Journalists are people, too
We are your neighbors, moms and dads, your Sunday school teachers, and the people who hold the door for you at the store. We are also now, more than ever, the targets of your verbal and physical …
Category Archives: Communications
Say “yes” to saying “no”
Years ago, I read the book, The Art of Extreme Self-Care. Well… I read most of it. I skimmed—okay skipped—Chapter 3. In that chapter, the author encouraged readers to master the art of disappointing people, and a …
Talk is not cheap.
Whether you’re sitting in a chaise lounge, a plastic beach chair or hiding in your new makeshift home “office,” chances are you are acutely aware we are at a pivotal point as a society, and perhaps …
Huddle up!
I’m not a football player, or any kind of an athlete, really. But I love a good huddle. The entire concept – circling up with your teammates, joining arms, putting heads together to hash out the …
Three websites, two redesigns, and a pandemic
If you’ve worked long enough as a member of a creative or technical team, you already know that even under normal circumstances, redesigning an organization’s website is arguably one of the most intricate and ambitious projects …
The art of science (writing)
Over the last few years the Blue Wagon team has become especially adept at writing for medical and/or scientific organizations. This type of copy crafting requires a unique set of skills. Who are we kidding? It’s like …
Don’t cut your own hair!
COVID isolation rules aside – you wouldn’t normally try to cut your own hair, would you? You might own a trimmer or some fancy styling tools. You may even be really adventurous and have tried a “color …
Leading through a crisis: Do you have a plan?
COVID-19 may have seemed like a term found in business newspapers announcing a company merger. Coronavirus was jokingly referred to as a beer-related illness. An event like a worldwide pandemic always seems far-fetched until it happens. As the …
Deadlines: blessing or curse?
“Deadline” is an ominous sending word on its face. In fact, after some cursory research, we found the term may be connected with the American Civil War. Soldiers used “dead line” to reference an physical line or boundary prisoners …