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Greetings to the UK from Across the Pond
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Last year, after spending a few days in my home town of Farnborough, England at the Farnborough International Airshow, and standing outside 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister Cameron left for the last time as he headed to Buckingham Palace to bid adieu to Her Majesty, I jumped back on a plane, taxied past…
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The Expanding British Invasion
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50 years ago, four lads from Liverpool stood in the heart of the US, and performed groundbreaking British creativity to thousands. It was August 1966. The Vietnam War was taking place. The first U.S. lunar orbiter was circling the moon. And the musical foursome with the trend-setting hair, known as the Beatles, performed 11…
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EDIMO Solidifies Business Connections Between Edinburgh and Missouri
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CIC St. Louis, St. Louis’ largest innovation community offering co- working, offices and labs, and StartEDIN, a community inclusive to Edinburgh which is focused on promoting the city’s dynamic tech ecosystem, announced today the creation of EDIMO, an innovative arrangement to reduce barriers for Edinburgh companies to enter the US market via St. Louis,…
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Don’t Let Others Define You
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When I was 22, I learned a lesson that has stayed with me my entire life. At the time it seemed like a small success, but in retrospect the mindset that came out of the situation is still with me today. #IfIWere22 again, I would make sure I realized this lesson then, rather than…
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Top 5 Ways to Destroy Your Effectiveness in PR. Is This You?
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We all want to be effective in our roles as PR professionals. But what dangerous practices, that are common in our industry, should we actively avoid? I have some suggestions on what the top five items to avoid are. Your top five might be the same, or you might have something to add to…
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US Ambassador to Ireland Brags About St. Louis
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While not quite as far as Scotland, Ireland is still across the Pond from the US. And when the new US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley, spoke this week at the Dublin Tech Summit and talked about the tech scene and vibrant startup ecosystem in St. Louis, I paid attention. As reported by the…
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A Scottish Diplomatic Visit to St. Louis
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This past weekend, St. Louis was honored to host Donnie Jack, the Scottish Government’s senior diplomat in the Americas, during a diplomatic visit. Tours were made of local tech and startup companies, speeches were given, media was conversed with, and introductions were made. The purpose? Promoting Scotland as a great place to do business,…
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LinkedIn: PR & Lack of Self-Esteem Should Go Hand-in-Hand
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So, congratulations. You’re a PR flack. You get to guide your clients or your company through the minefield that is today’s media environment. Gone are the days when PR was a day spent with the fax machine, sending your latest big company news to the awaiting journalists who would eagerly turn your creative prose…
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The Shrinking Atlantic
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Looking to expand your US business overseas? The UK might be a good fit for you. “Britain and the USA do a huge amount of business together. Perhaps that’s what you would expect from two of the largest, most advanced and most open economies in the world. But you needn’t take my word for…
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St. Louis is a Top Place to Start a Business
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has ranked the city of St. Louis as the second most favorable city for starting a business in the United States, coming in after first-ranked Dallas and before third-ranked Raleigh. The study ranked cities according to their regulatory environments. Read more at the St. Louis Business Journal