by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 12, 2014 | Content & Content Operations, Guest Posts
We worked with Lori Polemenakos for more than a decade when she was the senior editor at Match.com. Working as an occasional freelance writer helps her maintain realistic expectations as a professional editor – both online and in other media. These tips, which she...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Nov 20, 2013 | E'ship, Guest Posts, Public Relations/PR practice
This is the third in a series of special posts for Global Entrepreneurship Week (#GEW). Read the previous posts on getting media coverage and making investor presentations. 5 Communications Mistakes Startup Entrepreneurs Make When you’re just starting out, there are...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 1, 2013 | Guest Posts
October is Office Politics Awaremess Month. Here's a guest post from my smart husband, Steve Peha, and our good friend Amr Elssamadisy, on how to handle office politics. Crawling Out From Under the Rock of Office Politics Anyone who has ever worked in an office knows...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 24, 2013 | Guest Posts
I've known Victoria Gless since first grade. We were in school together, and on the swim team together, and worked in communications together at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Now she lives in Seattle, where my husband's from, living less than a mile...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 10, 2013 | Best Practice, Content & Content Operations, Guest Posts
I first met Evan at SxSW. He's funny, smart and engaging--and we've kept up with each other ever since. I'm no UX expert, but I know it impacts how people receive and perceive content, so that makes it important to me. That's why I asked Evan to give us all some...
by admin | May 20, 2013 | Guest Posts, What-Not
When it's hotter than seven Hells and twice as humid, it can be hard to look good. So that's why I asked style expert Lee Heyward to give us some tips for looking cool in hot weather. She's also got some helpful tips for planning your conference wardrobe. Looking...