by David Oates | May 19, 2020 | Blog
I started to get a lot of inquiries from companies and business owners and executives wondering if they should start planning PR contingencies for percolating, ancillary COVID-19 issues. Grumblings from a disgruntled employee not happy with their reduced work hours or...
by David Oates | May 13, 2020 | Blog
I see a lot more people on the road that in recent weeks. I guess some of these folks believe, or at least hope, that life will get back to normal sooner rather than later. Well, that got a bit of cold water this week when the White House Infectious Disease Head...
by David Oates | Apr 26, 2020 | Blog
Thanks to Steve Smith of Growth Source Coaching for having me on this Facebook live broadcast courtesy of the Lake Forest Chamber of Commerce. Steve Smith: Good afternoon, and welcome to Open for Business. This show is the sole creation of the Lake Forest Chamber of...
by David Oates | Apr 19, 2020 | Blog
I’ve seen a lot of television commercials from restaurants and fast-food chains and the like during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them talk about their drive-thru capabilities asking folks to continue patronizing them. Give credit, though, to Domino’s...
by David Oates | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog
I’m starting to see signs that at least we’ve hit an apex, generally for the country, if not for individual states, which begs the question as to when are things going to open again, how quickly and to what degree are things going to return to normal? I...
by David Oates | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog
Let me interject a little bit of good news or at least a silver lining through the whole Coronavirus pandemic crisis PR matter. I read in the San Diego Union-Tribune about how this landlord in a section called Normal Heights actually gave three months of rent-free to...