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Dr. Lalia Rach, divisional dean and HVS International chair of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at New York University (whew), said at an HSMAI luncheon in NYC earlier this month that tablets will replace smart phones.  I believed her. 
The dawning of that day arrived yesterday when Steve Jobs, co-founder […]

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 This post comes from Senior Account Executive Li Wang, Q&C’s new “Media Criticism” monthly blogger.
In 2006 I was teaching English to rural, Chinese students in a village called Baojing in Hunan Province.  One night while hanging out at a local café, with waitresses periodically breaking into karaoke song, a muted television screen showed bodies being […]

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Twitter wants to know, “What’s happening?” while Facebook asks, “What’s on your mind?”  With a few keystrokes, it’s all too easy to share your innermost personal thoughts without thinking about the consequences.  Who is really listening anyway?
If you’re the vice president of public relations for a mobile phone company, the answer is Robert Scoble. A […]

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I was sitting at NYU listening to David Meerman Scott giving a presentation for his new book World Wide Rave last March 11th, when “The Best Job in the World” campaign popped up on the screen.  I actually yelled out in the middle of the presentation.  Quinn & Co. was the U.S.-based PR agency for […]

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Check out the great byline by our digital media team’s Danielle Culmone in this month’s O’Dwyer’s…

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In PR, we frequently talk about the value of PR over advertising, and so, I wanted to give credit where credit is due.
On the subway ride to and from work each day, my head is down. I’m getting through emails or reading a book. (Since my new year’s resolution is to read at least one […]

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The following post comes from Suzanne Rosnowski, partner and head of Quinn & Co.’s real estate division.
“Getting back to great — head up and visioning forward”
I wasn’t sure I wanted to look back at 2009 to write this blog post, because it was such a tough year.  But you know, surviving the mayhem really did […]

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The following post comes from Carla Caccavale Reynolds, partner and head of Quinn & Co.’s travel division.
“Growth not in the traditional sense, but important growth nonetheless”
While 2009 was not the best year in terms of revenue, it taught us some lessons that were more valuable than any monetary figure.  There were lessons in trust, loyalty […]

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The following post comes from Florence Quinn, president and founder of Quinn & Co.
“The importance and beauty of teamwork”
2009 was a crappy year.  But, man, did I learn one awesome lesson that I have embraced as a core characteristic of success.  That lesson is the importance and beauty of teamwork.
It was our teamwork that got […]

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