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The Art of Meeting Facilitation: Tips for Facilitating Productive Conversations

The Art of Meeting Facilitation: Tips for Facilitating Productive Conversations

  March 4, 2019

Meeting facilitation is no easy task, especially when working with a group of divergent stakeholders. And even within a group of closely aligned individuals, a meeting may be subject to a variety of challenges from the microphone hog to the…

Michael Kulis

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Strengthens Team With New Public Affairs Expertise

  February 4, 2019

Airport Authority Veteran Joins Agency as Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations Further developing its capability to deliver effective and meaningful government relations, strategic communications and public outreach for its clients, Michael Kulis joins Nuffer, Smith, Tucker as director…

Millennial and Gen Zers Choose YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat

Millennial and Gen Zers Choose YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat

  January 29, 2019

Online usage is up with Millennial and Gen Z users, and YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat are the big winners. A May 2018 study conducted by Pew Research Center found that of U.S. teens ages 13-17, 85 percent of those surveyed…

Fyre Festival and the Power of Influencers

Fyre Festival and the Power of Influencers

  January 28, 2019

Like the rest of the country, I’ve been drawn to the spectacle of the Fyre Festival documentaries on Hulu and Netflix. I wasn’t as familiar with the catastrophe of the “festival that never was,” so I was shocked at each…

Twitter Talk

Twitter Talk

  December 17, 2018

The popularity of the Twitter meme took off in 2018. Twitter memes are tweet formats used by multiple accounts and are intended to relate to an audience, and usually make them laugh. Twitter users and popular brands such as Pop-Tarts, Target and others use this trend to generate engagement and entertain their followers. They take popular meme formats and change the wording to better fit their brand or products. This high engagement can result in social media success—but can brands become successful on Twitter by using humor and memes?

How Will Farms, Food Business React to Disruption?

How Will Farms, Food Business React to Disruption?

  December 10, 2018

This article originally appeared in California Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag Alert. If there’s a term describing business in the second decade of the 21st century, it’s “disruption.” Entrepreneurs uncovering untapped needs and creating new ones, combined with technological innovations that…

NST Wins Seven Edward L. Bernays Awards for Work with WD-40 Company, California Citrus Mutual and Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego

NST Wins Seven Edward L. Bernays Awards for Work with WD-40 Company, California Citrus Mutual and Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego

  December 1, 2018

Agency Recognized for Consumer Product Marketing, Blogger Campaigns, Media Relations, Research, Direct Mail and Publications Thanks to its strategic and creative approach to public relations, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker took home seven awards from the 2018 Edward L. Bernays Mark of…

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Expands Expertise With The Addition Of Two Team Members

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Expands Expertise With The Addition Of Two Team Members

  October 5, 2018

Agency Welcomes Creative Manager and Account Executive Further developing its capabilities to create effective and meaningful marketing communications, media relations, community relations, strategic planning and digital and social media campaigns for its clients, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker adds two new hires…

Report Finds Employees a Top Priority of Business Leaders

Report Finds Employees a Top Priority of Business Leaders

  August 22, 2018

In the world of public relations, there is an important stakeholder group that sometimes gets overshadowed by customers, public officials and shareholders: employees. But that could be changing, as CEOs and CMOs representing businesses across the globe see retaining quality…

NST and the Port of San Diego Recognized by Statewide PIOs for Port Master Plan Update

NST and the Port of San Diego Recognized by Statewide PIOs for Port Master Plan Update

  August 1, 2018

In our work to redefine public relations, we consider ourselves lucky to have consistently partnered with clients who are equally dedicated to thinking outside of the box to achieve ambitious goals. One of those clients is the Port of San…

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Amps Up Role Of Service Within San Diego Community

Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Amps Up Role Of Service Within San Diego Community

  July 17, 2018

Continuing the agency’s legacy of involvement within the San Diego community, Nuffer, Smith, Tucker’s Managing Director Teresa Siles has been named to the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors and Vice President Price Adams was approved as…

The Secret is Out: Organizational Purpose Provides Benefits Beyond Altruism

The Secret is Out: Organizational Purpose Provides Benefits Beyond Altruism

  July 11, 2018

It has been two years since I last wrote about the importance of defining an organizational purpose, or the end benefit to people or society at large. During that time, I’ve seen many people move from skeptics to supporters as…

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