.I was a journalism major in college, worked as an editor at various publications, even married a “newspaper man.” To this day, my idea of a blissful Sunday morning is one that starts with coffee and The New York Times. Public relations was something I stumbled...
Most of the 170,000 guests at CES 2016 last week checked out the latest developments in driverless cars, virtual reality and artificial intelligence— mind-blowing innovations that in most cases won’t have real impact for years to come. My visit, meanwhile, was much more focused on...
Wearables intrigue me. Whether in the form of wristbands or head-mounted displays, they’ve been big news at recent Consumer Electronics Shows, particularly for those who like to track their vital signs during exercise. But the most fascinating category – and most relevant to our target...
Summer can be a stressful time for moms… Not only is there pressure to keep the kids – who are home on break – entertained, but with the warm weather, there’s also pressure to make the most of it! So, what do moms really like to...
When it comes to allowance for chores around the home, are you setting your daughters up to expect less pay for equal work? Three surveys suggest boys are better rewarded for doing chores at home than girls are. Girls typically do two more hours’ worth of...
If necessity is indeed the “mother of invention,” then moms are increasingly finding it necessary to not only invent products to make the world go ’round, but to build their own businesses around them. Mom bloggers in many cases have led the way in this surge...
Here at Child’s Play, we are highly in tune with the needs and lives of working mothers. In fact, working mothers comprise our entire senior staff! That’s why my ears perked up when I saw a new study this week from Pew Research showing that more...
As media relations specialists, my team and I are in a constant balancing act between being persistent enough to get our clients the results that they want and being mindful of our valued relationships with busy journalists. I recently found some tips on Mashable on how...
In a world where content is abundant, there’s no question that compelling images are the way to grab an audience’s attention. People are flooded with status updates, tweets, texts and articles and simply don’t have the time (or the attention span) to read that many...
