• Annual Report Season Starts Soon

    Annual Report Season Starts Soon

    The tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico, with the explosion of the BP deep water rig Horizon, has effected millions of people, none more than those involved in the Louisiana Seafood industry. Since May I have been deeply involved in documenting with photos and video, the stories of fishermen, dock owners, seafood processors and distributors, in their fight to keep an industry and a way of life alive.

  • New Orleans IABC loves “Photographing for the Web”

    New Orleans IABC loves “Photographing for the Web”

    More than 25 New Orleans IABC members and guest gathered on a hot, muggy Crescent City day at ZEA restaurant on State Street to listen to Ed Lallo, photographer and partner in The News Group Net, present “Photographing for the Web, Visuals Drive the Story.”

  • Should BP Return “Quills” it Won for Communications?

    Should BP Return “Quills” it Won for Communications?

    It really has to be a little embarrassing for the corporate communications staff of BP. At a recent IABC/Houston awards banquet, BP, and the vendors it hires, were by far the biggest winner of the night. In almost every category BP was announced as a winner.

  • (l-r front) Quynh-Luu Ha, of Imperial Sugar's marketing team, and Brand manager Hyuna Lee, (l-r back) The News Group Net's writer Gordon Curry, founding partner Ed Lallo and Imperial newsroom editor Springfield Lewis, celebrate two Bronze Quill awards from IABC Houston for strategic online communication.

    News Group Net Recognized for Its Strategic Online Newsroom

    The News Group Net took home top honors for its news-oriented website at the recent 2010 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Houston Bronze Quill Awards dinner. The Houston chapter recognizes the outstanding efforts of the area’s best communicators each year.

  • Louisiana Seafood Industry Turns to News Group for Online Crisis Management

    Louisiana Seafood Industry Turns to News Group for Online Crisis Management

    The New Orleans-based Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board has chosen News Group Net LLC to manage online news and crisis communications as a result of the devastating impact on the seafood industry caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • New Orleans IABC loves “Photographing for the Web”

    New Orleans IABC loves “Photographing for the Web”

    More than 25 New Orleans IABC members and guest gathered on a hot, muggy Crescent City day at ZEA restaurant on State Street to listen to Ed Lallo, photographer and partner in The News Group Net, present "Photographing for

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  • Can Brand Journalism Save Photographers?

    Can Brand Journalism Save Photographers?

    There’s a sobering piece in the New York Times about how the business of commercial photography is evaporating and morphing into something entirely new and different. The PR industry is rapidly changing, too, and much faster than many PR people

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  • The Twenty Minute B-Roll

    The Twenty Minute B-Roll

    On a recent Sunday I accompanied my wife the the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to view a collection of artists that were displaying there work. While there I gave myself a quick project; shoot video and see

    Mar 19, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

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  • Imperial Sugar Company's real-time online newsroom developed and staffed by The News Group Net.

    PRSA: Online Newsrooms in the Digital Era

    Arizona-based public relations professional and writer Ryan Zuk writes for Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) about the essence of the dynamic new real-time news approach taken by Imperial Sugar Company to present news of the sugar industry and broaden

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  • Can Brand Journalism Save Photographers?

    Can Brand Journalism Save Photographers?

    There’s a sobering piece in the New York Times about how the business of commercial photography is evaporating and morphing into something entirely new and different. The PR industry is rapidly changing, too, and much faster than many PR people

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  • Is Corporate Photography Dead?

    Is Corporate Photography Dead?

    Corporate photography may not be dead, but it’s on the critical list. If the patient is to survive, photographers must reinvent themselves, along with their profession. A new and healthy photography industry must be willing to accept some hard-to-swallow changes.

    Nov 24, 2009 | 1 comment | View Post

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  • Annual Report Season Starts Soon

    Annual Report Season Starts Soon

    The tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico, with the explosion of the BP deep water rig Horizon, has effected millions of people, none more than those involved in the Louisiana Seafood industry. Since May I have been deeply involved in

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  • January 2010 Brings Busy Travel Schedule

    January 2010 Brings Busy Travel Schedule

    The depressed economy of 2009 brought numerous challenges for those of us in the field of corporate communications; from budget constraints to seeing friends laid off, from the death of publications to the rise of social media. The year 2010

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  • Oct-Nov-Dec a Busy Travel Time

    Oct-Nov-Dec a Busy Travel Time

    The fall winds are starting to blow, and that means annual report season. As the temperatures cool, and the airplane's empty, I am looking forward to hitting the road again with photographic gear in hand.

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  • Other Recent Articles

  • The News Group Net partner David Henderson speaks on "The Torrents of Change: Brand Journalism".

    Sharp Time at Utah IABC/PRSA Summit

    Technology is changing the business of communications and public relations, and more than 90 Utah professional communicators found out how to be on top of their tech game at the Utah IABC/PRSA Communications Summit held on May 6th at the Salt Lake City Marriott.

    May 07, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

  • The Tram System at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) operates between B,C,D and E terminals. All serviced by Continental Airlines.

    A Harrowing Tram Ride At IAH

    For one lone passenger on the Houston International Airport (IAH) Tram System on Saturday, May 16th, his life may have seen as if it hung by a thread, or at least the the lone set of wheels still on the track after the tram jumped the track at a swithching point near Continental Airlines Terminal D.

    Apr 23, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • IABC Austin team member Adrienne Lallo removing roofing from a Habitat for Humanity deconstruction site.

    Heroic IABC Austin Team Defies Danger for Habitat

    Follow the heroics of Stephanie, Jessica, Alex, Adrienne, Ed, Cynthia and Kimberly, as they navigate minefields of nails, wire, boards, falling debris and the ever so deadly slippery roof shingles.

    Mar 31, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post

  • The News Group’s Newsroom, Best of the Best

    The News Group’s Newsroom, Best of the Best

    My business partner at The News Group Net – David Henderson – and I consulted recently with a team at one of the world’s most respected corporate advisory organizations. They wanted to know more about our strategic, proprietary model to building corporate online newsrooms that are vastly more effective at managing online brand image and reputation than anything else.

    Mar 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

  • Online Newsroom vs. Online Cemetery

    Online Newsroom vs. Online Cemetery

    The brand-enhancement potential of using today’s powerful and influential online tools to dramatically broaden awareness for any organization is significant and proven. Organizations ranging from Samsung and Cargill to Imperial Sugar and the LA Kings recognize that legitimate news attracts meaningful attention.

    Mar 12, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post