August 10, 2026
The Best Thing That Can Happen to Your PR Project Does Not Use PR
Why the moment that makes a placement pay off usually happens somewhere else.
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Ideas for building stronger reputations.
Perspectives on public relations, communications and the relationships that help brands move forward.
August 9, 2026
The Meeting That Should Have Been a Text, Email or a Call
We have all survived it. The 30-minute video meeting that ends with everyone agreeing to the exact thing that was already written in the calendar invite. Six people. Half an hour. One decision that could have fit inside ...
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August 7, 2026
The One Question That Turns a Contact Into a Referral
I have a question I ask almost every new person I meet. It sounds a little dumb the first time you hear it. It is not clever, it is not polished, and it will never win an award for sophistication. But in my years buildin...
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August 6, 2026
Your 2026 / 2027 Las Vegas Trade Show Playbook
Your 2026 / 2027 Las Vegas Trade Show Playbook / How to Turn a Booth Into Real Relationships)
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August 4, 2026
My Morning Routine Is Boring and That's Exactly Why It Works
Let me start with a confession that will disappoint every wellness influencer on the internet: I do not take ice baths. I have never journaled my dreams into a leather notebook by candlelight. I do not have a nine-step s...
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August 2, 2026
Introducing the Fractional JNR Chief Education Officer
The Chief Education Officer: The Executive Role Your Business Has Been Missing
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August 1, 2026
Why Should I Spend Money on PR When I Can Market Myself?
The honest answer to why PR is worth paying for when you can already market yourself. A relationship-focused take from JNR Communications.
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July 31, 2026
PR History You Never Learned in School
There is a version of public relations history they teach in textbooks, all press releases and communication models and tidy timelines. Then there is the real story, the one full of parades, carved soap, fake breakfast s...
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July 31, 2026
The Client I Lost Taught Me More Than the Ten I Kept
I have kept a lot of clients over the years. I am proud of that. But if you want to know what actually made me better at this work, I have to tell you about the one who fired me.
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July 10, 2026
The Surprising Benefits of Working Remotely with Your Spouse
When people find out that I work remotely alongside my wife and business partner, Jennifer Rice, I usually get one of two reactions. The first is a wide-eyed look followed by something like, "How do you not drive each ot...
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July 3, 2026
We Love Building Trusted Industry Voices (And How We Do It)
There is a moment in this work that never gets old for me. A client who used to be invisible in their industry gets stopped at a conference by someone they have never met, and that person says, "I read everything you put...
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July 2, 2026
Business Lessons I Learned in Japan: Consensus and Measured Risk
People often ask what I have learned in more than two decades of business. They expect a tidy list of tactics. What I share instead are two ideas that took me years and many quiet failures to understand. Lead with consen...
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