Managing the Boss

Let’s face it, sometimes the guy or gal at the top of the org chart hasn’t rolled up his or her sleeves for years. That becomes a problem when such folks insist on taking a sudden interest in a campaign and start offering “suggestions.” All you can really do is humor them along and hope something distracts them before they can do too much damage.

Paul Hirsch  has been practicing communications since 1983. He now owns his own marketing/pr firm in Northern California. Paul specializes in media relations, marketing collateral, website development and ad design. You can learn more about him on Facebook or by visiting www.nowville.com/paulhirsch.

Not Always Helpful

Not Always Helpful

What happened to that guy?

This is a question that I’ve have had rolling around in my head for a minute. Where are the personalities? The creative class has always been full of interesting personalities (No, bi-polar does not count as interesting) but recently the creative personality cold war has produced a bunch of carbon copies. On the other side of the house the charismatic face man/woman has been horse whipped out of existence. Have the account folks been reduced to waiters and note takers. Can any out there name some folks with some real swagger you know “That guy”? People who are appreciated for being smart not slick?