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May 28th, 2015
Investing in the development of an issue and crisis management…
May 28th, 2015
There is a highly-visible battle of epic proportions being waged…
May 27th, 2015
Today’s financial headlines are replete with stories heralding major acquisitions….
May 27th, 2015
Corporate turnarounds are never easy. Factoring in variables such as…
May 25th, 2015
Star performers in the IPO market make headlines. Recently, Aduro…
May 22nd, 2015
Some much anticipated annual meetings are taking place this week…
May 19th, 2015
In years gone by, serving as a member of a…
May 18th, 2015
Makovsky Appoints Tom Jones and Alexandra Peterson To Lead its…
May 18th, 2015
At a recent PR News awards ceremony, the head of…
May 13th, 2015
Today the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) celebrates “Rising Stars” in…
May 13th, 2015
Coming as no surprise, executive pay and corporate performance remain…
April 30th, 2015
Recently, fashion retailer J.C. Penney Co, (NYSE: JCP) committed a…
April 30th, 2015
2015 is shaping up to be a defining year for…
April 29th, 2015
It’s no secret that the Financial Services industry has a…
April 28th, 2015
The “reply all” function was active – and welcomed –…
April 22nd, 2015
In years gone by, activist investors targeted sleepy mid-cap companies,…
April 20th, 2015
As someone in the healthcare PR industry, I’m often asked…
April 17th, 2015
Even a few weeks after the event, we are still…
April 10th, 2015
Recently, the Obama administration announced new regulations on hydraulic fracturing…
April 1st, 2015
Last week, Laney Landsman and Alex Peterson flew to Austin,…
March 17th, 2015
We (Laney Landsman and Alex Peterson) are headed to Austin,…
March 12th, 2015
I recently attended the American Heart Association NYC Go Red…
March 11th, 2015
On June 2, 2014, the EPA announced its “Clean Power…
February 26th, 2015
On June 2, 2014, the EPA announced its “Clean Power…
February 26th, 2015
In our increasingly digital world, we can order dinner, schedule…
February 25th, 2015
— Wearables and Apps Gain Ground as Americans Seek To…
February 24th, 2015
Perception is a powerful and elusive mechanism. Unlike hard science…
February 20th, 2015
Bill Cosby and Brian Williams – two vastly different situations,…
February 13th, 2015
In the information age, the experience of the “educated consumer”…
February 12th, 2015
Remember the financial crisis of 2007-08? While I am not…
January 23rd, 2015
The post CES recaps are coming out in droves (See:…
January 20th, 2015
Last week, my Makovsky Health colleague Chris Loblundo outlined steps…
January 14th, 2015
With 2014 a thing of the past, many people, myself…
January 8th, 2015
On a gloomy December morning, I headed up to Capitol…
December 22nd, 2014
Data. Sensors. Controls. Efficiency. Dollars per square feet. More Data….
December 22nd, 2014
With 2014 almost in the rear-view mirror, Makovsky Health is…
December 15th, 2014
In years gone by, there was an abundance of “storytellers”…
December 11th, 2014
Gil Bashe, Executive Vice President, Makovsky, was inducted into the…
December 9th, 2014
There’s an old adage that says, “Nothing is certain but…
December 2nd, 2014
“It’s a portfolio that JPMorgan and others would be glad…
December 2nd, 2014
Over the last decade, many of our possessions have switched…
November 12th, 2014
Over the last decade, many of our possessions have switched…
November 12th, 2014
He wasn’t the victim of a surreptitious YouTube video, or…
November 5th, 2014
Last Thursday, Makovsky’s Energy practice was in Old Town Alexandria…
October 31st, 2014
Tuesday, I had the opportunity to dine with a Nobel…
October 31st, 2014
I find a lot of joy and purpose in my…
October 28th, 2014
In its highly successful IPO, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, the…
October 23rd, 2014
With all the fanfare surrounding the social and digital revolution,…
October 22nd, 2014
With a fatality rate that approximates 90%, the Ebola virus…
October 21st, 2014
The financial services industry still struggles with chronic reputation issues,…
October 9th, 2014
While communications is often the best offense, it can equally…
October 8th, 2014
This morning a colleague passed around a new Capgemini study…
September 30th, 2014
“We need to take action now to limit global temperature…
September 30th, 2014
During the past few days, I’ve eaten five different kinds…
September 30th, 2014
This morning a colleague passed around a new Capgemini study…
September 30th, 2014
“Getting it right” is always better than “not getting it…
September 22nd, 2014
Perhaps lost in the midst of the waning days of…
September 17th, 2014
Jim Cramer is of course, never wrong. His prediction on…
September 12th, 2014
Last year, I was extremely excited when a new product…
September 4th, 2014
I don’t think many of us could argue that technology…
September 3rd, 2014
This blog’s purpose is two-fold. One is to explain a…
August 28th, 2014
Have you ever asked yourself, “What has happened to grammar?”…
August 7th, 2014
My mother didn’t get to use a calculator when she…
July 10th, 2014
Kevin Ashton, a visionary whose many claims to fame include…
June 17th, 2014
Getting your daily caffeine fix just became much easier. Recently,…
February 18th, 2014
