Comments for Kicking Sand http://kickingsand.com Musings about LA, start-up life, PR, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:51:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Tora http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-153 Tora Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:51:13 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-153 Thanks for your article. I think that lesson of the day is so important and should be highlighted more. PR and HR people should cooperate more for improving the companies way of communicate, also internal. Both care about people and if can we learn how to take advantage of each others skills and cooperate I think we can reach effect change in that positive and transparent way that you are talking about. Thanks for your article. I think that lesson of the day is so important and should be highlighted more. PR and HR people should cooperate more for improving the companies way of communicate, also internal. Both care about people and if can we learn how to take advantage of each others skills and cooperate I think we can reach effect change in that positive and transparent way that you are talking about.

]]> Comment on Hands-On Play Crucial to Problem Solving by Jenn Wong http://kickingsand.com/2011/06/hands-on-play-crucial-to-problem-solving/#comment-150 Jenn Wong Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:27:12 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=108#comment-150 I completely agree with your post. My brother and I grew up with very little toys, only things other people gave to us for Christmas, so we ended up making the furniture in our house the toys. Now I'm an architecture student and I love making multifunctional things, especially when it comes to creating environments. But I believe there's an equal importance in video games in a sense. Kids today should get the best of both worlds considering the incredible trend of technology. Selective video games really helped me learn how to problem solve, especially now since most of my work does exist in 3D non existent space. I think you should give kids the best of both worlds now. There's no denying that a lot of jobs do use a lot of creative digital skills as well as physical skills. I completely agree with your post. My brother and I grew up with very little toys, only things other people gave to us for Christmas, so we ended up making the furniture in our house the toys. Now I’m an architecture student and I love making multifunctional things, especially when it comes to creating environments.

But I believe there’s an equal importance in video games in a sense. Kids today should get the best of both worlds considering the incredible trend of technology. Selective video games really helped me learn how to problem solve, especially now since most of my work does exist in 3D non existent space.

I think you should give kids the best of both worlds now. There’s no denying that a lot of jobs do use a lot of creative digital skills as well as physical skills.

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Marina Belokamenskaya http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-139 Marina Belokamenskaya Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:32:49 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-139 Thank you for the article, Nicole! You are right - "Never mind that “HR” and “PR” is just one letter off…", both Rs do care about people. And many, however, forget that PR not only external, it's also internal as well! May be we just have to remind them about it from time to time? :) Thank you for the article, Nicole! You are right – “Never mind that “HR” and “PR” is just one letter off…”, both Rs do care about people. And many, however, forget that PR not only external, it’s also internal as well! May be we just have to remind them about it from time to time? :)

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by B2B Marketing: Makin it Great! « Marenated http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-132 B2B Marketing: Makin it Great! « Marenated Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:15:28 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-132 [...] “HR and PR aren’t so very different. Both are creating the story that gets told about the organization and both feel that their disciplines don’t receive the respect they deserve.” [...] [...] “HR and PR aren’t so very different. Both are creating the story that gets told about the organization and both feel that their disciplines don’t receive the respect they deserve.” [...]

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Nicole Jordan http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-130 Nicole Jordan Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:58:27 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-130 Thanks for the comment Tim. I'd love to hear more about this. Maybe we can start to spotlight some best practices on the great results HR and PR love can create. Thanks for the comment Tim. I’d love to hear more about this. Maybe we can start to spotlight some best practices on the great results HR and PR love can create.

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Nicole Jordan http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-129 Nicole Jordan Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:57:50 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-129 Thanks Obie. I am prone to typos on occasion but in this instance the post is a directive to PR people to work with their HR peeps. :) Thanks for the comment. Thanks Obie. I am prone to typos on occasion but in this instance the post is a directive to PR people to work with their HR peeps. :) Thanks for the comment.

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Nicole Jordan http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-128 Nicole Jordan Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:55:17 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-128 Thanks Tiffany! Maybe HR just doesn't know the power of our PR prowess yes. It's up to to us to be proactive and show them how we can help. Thanks Tiffany! Maybe HR just doesn’t know the power of our PR prowess yes. It’s up to to us to be proactive and show them how we can help.

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Tim Gardner http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-127 Tim Gardner Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:11:05 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-127 Nicole- Thanks for this. We recently were able to get one of our own marketers and an internal comms person to work closely with our HR projects group on all our internal projects. The result is that the HR team is providing a more cohesive, complete, and easy to understand message on our projects. Our organization is responding well to these clean and un-gimmicked messages. We have learned to value collaboration that brings different skills together for a common message. Nicole-
Thanks for this. We recently were able to get one of our own marketers and an internal comms person to work closely with our HR projects group on all our internal projects. The result is that the HR team is providing a more cohesive, complete, and easy to understand message on our projects. Our organization is responding well to these clean and un-gimmicked messages. We have learned to value collaboration that brings different skills together for a common message.

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Obie http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-126 Obie Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:54:18 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-126 Hey Nicole, great article. Just want to point out what appears to be a small typo: "Lesson of the day: Work with your HR people to internally promote programs. " I think you meant to say PR people. Hey Nicole, great article. Just want to point out what appears to be a small typo: “Lesson of the day: Work with your HR people to internally promote programs. ” I think you meant to say PR people.

]]> Comment on HR vs PR. We’re not so different. by Tiffany Leslie http://kickingsand.com/2011/10/hr-vs-pr-were-not-so-different/#comment-125 Tiffany Leslie Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:55:53 +0000 http://kickingsand.com/?p=129#comment-125 So true Nicole! I'm not sure why but PR and HR feel at more of a battle than working together at a common communications goal. So true Nicole! I’m not sure why but PR and HR feel at more of a battle than working together at a common communications goal.

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