Three letters – APR – offer an important measure of a public relations practitioner’s professional credentials. APR stands for Accreditation in Public Relations. If APR follows the name of a …
2018: A Year of (Really) Winning
What does winning really look like? For our clients and our Martin Waymire team, it looks a lot like 2018. Here are just a few examples of how we and …
Going Viral: How Michigan Future reached 400,000 readers in one blog post
Going viral. What every client wants and what no firm in the world can offer. Why? Because the internet is random. If you need proof, need I remind you that …
Lying Is Not OK
This is a message to all current and future public relations practitioners. It’s also a message to all elected officials and their staffs, political operatives, and any organization engaged in …
Three Tips to Build Community
“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” We’ve all heard it, but I don’t think it’s entirely true. No matter who you know, you still have to use …
The Art of Reputation and Crisis Management
Watching the dumpster fire raging in Washington, the whacky world of airlines, and reflecting on some recent experiences, it occurs to me that crisis management, one of the services we …
Raising Michigan Childhood Immunization Rates
I’ve never been a parent who had to confront the loss of a child, and I hope and pray I never will. I met Sean and Veronica McNally, young parents …
Battling the clock: How to conduct research with little time
In a busy world, time means everything. We search for faster ways to download information, share news, or understand issues. It’s grown easier to find information, but how can we …
Listen. Explain. Discuss. Learn.
In today’s hyperpolitical atmosphere, where political gridlock seems the norm and speaking derisively of anyone with opposing views is increasingly acceptable, spending an evening with Japanese officials visiting Michigan and …
Making Michigan a better place
Martin Waymire has a stable of terrific clients. If you are one of them, it’s because we believe you are working to make Michigan a better place. “We strive to …