Business

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs from the past couple of weeks.

Project: Time Off discovered half of Americans don’t use their vacation time.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs from the past couple of weeks.

A media page, sometimes called a press page or media kit, is a valuable tool. Here’s why every website needs one.

Here are the most important trends to keep your eyes on in the coming months.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and down from the past couple of weeks.

Thumbs up: Primary care: New clinics promise faster, better care for more Alaskans.

For many, the holidays are a joyous time often celebrated with family.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs from the past couple of weeks.

Looking for your next book to hone your business skills? Be sure to check out “Fanatical Prospecting” by Jeb Blount.

As the holidays approach, it’s time to take a step back in our busy lives and lend a helping hand to those in need.

Thumbs up: Peace and quiet: New Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport runway is almost finished = noise

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Whether you are a breast cancer survivor or are

Newsrooms, pictured in our imaginations and popular culture as bustling floors of ringing phones and shouting editors, aren’t as busy anymore.

Thumbs up:

The 2019 GCI Suicide Prevention Fund, administered by the Alaska Community Foundation, will distribute over $100,000 to nine recipient organizations this year, funding suicide prevention programs across Alaska.

Do you consider yourself the ultimate Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race fan? Do you melt at the sight of puppies? Do you specialize in social and digital media and are an event maven?

Do you get anxious and stressed while sitting in traffic, knowing you will be late once again? Learn about why arriving on time is integral to your integrity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IdmPQmBbts

Every homeless youth has the right to a home, food, guidance, education and to be loved.

Visiting Alaska as a young person can be a life-changing experience. That’s why Many Skies Inc. has built its organization to provide wilderness experience and education to underprivileged students from around the country by bringing them to some of the most beautiful places in Alaska.

An editorial calendar is a schedule of topics for your content. You may create an editorial calendar for owned content, such as media pitches, social media strategy, blogs and more.

For some people, absolute silence is necessary to focus on tasks and be productive at work. However, for many others, listening to music is an effective way to concentrate while working on an assignment. If you fall into the latter group, choosing which song to listen to can be a daunting task.

Although we’re split into separate account teams here at Thompson and Company, it really feels more like we are just one big team – thanks to plenty of collaboration, an open office space and technology like Slack and Zoom.

Whether you are the communications lead at your workplace, part of the C-suite or a worker whose goal is to hide behind the computer and steer clear of public speaking at all costs, it’s important for everyone to understand how the media works and how to engage – should it ever be necessary.

Drafting an effective email use policy may be more complicated than a company might think. Here are some of the chief priorities:

Yes, you do. About 15 percent of people over 18 have some hearing loss and you can’t predict who by age alone.

Thumbs up:

Since 1979, GCI has revolutionized Alaska communications, connecting 240 communities and delivering 1-gig internet speeds to 80% of Alaskans.

Knowing your audience and your reach, you can use existing Google Analytics data to tailor the content you’re posting on blogs, social media and online articles.