Integrated Communication
Explore an integrated communication strategy to ensure brand consistency across all channels. Connect the dots of your communications with your business.

We Don’t Do Marketing
(If I hear this one more time, I’m gonna throat punch someone.) If I had a dollar for every time a technical or contracting company

It’s all about the hustle
PR seems like a sexy field, am I right? If your older like me, then you think of Samantha from Sex in the City and

Cultivating client relationships
The most important relationships in your business are the ones you already have. We spend so much time searching for the next big thing, new

Employees & Social Media
The use of social media is a hot topic around our office lately. We have a social media policy at 8THIRTYFOUR, it is all of

The future of social media
I had a friend pose a question to me this past week on the future of social media. Will it remain an important tool for

PR can’t fix stupid
Public relations can only do so much. PR practitioners can build brand awareness, attract attention to new products, manage a crisis and so much more.

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Breakfast with Drew. At one point, I was sitting next to him, but this is probably our best photo we’ve ever taken together. ...
I was not gonna go to Coffee Circle this morning. I’m overwhelmed. I have too much on my plate. All of this is my own fault. I was like, “Nope, Jurgens is hosting, and I don’t know how to do life without her, so I’m going to go support her.” And I want to see Jen, Elizabeth, Erika, and all the other women that, quite frankly, I love.
And as life often goes, it was exactly what I needed. People are the center of everything we do and what makes us who we are. Make time for it.
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Mommy and Phoebe day out. ...
My biggest inspiration, passion and therapy comes from other business owners. @b.razor.scharp and I try to meet semi-regularly to talk all things small business, consume lots of caffeine and leave knowing we’re not in this alone. ...