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I’m a pretty big nerd when it comes to media – I’ve been known to follow reporters on Twitter like they’re celebrities, or sign up for tours of media organizations. So it probably comes as no surprise that when I saw last week that the documentary by Andrew Rossi, “Page One: Inside the New York [...]
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For some, Vegas brings memories of buffets, cocktails and the Cirque du Soleil show. For others, it brings back memories of shuttle schedules, sore feet and stacks of business cards – yes, I’m talking about tradeshow season. While tradeshows aren’t anything new, in the past few years I’ve seen companies who more closely evaluate which [...]
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I’m not into sports. In fact, I’m the girl in the stands whispering questions to her husband about which “outfits” the home team is in. So why would I find Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN one of the more fascinating business and branding books I’ve read in a long [...]
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It’s pretty much a known fact here at Affect that if it was on TV, I probably watched it. And, seeing that “The Good Wife” is easily one of the best dramas on TV right now, I certainly caught this past weekend’s episode, where in-house crisis communications director Eli Gold (played by Alan Cumming), hits [...]
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As we often do, several of us here at Affect were discussing press release language yesterday – reflecting on the some of the bad drafts we’ve seen, and the overuse of certain words (“innovative”, “leading”). One word that came to mind for all of us was “excited”, so I was, well, excited to see this [...]
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Last night I had the pleasure of touring the offices of Bloomberg, housed right here in NYC at One Beacon Court. While Bloomberg’s core business is their news terminal subscriber service, they are also one of the world’s most renown financial news organizations, with titles including Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg TV and Radio. While their [...]
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Internet Week has descended upon New York City, and yesterday I ventured down to 18th street’s Internet Week HQ to attend an event titled, “The 24/7 Online Newscycle & Reaping the Rewards of Real Time Reporting.” With Laurie Segall of CNN Money moderating, and respected editors Jim Frederick (managing editor, Time.com) Tony Haile (GM of [...]
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Recently I was fortunate enough to spend some time with the three finalists to The New York Intern Project. Throughout the interview process, I was impressed at how they handled each situation we threw at them – from lunches with team members to formal, sit-down interviews with The New York Intern Project judges. Now you [...]
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