With over 25 years of experience, Leeza’s campaigns have garnered over 150 awards from top public relations organizations nationwide. Additionally, THO serves as the Los Angeles area partner of the Public Relations Global Network, granting clients access to over 50 global markets. The agency was also named to one of the top 200 firms in the country by Forbes magazine in 2021, and she has been named by Globest.com as a Woman of Influence and a Woman to Watch, among other designations.
Working from home during this pandemic has been an interesting adjustment for all of the people who usually report to an office everyday. At first, it’s about finding your groove and space at home to be productive, but eventually you realize that another aspect is hard to get used to: not seeing your coworkers. We… Continue reading Team Bonding While Working Remotely
When asked how he got into journalism, Roger Vincent replied “I had a great professor who pressed me – and I didn’t know plumbing. He said, ‘You’re not going to make a living with a typewriter unless you get serious.’ So, I did.” Today, more than 25+ years later, he covers commercial real estate for… Continue reading Media Monday: Los Angeles Times Real Estate Editor Roger Vincent
Working from home has its challenges, especially if you have young children. You may find it difficult to concentrate or complete a project in a timely manner. Keep reading to find out how you can work from home while still keeping an eye on the kids! 1. Communicate Before you begin working from home, make… Continue reading How to Work From Home While Watching Your Kids
This post is courtesy of Annelise Krafft at HMA Public Relations, one of our Public Relations Global Network partners. As the world continues to social distance in an attempt to flatten the COVID-19 curve, networking and professional relationships can feel impossible to maintain. Although our new normal doesn’t encourage face-to-face interactions, there are still ways… Continue reading How to Network While Social Distancing
This post is courtesy of Jessica Muzik at Bianchi Public Relations, one of our Public Relations Global Network partners. With COVID-19 “stay at home, stay safe, save lives” orders now firmly in place nearly everywhere, those that are working from home are finding themselves using one of a variety of video meeting services such as… Continue reading 10 Tips for Video Conference Meetings from Home
For a market with a seemingly adverse attitude towards density, even in the midst of a severe housing shortage, small-lot development can be a solution for buyers and investors. Looking around the Los Angeles metro area, it is apparent that more and more submarkets are embracing this style of redevelopment opportunities as raw land, when… Continue reading 3 Reasons Why Thinking Small in the Big City Could be a Good Investment
One of the most talked about bills in California is Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) (CA SB50). Central to some much needed housing policy reform, SB 50 is Sen. Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) upzoning response to California’s housing crisis. SB 50 would override local restrictions on density and allow four-to-five-story multifamily developments to be built near “high quality” transit… Continue reading CA SB50 Dies in the Senate – Again
It has been difficult to ignore the mention of a U.S.-China trade war in the last year and its impacts on real estate. One of the most jarring statements by the U.S. was in decision to increase on tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports in mid-2019. The products affected, which are in List 3 within Section… Continue reading What the Tariff and Trade War Means for Real Estate
Healthcare providers have an opportunity today that no other provider, hospital or clinic has had in the past. Today, healthcare providers have the ability to connect with your local communities, communicate about issues impacting those around them and share knowledge in a major way. When we think of social media management or public relations and… Continue reading How Healthcare Providers Can Communicate With The Community
According to Mental Health First Aid, almost half of adults in the United States will develop a mental illness in their lifetime. It is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, mood or behavior. Biological, psychological, and environmental factors influence whether or not mental health concerns will develop. Up until recently, mental health was not a topic of… Continue reading How to Portray Mental Illness as a Public Relations Professional
For the past couple of weeks, The Hoyt Organization has been working from home in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. While it was an adjustment at first, the THO team has discovered ways to be effective and achieve success for its clients. Keep reading to learn THO’s six tips for working remotely during… Continue reading Six Tips for Working from Home During COVID-19
Many of us have found ourselves thrown from our offices and daily commutes to managing working life in tandem with Shelter In Place laws. As once bustling offices move to remote work, it can be difficult to bridge the transition smoothly, keep communication up and ensure productivity does not drop. Here are a few tips… Continue reading Five Tips for Leading a Remote Team
Scott Detrow, Political Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR) was among many reporters this week who reported that a colleague in the White House Press Corps had tested positive for COVID-19, the result of which would be an effort to reduce the number of onsite reporters at daily White House Press briefings. The results were palpable in… Continue reading COVID-19 Requires PR Professionals to Find a New Way to Work with Reporters
Recently I saw an article in a tabloid paper saying people spend 25 years of their life sleeping and 19 years at work. This means the second biggest identifiable span in our lives is spent either working, being at work or thinking about work. A daunting thought. If work consumes so much of our lives,… Continue reading Communication at the workplace: a global future challenge
Even though I’ve worked in this field for more than 30 years, family members and friends still ask me, “What IS public relations?” And with good reason. It’s not an easy industry to define. Webster’s says: “public relations is the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm,… Continue reading What is Public Relations?
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