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Listening in the Workplace – Easier Said Than Done
I’m an extrovert, which means people (especially in business) often assume I’m a terrible listener. In the corporate world, extroverts can be viewed as blunt, assertive, action-oriented and self-centered. These traits can cause coworkers to perceive extroverts as inauthentic, especially…

We Need Arts, Culture, Tourism and Community
The pandemic disproportionately impacted the San Diego tourism industry, affecting arts and culture throughout our region. Between the stay-at-home order, working from home, and our “new normal” – most of us found solace in movies, music, podcasts, Netflix-binges, etc., demonstrating…

Military Economic Impact in San Diego
Even if you aren’t originally from the San Diego area, you can guess that San Diego has a large military presence (we’ve all been to the USS Midway Museum). But did you know that San Diego is home to the…

Serving San Diego through Board Service
San Diego is commonly referred to as “America’s Finest City” – but what makes it so fine? According to The San Diego Foundation, the San Diego region is home to more than 11,000 nonprofit organizations advancing education, the environment, health…

Storytelling Continues to be the Go-to Strategy
In 2022, we are overwhelmed by data. In many cases, organizations can become crippled by a slew of data and a lack of insight into what the data means and how they can use it. While using data points to…

Top 5 Tools Every PR Pro Should Have
Dynamic storyteller, strategic thinker, media maven – All descriptions of a great public relations professional. Behind every successful PR pro is an arsenal of tools that help make their job easier. With a slew of options out there, agencies can…

Networking in the Pandemic Age
The pandemic fundamentally changed how the San Diego business community behaves, communicates and interacts with each other. So how do you network? Manage your digital presence.

Diversify Your Social Media Strategy
How stable are the social networks we spend so much time and money working with? Over the past six months, we’ve seen a spike in brands taking a stand against social media platforms and their practices. We’ve also seen serious…

Farm to Corporate Table: Business Practices Grown on A Walnut Farm
Growing up on my family walnut farm in Hollister, California, I was oblivious to the unrelenting challenges my father faced each harvest year. From unknown weather conditions or water availability to external market factors, farming is arguably one of the…

Building Effective Client Relationships
Nuffer, Smith, Tucker is set on redefining the role of public relations as something bigger, greater and more meaningful than its traditional definition. One way that we do this is by getting away from our desks (when we’re not working…

Personal Branding in a Digital World
Ensure your personal brand reflects your goals both online and in-person As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have moved from working in-person to remotely and have relied more heavily on personal websites and social media networks…

Joining a PR Agency Mid-Pandemic
Elise Frankel Shares a Behind the Scenes Look at Starting as an Account Coordinator in June 2021 Like many recent grads, spending my last year and a half of college 100% online was a far cry from my original five-year…