Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Although the timing couldn’t have been worse for Warren Mayor James (Jim) Fouts, the issues themselves are reason to resign. His derogatory comments about African Americans highlighted on a day we honored a man who lead the Civil Rights Movement is a crisis itself. But, with a former […]
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Are you setting new heights as you communicate, collaborate and connect in 2017? As you set out to communicate your messages, connect with clients or customers and collaborate on projects in 2017, you need to first evaluate what you did in 2016 and check off what worked
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A surprise presidential outcome ended in two unexpected speeches delivered in ways that we never really saw on the campaign trail. President-elect Donald Trump accepted the presidency with humility and dignity and Hillary Clinton conceded with strength and grace. Not the Trump and Clinton we saw much over the last 12 months however, both speeches
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group What would have been deemed a pretty decent speech is now overshadowed by two paragraphs. And not only is Melania Trump’s overall message about her husband being ignored, the media doesn’t seem to be talking about anything anyone else said on opening day of the Republican National
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group I was Googling places to have my daughter’s 9th birthday and I came across a fun party place for kids that would entertain more than 20 kids for nearly three hours. I read only a few lines at first. They would also order the pizza and provide two
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group My husband, daughter and I went to a very popular Michigan-based supermarket to pick up her birthday cake. When we arrived to the bakery, the woman behind the counter handed us over two half sheet cakes almost identical. “What’s this?” I asked. “I didn’t order two cakes.”
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group It’s the Monday after the Grand Prix and just a couple of days following the Mackinac Policy Conference, and my morning scan of the media was a breaking news story that is a strong reminder that Detroit cannot escape it’s number one problem – crime. Crime will always
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Some of the most memorable Mackinac moments are crafted quotes and comments that were actually strategically created to be memorable sound bites in speeches and media interviews. It’s all about knowing how to tell your own story. Nearly one year later, you may not remember exactly who
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Everyone seems to have a favorite Prince song, a memorable concert or if you’re lucky, a piece of signed memorabilia. My sister Sandra had an actual Prince moment. It was the 80s, around the time Purple Rain hit the airwaves and movie theaters. Sandra was 20-something on
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Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group It is a decade-old saga that continues here in Metro Detroit — the incredibly shrinking newsroom. Three Detroit television reporters are just the latest causalities in the downsizing trend we have seen in news over the last decade. Soon to be off the air are Murray Feldman,
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