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A Year of InSites: Successful Efforts Rely on Resourcefulness

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Year of the Rooster by eugevon, on Flickr

While I know 2010 was the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese calendar, it felt more like the Year of the Rooster. Those born in the Chinese zodiac’s Year of the Rooster tend to be quick thinkers who are practical and resourceful. During this [...]

A Year of InSites: Communications Lessons from Sesame Street

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This guest blog post comes from Joe Kelly, Executive Vice President of Vanguard Communications.

Learning sometimes comes from unexpected places. Several months ago, I was reminded to never forget who your audience is – whether it is those who are intended to receive your message or those who are delivering it.

We recently managed a Hollywood [...]

A Year of InSites: P.C. Language is Always P.F. (Person-First)

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In a technology-driven world where face-to-face interaction is often limited and more communication is taking place digitally, it’s easy to lose sight of the person on the receiving end of our messages. As good communicators, it’s our job to take a careful look at each audience we are trying to reach and develop messages [...]

Science Fiction Meets Multicultural Communications

Maria Enie examines the ramifications of new technology that breaks down language barriers on multicultural [...]

Is Political Polling Dying Out or Evolving?

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With the 2010 midterm election behind us, we’re also past the peak of political polling.  But with 2012 presidential contenders lurking around the corner, we can be assured that a new round of polls are about to bombard us in the news media.

Around election time, news coverage is littered with poll results indicating how [...]