by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
I went to Costco last night with my father-in-law. Turkeys in there are 99 cents a pound and we picked a twenty-pounder. We’re in Norfolk, Virginia, where it’s been a tough year. My wife lost her mother in July — to pancreatic cancer, which I would say is not a death...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Nov 19, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’ve been getting a lot of calls in the wake of the 2024 election from CEOs and communications leads at nonprofits who want to talk. Last week, for example, I spoke with a communications lead whose chief executive was pressuring them to “get more...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States changes a lot of rules. As a professional communicator, I wouldn’t work for Trump, period. Aside from his well-documented behavior, he also doesn’t appreciate expertise of any kind. As an...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Nov 5, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
I spent an hour downtown with photographer Eliza Kommer taking pictures this week. My website imagery is old, and my main corporate headshot is a selfie I took on the subway. So, it was time for a rebrand. Before we started shooting, Eliza gave me two tips. One,...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 30, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
I was chatting last week with a new cause-driven communications consultant. She’s a former journalist, she got disillusioned with journalism, then got a comms role. But working in-house for a major foundation also disillusioned her. Now she’s got an anchor...
