How to Turn Online Networking into a Job

Jun 12 2012

Guest Post by Steve Gilmore In today’s web-powered information age, online networking platforms have largely influenced the way that we conduct much of our networking. While the core concept of business networking – to communicate ideas and goals for mutual professional development – has always been and continues to be the same, today’s online networking sites have shifted an important segment of those conversations to the web. In other words: we are still networking for the same reasons and are talking about the same stuff, but nowadays they are making much of our initial contact online.

New Leadership, Transparency & Creativity Needed at MSCAA

Jun 07 2012

Much has been discussed about our flight options (or lack of) at the Memphis International Airport. Delta has been the target recently of many attacks on the costs and limitations we have for flights in and out of our city. Bashing Delta might be a catharsis for some but the reality is, Delta “owns” Memphis.

Perceptions are Reality: Memphis Needs to Tell Its Own Story

Jun 04 2012

If you are my client or you read my blog, you will know that my firm’s tagline is “Tell your story or someone else will do it for you.” I have blogged about this for years and as a public relations professional, I see it everyday in the trenches. I tell my clients that good, bad or ugly, we have to get the message out. Social media has been a game changer for many and is why telling your story is even more important than ever before. Memphis as a whole needs to do a better job at telling its…

One Hero Deserves Another: Baptist Memorial Health Care Steps Up to Help Hit & Run Victim

May 31 2012

My previous post about Shannon Parker’s hit and run accident (where you can find more detail here) has received traffic and attention, and thankfully, there are many wonderful Good Samaritans out there who are stepping up to help this woman. The tragic irony in all of this is that she pushed her friend out of the vehicle’s path and was hit square on by a hit and run driver with a past. Such contrasting stories, these two women (but that’s another story).

Supporting @the_sparker | How to Help Hero After Hit & Run

May 23 2012

Over the years, Team Howell has gotten to know @the_sparker (Shannon Parker) via Twitter. We recently got the opportunity to meet her “IRL” at Memphis in May this past Saturday, May 20. Little did any of us know that later that same evening, a terrible incident would occur.

Let’s Get Memphis Airborne

May 15 2012

Mike…Echo…Mike…Papa…Hotel…India…Sierra, We need choices and we need Memphis to fly as many people in and out as we do packages. No disrespect to our wonderful jewel FedEx but we must get airline options and more choices to our Memphis International Airport. This week I was added—without consent—to a Facebook “group” bashing Delta Airlines and talking negatively about our situation. I am strongly against this and have removed myself from the group. In my opinion, a better strategy is to talk about what we could and should have here in Memphis. Bashing Delta is not constructive and it is frankly bad…