Why I Chose to Work at Caster when I Live 2954 Miles Away
My eyes shot open to my alarm blaring at 3:00 A.M. Despite the insanely early hour, I was wide awake and full of adrenaline. I quickly brushed my teeth, packed up, and was out the door of my house in Orange County by 3:32 A.M. As I sat down in the car, my anxiety reminded […]
Can You Handle The Truth? Your Company Isn’t Ready For PR
We believe – deeply – in the power of public relations, but, there’s an elephant in the room: not every company is ready for a PR Agency. There we said it. Many people think that marketing and public relations are one and the same (seriously, my favorite party topic). If you’re actually going to pay […]
Mise En Place PR
How cooking and PR are eerily similar Great chefs aren’t born, they’re forged – and I submit the same is true for PR professionals. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, “mise en place” is a French term for “having all your ingredients measured, cut, peeled, sliced, grated, etc. before you start cooking” – if you […]
Setting Boundaries When You Are “Always On”
PR professionals don’t have regular work hours – if you know you know. Working all the time isn’t a sustainable solution, though. Longer hours don’t necessarily allow you to be more productive — and what’s more, encouraging constant communication can damage employees’ well-being, work-life balance, and job performance. I’m at the dawn of my PR […]