I was invited to attend Sidoti & Company’s (Wall Street’s largest independent small-cap equity research boutique) Second Annual Business Services Conference on February 2. Hosted by one of their senior…
Father Martin leaves a lasting legacy
Last Monday, national alcoholism authority Father Joseph C. Martin died in his Havre De Grace, Md. home after a long battle with heart disease. The addiction treatment facility he co-founded,…
You are what you fund: companies’ reputations impacted by TARP spending
Yesterday, Morgan Stanley announced it would not even attend the PGA Memorial Tournament, an event it is sponsoring in June. As the main sponsor of the tournament, which takes place…
Driving the Brand
The recent appearances of the CEOs of the “Big Three” automakers before Congress offer fascinating lessons in public relations and brand image. Major news outlets seized on the fact that…