Sentences with phrase «as a message about»

Shug Avery's famous advice to Celie about the color purple might well be taken by the white reader as a message about another important color, black.

At the beginning of Romans — the epistle of justification by faith — Paul introduces himself as an apostle set apart for the gospel and explains the gospel as a message about God's Son, born in the flesh as a descendant of David and raised from the dead by the power of the Spirit.

Speaking of economic fairness and social equity doesn't work effectively if the message is understood by the middle class as a message about the poor, about other people.

Not exact matches

If she were to write the Democrats» autopsy for 2016 - and she'll have a hand in it as one of the newly elected co-chairs of the House Democrats» policy and messaging arm - she says her message would be to «not only talk about jobs and the economy, but do something about it.»

That basic message, about the obligation business owners have toward their employees, is something that entrepreneurs consider on a daily basis as they build out their companies in places like the Brooklyn Navy Yards.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's most consistent message during his relatively short time as a national figure is that the country is about to go broke.

CEO Mike Corbat is concerned about «the message the executive order sends» as well as the impact immigration policies might have «on our ability to serve our clients and contribute to growth,» he told employees in a statement Monday, according to a report.

But as a company grows and after you've hired a marketing team the CEO needs to make sure his or her message is planned, synchronized with other activities in the company and designed to be released when the organization is ready to respond (such as having sales teams ready to talk about the announcement, customer service being ready to handle in - bound questions and certainly for a board to be synchronized).

Not according to Plasticity co-founder and chief marketing officer Jennifer Moss, who says that while it's true that some employees don't like the company's platform, many benefit from it in ways that aren't as attention - grabbing as the smile - bomb surprise that Plasticity suggests trying: covering a co-worker's desk in sticky note messages about how great they are.

We imagined that as long as we gave people the best product and the best deal, and were the cleverest about getting our message to them, the marketplace would be its own conscience.

However, despite his advocacy of nation - wide programs, Farrington has a simple message for Canadians thinking about their retirement security: «We hope that this ranking can be a rallying cry to employees to be saving as much as possible, as early as possible.»

But the effect of such critique and disagreement is amplified in a world in which your customers as well as the general public can post online messages about you, more or less with impunity.

Using a GIF on Twitter provides limitless options as a visual canvas — think about creating a micro-presentation, sharing a mini-screen recording or even a simple cartoon to complement your tweet's primary message.

It's not what you would call a large operation just yet, as the organization has only recorded messages from about 75 individuals.

In messages to staff, tech companies sometimes conflate conversations employees are allowed to have, such as complaining about working conditions, with sharing trade secrets, said Chris Baker, an attorney with Baker Curtis and Schwartz, PC, who represents the fired Googler.

Spending more minutes thinking about the levers required to generate actual engagement should fill the gap in marketers» time as they seek to reduce waste and step up interaction with their content and messaging.

So, do as we did and reach out to publications that would be interested in covering your event; send them a special invitation (for example, try personalizing a message about some of their past writing that you enjoyed, and say why).

Taking personal, public risks shows how much you care about your message as a leader.

At Refinery29 — which describes itself as «a modern woman's destination for how to live a stylish, well - rounded life» — the goal is not just about putting out the highest volume, but also finding the right channels and mechanisms for distributing its message.

Putting aside all the songs about love (including love of country) and loss, what strikes me is that the single most successful and consistent message in the largest number of classic songs is one that's just as significant in our business lives as it is in our personal affairs.

There's also a great message about the need, as human beings, to have real - world interaction and not be plugged in all the time.

As far as I can tell, Klout.com and the other early entrants into the influence space care about the size of your mouth and your megaphone, and are ignorant of the value of your message and your actual connection and meaning to your theoretical «audience.&raquAs far as I can tell, Klout.com and the other early entrants into the influence space care about the size of your mouth and your megaphone, and are ignorant of the value of your message and your actual connection and meaning to your theoretical «audience.&raquas I can tell, Klout.com and the other early entrants into the influence space care about the size of your mouth and your megaphone, and are ignorant of the value of your message and your actual connection and meaning to your theoretical «audience.»

Some investors had raised fears about declining Twitter usage as other social media and mobile messaging services become more popular.

The fact that the comments are identical isn't a sign of nefarious activity in and of itself, but the lack of a clear source for the message, the alphabetically - organized filings, the reported denials of those who are listed as commenters, and the sheer volume of comments listed in such a short time frame, raise questions about their legitimacy.

Spending the time to talk to people about their lives outside work shows a genuine interest in them as individuals and sends a message that they're more than just hired hands.

CEO Richard Branson, immediately upon learning of the tragedy, wrote a brief message about his personal grief even as he prepared for an in - person flight to visit the crash site to meet with the people involved.

A so - called conscience protection bill in Arkansas died in the Judiciary Committee in February a day after Arkansas - based Wal - Mart said the legislation would send «the wrong message about Arkansas, as well as the diverse environment which exists in the state.»

If people are complaining on these types of sites about the cleanliness of your rooms, view it as an opportunity to swiftly respond with appropriate, corrective action and to update your brand's own website messaging to reflect your improved housekeeping standards, suggests Fertik.

When you ask the world's big money makers in typical big brand consumer businesses to discuss how they are making money from big data, though, the message can be about as hard to decipher for the average individual as combing through Internet chatter from Pakistan.

I wrote recently about «smart reach» and the need to understand that how, when, and where you reach your prospects (and your existing customers) is as important as the content of your message.

When you start to think of your workplace as the physical representation of how your business feels about your employees, it becomes easy to see how the message you're sending may not be the one you want.

The series was produced by Jeff Skoll (of eBay fame) and his activist company Participant Media, And it serves to underscore once again the «you - are - there» power of VR — as opposed to the two - dimensional flat - screen experience of a film like An Inconvenient Truth — when it comes to getting out the message of urgency about climate change.

«In light of the significant concerns that have been raised by members of our caucus, and in light of the irresponsible and inherently contradictory messages coming out of the White House today, I would recommend that we withdraw consideration of the bill today, to give us more time to address the privacy questions that have been raised, as well as to get a clear statement from the administration about their position on the bill,» Schiff said on the House floor.

But as more apps, fun or serious, begin attaching our locations to our messages, related privacy issues will remain a hot topic of conversation, perhaps forcing us to reexamine our views about how much privacy we need to maintain in our digital lives.

The odds of all those tweets, status updates, posts, emails, videos, comments, and messages making a real connection that might materially impact your business is about the same as someone in Tokyo noticing the ripples from your California ice cubes.

Dan Goldstein, president of digital marketing agency Page 1 Solutions highlighted Facebook's announcement it would let users clear their browsing history from the platform as a sign the company «is getting the message» about privacy.

For about $ 150 to $ 300 per vehicle for a four - week spin, AdFleet will put your message on the hubcaps of taxicabs in major urban areas as the cabs make their way around town.

Proposing an invitingly simplified way for investors to find out about Canada's advantages doesn't have quite the same ring as a potential campaign message, as does promising billions for new construction projects or selective tax cuts.

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«As a woman, mother and president of a retail business whose customers predominantly are women, I realize we have a responsibility to think about the messages we send to the customers we reach each day,» she said in a company statement.

The brainchild of CEO and former Googler Ben Barokas (who brought on JP Carlucci, Matt Adkisson, Brian Kane, Geir Magnusson, and Jeroen Seghers as cofounders), Sourcepoint lets publishers decide how to present their messages on servers with ad blockers, whether that's choosing to circumvent the ad blocker, allowing the user to choose their own advertising experience, asking the visitor to pay, or merely saying «our ads pay for your content, how about you choose to allow them.»

Furthermore, they can ask about their personal finances using messaging applications such as Facebook Messenger and eventually WhatsApp and WeChat, all of which are the top messaging applications used across the world.

I am planning on making the transition soon... It seems as though Chrome is getting pretty nasty about the non-secure messaging, and it will soon be implemented with a pop - up.

Twitter, the online messaging service, first spoke up about the issue last year as it was considering a move to bigger offices.

Susan's course on sound bites provided laser - sharp focus for my book (content and launch), blog posts and interacting with my clients — and as you know, there's a lot of noise in the online world about honing your message.

Every message your brand broadcasts can generally be classified as content, whether it's your «About Us» page, your product descriptions, blog posts, ebooks, infographics, or social media posts.

As more and more companies are looking to transform their business to deal with the new realities, I am getting far more questions about messaging strategies.

We also collect information about you from Rotman School of Management (the «Member Organization») and from other people when they use our Services, such as when they send a message to you, or upload, sync or import your contact information.

'' We're very excited about the green roof because it will add additional texture and color and send an extraordinary message about urban areas as innovative, sustainable and attractive,» said MaryAnne Gilmartin, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Cos., which built the arena.

The ongoing debate about data and privacy is directly related to the question of encryption in some important ways, as Mossberg's tweet notes: messaging content is data that users would like to keep private, and encryption accomplishes that.