Dr. Diana Martinelli, Widmeyer Professor in Public Relations at West Virginia University, has been accepted to Leadership West Virginia and will be in the Class of 2012. Fifty-six emerging leaders from across the state will be a part of this new class. Leadership West Virginia (www.leadershipwv.org) is an eight-month statewide education and leadership development program [...]
Jaws is the best movie of all time. I watch it several times a year with intention and focus, hoping and searching for some new meaning or lesson I have not yet encountered [...]
Who owns (or should own) social media? The answer depends on which social media we’re talking about. The subject of ownership comes up in almost every encounter I have with peers or clients. Should clients turn to a full-service agency? A digital pure play? Should it be handled in-house? Even within an [...]
While scanning my Twitter feed recently, I noticed that Jack Dorsey, the creator and co-founder of Twitter, tweeted, “What makes a team smarter? More women.” I was instantly intrigued and clicked on the link he included that took me to an article in the Harvard Business Review [...]
Widmeyer Communications’ New York City office has added four national and local non-profits to its client roster. Harlem RBI, LINC, Math for America and PENCIL, all based in the New York City metropolitan area, have engaged Widmeyer’s PreK-12 team [...]
Two campaigns led by Widmeyer have been named finalists in the 2011 PR News’ Platinum PR Awards. The coveted Platinum PR Awards “set the industry benchmark for excellence” across all areas of PR. The Pool Safely campaign, on behalf of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is finalist in the Public Affairs category and our introductory [...]
Widmeyer Communications hosted Katja Smirek, a colleague from Public Relations Organisation International (PROI) partner fischerAppelt, one of Germany’s largest independent communications firms, in DC for two weeks this June. Katja is a project head in fischerAppelt’s Berlin office. She works regularly on a number of public affairs-focused programs on topics such as transportation and higher education.
John Kelly, a columnist for The Washington Post, recently wrote about “things I hate.” Among these were “People who start every other sentence with ‘So.’ So, have you noticed this? So, nine times out of 10 you don’t need the word. So, it has become the verbal golf tee on which certain people tee up [...]
Barry Reicherter who leads Widmeyer’s Digital & Creative practice conducted a live Twitterview on Tuesday, June 7th. Reicherter shared his insights on embracing digital strategy, what makes a good digital PR campaign and more. In case you missed it, here’s the full conversation.
Widmeyer Communications, an independent strategic communications firm, today announced that Dean Carson and Armando Diaz have been hired as account executives. Carson and Diaz first joined Widmeyer as part of the firm’s fellowship program. Carson is working with Widmeyer’s PreK-12 team and Diaz with the Higher Education team.
