From the outside looking in, I felt that Britney Spears had everything – fame, fortune, boyfriends and people who cared about her. But after reading, “Britney Spears Little Lost Girl,” by Christopher Heard, I learned that life for Britney was harder than it looked. I was interested in reading this...
Running Around With The Kids…
The other day, I ran around with my kids. I wasn’t running errands. And I wasn’t driving them from activity to activity. I was actually on the middle school track running with them. We collectively decided that we would run 3 miles. My daughter sprinted during the first mile. She...
How to Integrate Social Media and Your Newsroom
If you don’t have a newsroom on the Internet, you may be missing the big picture. With social media more mainstream, newsrooms are becoming essential for both public relations firms and corporate public relations departments.
Are You on A Social Networking Site?
Social networking is not just for kids anymore. The fastest growing population on Facebook is between 40 and 60 years old. Another growing segment are those over the age of 60. This group may have signed up originally to chat with their grandchildren, but it’s becoming a lot more than...
Where Are All the Women???
Last night I was out to dinner with a few male colleagues who own businesses. I turned to Richard, one of the entrepreneurs I was with, and asked him, "where are all the women?" "You know Hil," he says to me, "most women if given the choice and the right...
Happy Birthday?
It's now mid-May and guess what? I just received a birthday card. It wasn't a belated card from a family member or friend. It was a card from a vendor. And you know what? He knew my birthday was April 25 because he put it on the card. So why...
Want To Improve Your Golf Score? Work Out!
I've never really been a proponent of exercise. I never played sports in school. In middle and high school, I would come up with any and all excuses to get out of gym. When I was in my twenties I was a little more athletic. I rode my bicycle around...
Connectivity Will Soon Be Everywhere…
The digital age has changed everything about the way we live, play and conduct business. We’ve come a long way from the time of watching television on a traditional set to watching shows on the Internet; from sending letters to friends and loved ones to tweeting out messages; and from...
How An Event Can Turn Contacts Into Relationships
Do you feel like you’re spending way too much time going from event to event without seeing a return on your investment? Or, do you spend way too much time and money hosting events without seeing anything in return? Whatever the reason, one of the most important benefits of hosting...
To Walk You Home Or Not?
The other day, when I was in New Orleans on a conference, I went out with some of the guys in my group for a drink on Burbon Street. They wanted to go bar hopping and since I really didn't want to do that, I decided to call it a...