Chicago’s Census Cowboy and Other Tactics in 2020 – Absurd or Effective?
In Illinois, we’ve seen our city and state governing bodies step up to stop the spread of COVID-19. Living in Chicago, I’ve relied on Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her administration for science-based actions and clear updates on health and safety measures. I admire her administration’s willingness to jump on new communications platforms and execute attention-grabbing […]
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2020: The Year of Big News
Amid a global pandemic and a much-needed awakening about systemic racism in our country, this year has been dominated by huge stories. For those of us in the PR industry, it’s become increasingly difficult to pitch stories to reporters whose editors are focused on COVID-19, the global recession and the Black Lives Matter movement. We […]
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Starting a Career in the New Normal
Tuesday, March 3, 2020. This was my first day as an account coordinator at Grisko. I took the elevator up to the sixth floor of the Wrigley Building, hopeful and ready for the challenges that lie ahead. This was eight business days before we started working from home. Every day, we are adapting to this […]
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Urban Hillbilly Elegy
I grew up in a small town in the Appalachian mountains surrounded by close friends and family with strong political opinions rooted in religion. I pulled up stakes years ago but many of my loved ones are still back home and still hold dear to the very conservative political opinions of the religious right. Over […]
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Now Your Ad Dollars Mean More
As we near the midway point of 2020, it’s safe to say we’re living in a different reality than anyone could have predicted at the start of the new decade. Between a global pandemic and a long-overdue reckoning over racial injustice, the rulebook no longer exists. Seemingly overnight, we’ve changed the way we work, what […]
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