This had me rolling because they’re still not up 😭

This will pass the Senate. So if you are a woman in the US who changed her name when she got married, you will need a valid passport to vote in upcoming elections 😵‍💫

A cemetery director checks out my profile frequently which also concerns me 😩

In addition to his political savvy, Chuck Schumer also offers cutting edge communication strategies ranging from an op-ed in the New York Times to an interview with the New York Times

If it’s a Sunday, I’m commuting

The Dangerous Gap Between PR Narratives and Reality: Apple's Siri Debacle We've all been there.

Have you seen @bloomberg.com’s report on a recently leaked #Apple meeting? I just wrote about my take on what happens when your internal meetings don't match your public statements. Apple's Siri situation shows us exactly how this ends: open.substack.com/pub/thecommu...

YESSSS 💪

Dark Storm team claims DDoS attack on X, causing major outage: Live Updates Dark Storm Team claims responsibility for a DDoS attack as users report Twitter down for the third time today. Live updates here.

Massive cyberattack hits X.

While details are still emerging, Elon Musk is claiming that this was a coordinated attack potentially by a foreign government.

www.newsweek.com/x-twitter-ou...

X is having an up and down Monday — The Verge The X social media platform has been up and down all morning, with brief but repeated outages preventing posts from loading across both mobile and desktop.

So much efficiency: apple.news/ARPEYGSzCStS...

oh this is a great list!!!! LOVE The West Wing!

📕 Comms Books Worth Reading:

• The Narrative Age by Frank Wolf
• Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller
• Say It Well by Terry Szuplat
• Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
• Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg

What else would you add? #nationalbookday

The FOMO Board Era What Does Shorter CEO Tenures Mean for Corporate Communications?

New on #Substack: "The 'FOMO Board' Era" - CEO tenures hit 7-year low as impatient boards make hasty changes. When boards expect miracles in weeks not quarters, how do comms leaders craft narratives that don't read like fantasy fiction? open.substack.com/pub/thecommu... #CorporateCommunications

Snuck out between calls for a run. forgot I wore a red lip today 😅💪

Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it

60% of influencers do not verify accuracy of information before posting.

Unesco and Knight Center for Journalism have now launched a free online course on becoming a trusted voice online, covering fact-checking and content creation for elections, crises.

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

I cannot believe I made it out alive of the grocery store today.

I just made coffee - no doom will be left unscrolled 😅

Accidentally waking up at 3 am is brutal because am I supposed to just get up right now? Or hope that I fall back asleep? 😭

Ha! A reverse Pinterest board 🥴

THANK YOU PARRY 💙🫶

Jaguar. Why tho? You definitely needed a brand refresh but this font was not it.

YES 🙌

Plus: your cartoon hair looks amazing!

😩

As always, you speak truth 😅🥱

Leaders: Stop trying to motivate with numbers alone. Your average employee doesn’t wake up inspired by shareholder value. They want to be part of something bigger, something that matters. Focus on a mission that resonates. When your people ✨believe✨, they’ll bring their best to the table.

Reminder: it's not what you say; it's what they hear.

I don’t know how I ended up on #spacesky but ok 🌕 🪐

Why do we need internal comms? Because the best corporate strategy in the world is useless if your people aren't inspired (and equipped) to help deliver it.

*cosigns* 😁

You’re the Bluesky PR ambassador 👏