Tag Archives: CEO

PR Advice from an Industry Veteran on Her Birthday: Patrice Tanaka

July 14, 2011 – 2:27 pm

By CRT/tanaka (@crttanaka)
It’s not everyday you get to celebrate the birthday of someone of the likes of this. Public Relations by day, Samba dancing by night, she defines the expression – “Living Life to the Fullest.”
As Chief Creative Officer for CRT/tanaka, Patrice is the leading ambassador of the whatcanbe vision. Her work is her passion, [...]

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CEOs: Four Ways to Avoid Killing the Elephant

April 5, 2011 – 12:21 am

by Michael Whitlow
Full disclosure. We work for a competitor of Go*****.com, but this is not about going one up on Go*****. It’s about CEO behavior, and how clueless some CEOs can be.
The furor on the web last week over a certain CEO’s (BobParsons.me) culling/killing an elephant, which he had helpfully videotaped and posted (see the [...]

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Choosers of the Slain & Being A Best Place to Work

February 1, 2011 – 12:13 am

by Michael Whitlow
Our three Virginia offices shared the “Best Places to Work” spotlight (see Principles pay dividends) with a defense engineering company by the name of Valkyrie Enterprises last week, winning our top spot in the small business category as they earned theirs in the mid-sized category. For CRT/tanaka, this was a wonderful tribute to follow a great [...]

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CEOs Heal Thyselves!

October 9, 2009 – 8:08 am

by Michael Whitlow
Since its placement on the investor relations firmament, the earnings conference call has been a focus of the CEO.  As the quarter ends, and disclosure committee meetings, preliminary numbers and general internal optimism or pessimism takes hold, CEO intensity is amping up.
But, as sure as there is one quarter behind you; there is [...]

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