I have always disliked the phrase “self made man” because in my experience I have never met one. Ever. We have this vision of a Galt-esque intellectual warrior who single handedly drives to success. And while this archetype may exist, they don’t achieve this success without innumerable amounts of assistance from people. - Ed Schipul If we are completely honest with ourselves we will readily admit that we need others to succeed. Success is a funny read more...
Making It Relevant: Career Advice from a Real Estate Editor
There are many things I am thankful for this year - family, friends and a certain real estate editor that used to work at the Baltimore Sun. Back in 1997, I had only been working in public relations for a couple of years. I was green and eager. I worked inside PR, and was tasked with media relations. It turned out that early that year, one of our members opened an innovative community and won an award. So I called Robert Nusgart, then-editor of the Real Estate section of read more...
Job Market Is Stagnant: How MARCOM Professionals Can Stand Out
I am also a contributor over at the MARCOM blog, which was started by Robert French at Auburn University to put professionals and student together to dialogue about marketing and communication topics. Today, I reported to the students that the University of Georgia's James M. Cox Jr. Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research's Annual read more...