a school leader. They have been given limited resources, research, and support to bring students...
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- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
The longer we wait to act, the more statues will fall - here's why...
Statues are powerful symbols, and they evoke a powerful reaction
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- Jun 23, 2020
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To address racism in America, we need to teach our real history
As America struggles to come to terms with systemic racism — many may ask why has this issue not been addressed, and why has it taken so...
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- Jun 4, 2020
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In a Crisis: If you are going to take a bath, you might as well come clean
If you are going to take a bath, you might as well come clean! We say that a lot in public relations when things go wrong. Hiding facts, and
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- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
I can't imagine a world without journalism
"Democracy Dies in Darkness" is the slogan of the Washington Post, first adopted in 2017. But today we may amend that to read journalism die
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