Posted in Crisis Communications, TVG Stratigem on Oct 27th, 2008 Comments Off
Over the last 10 years, the U.S. and countries around the world have seen an increase in violent school tragedies. Schools at all levels across the country are faced with how they would respond if an event similar to the shootings at Columbine High School or Virginia Tech University were to happen at their schools. [...]
Posted in New Media, Social Media 101 on Oct 20th, 2008 Comments Off
Most of us have joined the major social media sites out there- but how do you find the information useful to you and your clients once you are on Flickr, YouTube, Blogs, Twitter, etc.
The answer is not so simple. There are hundreds of different sites online dedicated solely to searching social media content, and each [...]
Posted in Current Events, New Media on Oct 16th, 2008 Comments Off
Instead of turning on their television sets, countless voters this election year chose to follow the presidential and VP debates online. You could watch a live stream of the debate on basically every major (and local) news site on the web- but here are some newer, unique and interactive ways people chose to follow the [...]
Posted in Word of Mouth on Oct 13th, 2008 Comments Off
With all due respect to The Fixx and their 1983 hit, one thing really does lead to another. I had the pleasure of attending the 2008 National Recycling Coalition Congress & Expo last month in Pittsburgh. It was a chance for me to speak on behalf of TVG about the benefits of media [...]
Posted in Current Events, TVG Updates on Oct 6th, 2008 Comments Off
The Vandiver Group, Inc. (TVG) celebrated its 15th anniversary with friends and clients on October 1. In its 15 years, TVG has received numerous awards and honors for client work and achievements as a company. For the last eight years, the company has been named one of the Top Diversity Owned Businesses in Missouri by [...]
Posted in Current Events on Oct 2nd, 2008 Comments Off
In honor of the recent Emmy Awards, we decided to take a few minutes and post some tips for nominating awards for your favorite campaigns or clients.
Nominate your best work. Award nominations take time and money. Don’t just nominate every project you’ve worked on this year- concentrate your efforts on your best [...]