2024 marked the ten-year anniversary of Communications Week, an event I founded to provide communicators with a space to network, connect, and learn from each other. Back in 2014, our event theme was “media disruption”—a theme that has only grown in prominence over...
How brands can stand out in the Retail Media Network landscape
Advertising spend is at an all-time high and Retail Media Networks (RMN), in particular, are among the fastest-growing segments when compared to other categories like social media, search, and connected TV. With retail media advertising anticipated to grow 21.3...
Cannes Lions 2024 in review: A communicator’s outlook on a big year for PR
As the curtains fell on another successful Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the global advertising and marketing community left the French Riviera with a wealth of inspiration and insights. While many noteworthy themes and trends were discussed...
The secret to finding balance in PR: Is “positive agility” the ultimate key?
The digitally-driven nature of our modern world makes it increasingly more difficult to disconnect and stay focused. It sounds counterintuitive that in order to maintain pace with the “always on” mentality of our society, one must identify how to truly separate (and...