Picture this: It’s Thursday at 3:30 PM. You’ve been working on a project all day and are happy with how it’s coming together. So happy that you decide to pat yourself on the back and pick up another task to finish the afternoon. You high-five your deskmate as you leave the office because your day […]
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Our clients understand the impact public affairs has on the issues they care about. But in an increasingly contentious political landscape, it’s easy to feel disconnected from the politicians that represent and policies that influence us. Whether here in Colorado or on Capitol Hill, it’s not easy to develop a public affairs strategy that breaks
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Hosted by The Communications Network, ComNet is an annual conference for purpose-driven communications and design people. You know the type. Folks like us! Nonprofit, foundation and agency professionals who are motivated to make an impact through storytelling. This year’s ComNet was hosted in September in Atlanta. I got the opportunity to wear my coolest blazer
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They say good content comes to those who wait. Right? Maybe I’m getting the saying wrong. But I still think it works. It takes time to create a great piece of content. The period of listening and learning before putting pen to paper is key to impactful content development for our clients. But what actually
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Whenever our team drafts content recognizing awareness months, we are careful to balance the celebration of history with the anticipation of the future. Each contribution made by the advocates, mentors, and leaders of the past has created the world we exist within today. And this is the world we’ll use as a foundation to create
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I never struggle with the question: “how long have you been an artist?” The answer is not just a handful of years, but nearly as old as I am, which is 23 at the time of writing this. If you ask my mother, she would tell you I was painting the ceiling of her womb
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At a meeting a few weeks ago, Sarah brought a question to the team. She wanted to know if we had ever learned the origins of the phrase, “divide and conquer.” Most of us shook our heads or shrugged. Divide and conquer seems like a common workplace saying. We’d often use it in conversations about
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I approach any new job with the mentality of a British baker waiting to lift the gingham and see what challenge lies ahead in the technical bake. You rely on your knowledge, experience, instincts and reading comprehension skills. The rest is an opportunity for learning and growth. As Julia Child once said, “Well, all I
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When we heard that our friends at the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) were coming to Denver for their 2021 conference, we were thrilled. Not only were we excited to show off our home turf, but we were eager to connect with and learn from newsroom leaders. This year’s conference was unconventional. RTDNA21 was
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Above all else, we love a good story. It’s kinda our thing. There are so many to read and tell and no two are alike. It’s exciting to think that after years of reading them and telling them, we haven’t even scratched the surface. This is one of the reasons we are thrilled to launch
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