
The Hodges Partnership Most Americans say they don't nap on Thanksgiving or shop on Black Friday according to a new sleepbetter.org survey. Liars? Here's the Associated Press story.
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RELAX WITHOUT GETTING THE AX: Layoffs and budget cuts may make you anxious, but that's no reason to triple your workload. In fact, there are many ways to look as though you're working hard when you're hardly working, says business humorist Stanley Bing.

The Hodges Partnership SnagAJob.com's CEO Shawn Boyer is named Virginia Business Magazine's Virginia Business Person of the Year. Congrats to Shawn and all the Snaggers.
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When I talk in the office or to groups about social media platforms, I’m not real kind to Linkedin.I understand its applications in the business world, but I have seen it as nothing more than a clunky, online Rolodex and a way to do online introductions.With some news out today, I am reopen...
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The Hodges Partnership Dr. Elisabeth Gruner is quoted in today's USA Today about the Twilight "Twimom" phenomenon.
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New Moon has only just opened, and it's increasingly obvious that adult women are making as much noise as teen girls over this tale.

The Hodges Partnership Our first-ever media hit from space! Congrats to Sean Ryan and the UR team. Godspeed to the Richmond Spiders' Leland Melvin and the crew of Atlantis and the International Space Station. Nice job on ESPN Sportscenter. Da-da-da...da-da-da...
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ESPN Video: A visit with Leland Melvin and the International Space Station

The Hodges Partnership SnagAJob.com survey featured in today's USA Today.
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Seasonal job interviewees, it's time to play up your best guest-greeting and gift-wrapping skills: The battle for holiday employment is brutal.

This is a topic I touched on before but I feel is worth exploring again. I have lots of friends and business associates who are a lot smarter than I am, and thankfully one of them is Sonali Shetty of Compleo Apps. We partner with Sonali and her business partner Paul Spicer on social media projec...
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Hot off the presses from Mashable.com, that quintessential source of all things social media, they are redesigning Linkedin.Crickets….Okay, maybe not crickets, but from these quarters not an overwhelming “OMG” either.Far be it from me to bash one of the social media preferred pl...
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Last night, I found myself tweeting with @e_man, one of the more prolific New York Jets Twitterers, about the recent fortunes (or lack thereof) of our favorite team. That led me to e_man’s Jets blog which now includes a widget showing the recent Tweets of those he has included on his JetsF...
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We go to many meetings to discuss PR and social media. They are will both existing and potential clients. One question that keeps coming up is what do/should we give up if we incorporate social marketing into our marketing scheme. The question is usually related to limited time or money. And ...
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Thanks to all the folks (all two of them ) who have inquired about my blog and why I haven’t posted for a while. Just needed a bit of a mental health break to recharge the batteries and get myself going again.I have been debating the subject of my “return” post and then stumbl...
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The Hodges Partnership Immediate request: Looking for pregnant woman (minority preferred) to participate in H1N1 media event tomorrow (Oct. 15) at noon in Richmond. Vaccine will be administered. Call Emily at 804-788-1414.

The Hodges Partnership Concerns over finances and flu not stopping folks from hitting the road for the holidays according to new Mondial Assistance holiday travel survey.
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RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite a challenging economy and concerns over the H1N1 flu, Americans’ plans to visit family and friends this holiday season have not been diminished. Holiday ...

The Hodges Partnership THP's Caroline Platt mans the Monidal Assistance booth in Mexico at the Society of American Travel Writer's Conference. Hola!

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University of Richmond President Ayers featured in Washington Post reporter Valerie Strauss' education blog, "The Answer Sheet." http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer- sheet/civics-education/spotlight-u-richm ond-president.html#more
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There is, it turns out, a “great untold story” of the Civil War and Edward Ayers is determined to teach it to you and your children.Ayers is one of the nation’s leading Civil War scholars, who, two years ...





















