MSE (Marcia Simon Enterprises)

25/07/2024

Latest article about Connecticut shoreline development - Hartford Courant:

The Connecticut developer envisions occupants ranging from downsizing seniors to rising young professionals.

24/05/2024

Interesting statistics from Muck Rack on how journalists say they are using social media in 2024:

In this post, we dive into how journalists are using social media in 2024 by looking at data from Muck Rack’s 2024 State of Journalism survey.

19/07/2023

Journalists reply to fewer than 3% of pitches, according to PR platform Propel. This is why ongoing social content is so important and needs to be a mainstay of media relations.

19/04/2023

This is a B2B media outlet for fellow travel advisors. Honored to be included in the story. Thank you to writer .

Savvy travel advisors provide insight on the nuances of selling luxury airline travel to their customers.

02/12/2022

https://medium.com/authority-magazine/remote-work-marcia-simon-of-friendly-group-travel-on-how-to-successfully-navigate-the-f0863b5a24a6 Authority Magazine

An Interview With Tyler Gallagher

29/10/2022

Phase 2 in audio book narration - learning to edit. I discovered that is easy once you get the hang of it. Saving the big changes for the real editor, but self-editing the small stuff saves time and budget.

30/09/2022

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05/09/2022

We’re already seeing the results of the major legislation we passed this summer. Another top U.S. manufacturer has announced a major investment.

Micron will invest $15 billion to strengthen domestic production of chips—creating new jobs and shoring up both our economy and our national security.

03/08/2022

Newspapers... they're still a thing. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-the-top-25-u-s-newspapers-by-daily-circulation/

Extra, extra read all about it -- these 25 popular U.S. newspapers are trending downwards in their daily print circulation year-over-year.

25/07/2022

A very important read: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62225696?fbclid=IwAR3CiitNWY7rtrGkrXdvuHpwsB-yUp1C5mJ_FDu3bxR5powi_0qSR7QrgF8

Thirty years ago, a bold plan was hatched to persuade people that climate change was not a problem.

30/06/2022

A recent finding from annual conference hosted by National Press Club and ASTA (American Society of Travel Advisors). Pretty much stating the obvious. -care

28/04/2022

Someone could have used a proofreader...

08/04/2022

Trying to understand NFTs as the new goldmine for digital artists...

The teenager’s drawings combine her love for Brontosauruses and women.

29/03/2022

Excellent reporting from NPR... be careful about connection invites on LInkedIn that could be fake: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/27/1088140809/fake-linkedin-profiles

Stanford researchers uncovered more than 1,000 of these LinkedIn profiles. A technology that has been used to promote misinformation online has now entered the corporate world.

09/02/2022

Better late than never, here's an article I wrote a couple of months ago about scaling telemed at the enterprise level: https://ehealthcarestrategy.com/covid-accelerates-enterprise-telehealth-adoption-at-nemours-childrens-health/?access_code=602847

Hospitals, including Nemours Children's Health, had to figure out how to quickly optimize their teams to safely meet the needs of patients and providers.

03/02/2022

I'm updating a media list and it's amazing how many contacts have bailed out of journalism these past two years.

29/01/2022

January Blizzard:
FACEBOOK LIFE: As I watched the snow fall and listened to the wind howl and dance with the chimes, I pondered which book to read, cuddled up by the wood stove.
REAL LIFE: I shoveled snow and worked on my taxes.

12/01/2022

Robots, Apple, Matter, interoperability, electric vehicles, and of course digital health like Baracoda Daily Healthtech's BCool – a battery-free,mercury-free, always-ready fever thermometer made of recycled plastic... bringing sustainability into the arena. CES 2022. Made it to Las Vegas and back - with a negative PCR test upon my return to Connecticut. Another day in PR paradise.

12/01/2022

27/12/2021

Let’s talk about the roads less traveled! This week’s guest is Marcia Simon, travel advisor and owner of Friendly Group Travel, and we’re discussing all…

21/11/2021

Zoom fatigue hits some more than others and here's why...

A new study recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology showed these employees were more likely to feel exhausted by too much time on video calls and how we can all avoid it.

22/06/2021

In PR, we say Walk the Talk because actions are more important than words. This article I wrote for Strategic Health Care Marketing highlights three networks that are leading the charge for change when it comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion https://lnkd.in/gEHi2ma

It sounds easy enough to make a commitment to the mission, but it's huge, and often lives beneath the mind's surface.

14/06/2021

Interesting new study sheds light on trust in the news and media.

U.S. adults’ views of what makes a news story trustworthy vary by party affiliation, demographic characteristics and news consumption habits.

07/06/2021

A lot of healthcare facilities cancelled fundraising events during the pandemic. By personalizing content, virtual philanthropy works. Here's a recent article I wrote about lessons from higher ed: https://buff.ly/3w0tDVM

Did you cancel fundraising events during the pandemic? How did your development team find other ways to successfully keep donors engaged and giving?

07/05/2021

My opinion is that buying yourself flowers is definitely a legitimate business expense if you need them for your Zoom background.