April 26th, 2012 by Susan McPherson
Fenton’s resident corporate social responsibility (CSR) expert talks to Georgetown’s Center for Social Impact Communication about CSR trends on the horizon. Listen to the podcast and read the recap: Read More »
April 24th, 2012 by Giovanna Frank-Vitale
Fenton staff celebrated Earth Day at the UN-hosted premiere of One Day on Earth, the first film shot in every country in the world on the same day. Premieres of One Day on Earth took place in over 160 countries on Sunday, from Afghanistan to Botswana to Oman to Venezuela and everywhere in between. Read More »
April 20th, 2012 by Ellen Miller
This week’s #CSRchat featured not just one special guest, but a whole team of them. Nine members of Microsoft’s Citizenship Team (@msftcitizenship) joined us Wednesday via Twitter to discuss the company’s commitment to corporate responsibility.
April 17th, 2012 by Ellen Miller
Alison Lucas, Fenton’s London Director, is proving highly sought-after as a judge on the UK media scene. In addition to the PR Week Awards, Ali has been invited to judge The Comment Awards, convened and created by media agency Editorial Intelligence to celebrate excellent commentary in all media spaces, from newspapers to TV to Twitter. Last year’s winners included a strong FT contingent (John Gapper, Simon Kuper and Dave Pilling as best Business, Cultural and Foreign Commentator respectively), the BBC’s Robert Peston and influential parenting blog Mumsnet. Judging will take place in September with a breakfast ceremony on 18th October to announce the winners. Check out the website for details of last year’s awards – partners and judges for the 2012 awards will be announced in June.
April 13th, 2012 by Ellen Miller
Rossalyn Warren loves new media, knows how to wiggle her ears, and quite fancies NYC bagels (she tried her first one yesterday). Get to know Fenton’s fantastic new account coordinator. Read More »
April 12th, 2012 by Ellen Miller
A group of 30+ dynamic women and men gathered at Fenton (@fentonprogress) Tuesday night to discuss the future of mobile and celebrate the launch of Women in Mobile (WIM) Accelerator.
April 10th, 2012 by Ellen Miller
Online video viewership is on the rise. In February, 170 million Americans watched an average of 13.6 hours of online video content (ComScore). These numbers will continue to climb in the coming years, with video becoming one of the dominant mediums for communicating online. This is good news for the corporate social responsibility (CSR) field.
April 5th, 2012 by Susan McPherson
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is having a moment. From innovative philanthropy to employee engagement to sustainability to transparency, more and more companies are realizing why it’s so important to invest in CSR, especially in today’s social media world. Read More »
April 4th, 2012 by Eimear Nolan
Editorial Intelligence, the brainchild of London communications pioneer Julia Hobsbawm, is a ’knowledge club’ that convenes idea-sharing and networking events for its members. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend two panel discussions, one on ‘The Economic Rebuild – Where Are We Now?’; the other on The Manufacturing Industry in Britain. Read More »
March 29th, 2012 by Susan McPherson
My colleague Rob Anderson and I had the opportunity to travel to Phoenix for this year’s International Corporate Citizenship Conference, an annual gathering of corporate responsibility professionals. The theme was “Managing Many Environments,” a fitting one given the multiple hats that a CSR executive must wear. Read More »
