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From the Classroom to the Office: My Experience as a Hoffman Intern

…college, I knew it would be difficult to find a job post-graduation simply because of the quarter system and the University of Oregon’s June graduation. Scrolling through the endless listings…

Man standing with arms crossed wearing University of Oregon lanyard.

What Nelson Mandela Can Teach PR Pros about Good Communication

By Esha Lotey The Hoffman Agency, London Nelson Mandela is the poster child for passionate communication. I recently read an article posted on LinkedIn, which cleverly and succinctly examines how…

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Why PR Should Treat Facebook Like a Media Property

Cross-posted from Ishmael’s Corner By Lou Hoffman Several years ago we interviewed 65 sales people at major computer retailers (Best Buy, Fry’s, etc.) asking the key question, “What third-party sources…

Five Storytelling Techniques to Give Business Communications Liftoff

Cross-posted from Ishmael’s Corner By Lou Hoffman Storytelling is the new “black” when it comes to business communications. To understand the plight of storytelling, consider the chart (above) put together…

Contrast, a Poor Man’s Failure in PR Storytelling

Cross-posted from Ishmael’s Corner By Lou Hoffman Look at the construction of any major feature story in Fortune, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, Wired, take your pick. What element is likely…

Is Re/code Just AllThingsD 2.0? Behind the Curtain in the Re/code Newsroom

…(a new hire as managing editor who also helped get Kara her first job at The Washington Post). The panel also included senior editors Ina Fried, Liz Gannes and James…