Is the nature of certain kinds of work dampening workplace inequalities during COVID? According to John Hackston, research shows that people who have more autonomy and flexibility in their jobs are generally faring better along many measures of well-being during the pandemic than those who have more rigid workplace cultures and rules. The catch is… View Article
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By Mary Shank Rockman | November 24, 2020 Grateful. Thankful. Appreciative. Three simple words that have special meaning and significance this year, like never before, as I start to wrap up 2020. The past eight months have forced businesses to tackle obstacles no leader could have ever predicted or foreseen a year ago. Despite these… View Article
By Alexa Grunder | November 16, 2020 As part of our spotlight series on the team members of MSR, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Blake, Director of Enterprise Technology at MSR Communications. Chris has always embraced the newest technology and its ability to empower us and enhance brand communication. But in order to… View Article
By Mary Shank Rockman | October 6, 2020 If the past seven months of #pandemiclife have taught us anything, it’s been just how much this new normal has brought awareness to the importance of health and wellness. In my opinion, that’s good for all of us! More than anyone could’ve ever imagined, this unusual time… View Article
By Michael Burke | September 11, 2020 Fake news is not a fake problem. It can reshape public opinion, influence elections, and even lead to societal instability. While it has been around at least as long as newspapers, its negative effects in free societies were relatively mild until the advent of social media, which now… View Article
By Mary Shank Rockman | September 1, 2020 Did you know the 19th Amendment to The U.S. Constitution that helped confront traditional gender conventions for the rights of all women to vote was certified into law 100 years ago on August 26, 1920? While the celebration of this centennial milestone is extraordinarily significant, it also… View Article
By Alexa Grunder | July 20, 2020 As part of our spotlight series on the team members of MSR, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kaitlyn Lambert, Senior Account Executive at MSR Communications. After getting her degree from SUNY Geneseo in Upstate NY, she moved to Boston where she began working in PR at… View Article
By Lucy Siegel | June 2, 2020 The universal goal of public relations is to get through to your target audience with your company’s (or client’s) story as you want it to be heard, in a way that will generate both awareness and engagement. However, the tools for doing this have been changing rapidly in recent years…. View Article
By Jeremiah Mallari | May 26, 2020 Social media is one of the best communication tools in our modern social lives. Being able to connect with family and friends digitally at any time and any place is a pleasure and privilege of advanced technology. While so much of it is easily accessible, it can also… View Article
By Jeremiah Mallari | May 4, 2020 Nothing fends-off that nagging feeling of not doing enough to land a post-college job quite like accepting an internship. Any college student knows that real peace-of-mind comes with knowing you won’t have to write a cover letter for the fifth time and set-up yet another interview. When all… View Article