If you’re looking for ways to leap ahead in business in 2021, I highly recommend reading “Work the Pond” and learning how to be more open and kind.
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PR Consulting becomes Bellingham PR & Communications
Announcing PR Consulting will begin operating under the name Bellingham PR & Communications in 2021. Moving on with the Bellingham PR & Communications brand.
Two free grammar tools to help improve your writing
There are tools and strategies you can use to improve your skills and confidence and boost the likelihood that content will be error-free when it goes live.
Lackluster business communications? Here’s how to fix that!
If your connection with team members and the public could be better, it’s time to pay attention to organizational communication.
Featured business: Dave’s Sports Shop to seek new ownership
For the first time in 63 years, Dave’s Sports Shop, in Lynden’s Fairway Center may be owned and operated by someone other than a VanderHoek.
Self-publishing business news is more important than ever
It’s good for the public to be wary about any one arbiter of information and to seek multiple sources as they build a robust understanding of the news.
Now may not be the time to write a negative review
During the pandemic, every one of those business management areas changed without warning. It was shocking. Every plan and budget had to be revisited.
Featured business: Jake’s Restaurant Lynden BBQ
Jake’s reopened in Lynden just four months before COVID-19 started to impact people and businesses in Whatcom County. Teamwork and people drives Jake’s forward.
How to use marketing photos during COVID-19
Now is the time to pause using photos from years past — images that might include employees without proper personal protective equipment.
Featured business: Fairhaven Village Inn
One of Bellingham’s most-loved hotels – The Fairhaven Village Inn – reopened to travelers July 1, more than three months after pausing due to COVID-19.
Editing 101: Proofreading vs. copy editing
The job of an editor is to improve language. Editorial services include fixing grammar, guiding content, improving clarity and enhancing readability.
“Should my business take a stand on social justice issues?”
Each business gets to decide whether using their brand to advocate for political issues is the right thing to do or not. Pause and think.
Video: Bellingham Tonight interviews Patti Rowlson about successful communications and PR during a pandemic
Bellingham Tonight, recently interviewed Patti Rowlson, for a Bellingham Now segment about PR and communications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Video: Patti Rowlson answers COVID-19 marketing questions
Supporting Whatcom County business leaders who are proactively planning to reopen their businesses and/or resume operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Video: Building Bellingham podcast talks with Patti Rowlson about PR and communications during coronavirus
Leo Cohen, host of the Building Bellingham podcast, recently interviewed Patti Rowlson, about marketing and communications during the coronavirus pandemic.
