Words help heal heroes

Book by Gordon Cucullu

First a book, the 3rd for Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gordon Cucullu and his wife and writing partner, Chris Fontana. Then, the notion that their written messages can help give back while also helping others heal. Proceeds from Warrior Police are dedicated to The Valhalla Project to support healthy … [Read more...]

Eating Up Brand Messaging in Our Food Choices

Contemplating brand messages and how we ingest them in our consumer culture came to me well before any consideration of breakfast today. It landed via tweet from a marketing colleague now super wellness coach, Carol Hutchinson. Her post led me to read “HartBeat.” This edition of The Hartman … [Read more...]

Doodling and Handwriting Boost Creative Message Powers

To support my passionate cry for keeping pens, pencils, crayons and the magical markers as our tools on creative quests, I posted a study taken from the Huffington Post, in July 2011. Now, The Wall Street Journal has joined us in the campaign to connect to our creative potential with a fun, … [Read more...]

Better Messaging in Plain Language

Is simpler language the solution for understanding each other better in our complex and hurried times? The Plain Language movement, which in the USA took root in the 1990s, is spreading. Plain language would certainly make the 'red tape' of daily life more manageable. Simpler language then is … [Read more...]

Conversation Smarts Essential to Business Success

A recent Forbes Magazine article confirms what I have felt, seen, heard and taught to clients as the essential for success in business and social communications. Conversation is the building block on which relationships are built, fortunes made and friends found.  Conversations take place on … [Read more...]

Tiny Town of Buford, Wyo. Packs Big PR Message

One proved to be a very powerful public relations number in the marketing of America’s tiniest town and the making of a big dream. One is the population of Buford. While everyday folks prepared to celebrate one of the two holidays of Easter and Passover, on the same weekend this year, a man named … [Read more...]