When I first started HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC more than 17 years ago, I would send out press releases to a targeted media list. A few years after that, the media requested that we send release via fax machine. After that, they asked us to email them the information. Today, they...
Another Broken Toe????
If you have boys, you know that they tend to leave a trail of clothes and shoes everywhere! Every time my little guy takes a shower, there's a line of clothes -- socks, pants, t-shirts, etc. -- from his room into the bathroom. The other night, I fell asleep kind...
Peanut Butter and Jelly….
This blog entry is dedicated to all the parents who have a child graduating High School this year. ----------------------------------- Do you make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for your kids? I never realized how much peanut butter and jelly would be such an important part of my day! Every morning...
Feeling All Mixed Up?
Did you ever have a day where you feel all mixed up? Well, today was that day for me! This morning, I met someone I talk with on one of my social media sites. I never met him in person and of course, I wrote his name wrong in my...
The Belmont…
Did you watch the big horse race at Belmont? I played golf during the race so I didn't see it. But before playing my husband and son had to make a pit stop at Off Track Betting (OTB). As I was sitting in the car, I watched as people entered...
Speaking in Front of Hospital Communications Folks…
Image by luc legay via Flickr Thanks to my good friend, Henry Powderly of Long Island Business News, yesterday, I had a speaking gig at the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, Inc. The speech focused on social media and how hospitals can use social media to build their brand. As I always...
Don’t Know What To Use Twitter For?
If you think that Twitter is just random thoughts and messages, you are missing the boat. Twitter is a great marketing tool to get your message out to your community/audience. Many large companies use Twitter for reputation management. They want their brand to be heard and they want to hear...
On Being a Working Mother…
There's always guilt. No matter what. If you are a mother, you know the type of guilt I mean. When I had my daughter, I started HJMT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. I often wondered to myself, if I did the right thing or if I should have stopped working. Yesterday, my daughter...
It’s Really All About Customer Service!
Do you know what gets me angry? It gets me angry when I work through lunch, order something from the local deli, Brendal's on Old Country Road in Westbury, to find that the order is all wrong! Here's what I ordered and what I got: Ham and cheese omelet and...
The Times Are Changing…
I remember not too long ago my staff and I would sit around my kitchen table in my one bedroom apartment and mail out 400 press releases to the media. A few years later, it was faxes. You would stand there for hours! And then, email. But the media complained....