On Saturday, October 2, approximately 6,000 Scouts, local elected officials, community leaders and volunteers will convene at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD, to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).  And DCI will be there. DCI’s own Vic Bernson, Jr., is Chairman of the centennial Star-Spangled...

by Julie Germany Last week at a a GovFresh open government conference in Manor, Texas, Beth Novek, the White House’s CTO for open government said, “Open innovation isn’t a ‘nice to do. It’s a must do in order to strengthen our democracy.” This is sentiment with which I and my...

by Genevieve Wilkins My favorite poem was written by former heavy weight champion of the world, Muhammad Ali: Me. We. I’ve often thought that this two-word poem applies particularly well to the world of public affairs and the work I do each day directing creative services at DCI Group. The...

by Chris Billeter I used to love to play baseball.  My favorite part of the game was always trying to steal a base, and every time I got thrown out, my dad would say the same thing to me: “Once you’ve committed don’t hesitate.” Just like watching a catcher will...

By Paul Ryan I was honored to be nominated and selected as an American delegate to the 2010 American-German Young Leaders Conference that brought together almost 50 promising American and German professionals from August 29 to September 2 in Munich and Berlin for a series of intense discussions on the...

by Julie Germany How do you know if a social media tactic worked? How do we define return on investment in the world of digital public affairs? These questions were addressed by a Social Media ROI panel at one of my favorite events each year – the Women Who Tech...

by Amanda Phraner Congratulations to all of the triathletes, especially my fellow DCIers, who participated in the Nations triathlon last Sunday. Each of us had our own adventure, challenges and triumphs during the triathlon.  Here are some of our stories. Aaron Gardner It was nice to see that hard work...

It’s burn out time inside the Beltway. For the rest of the country, September means back to school, and back to school means a fresh start. Autumn feels like the New Year. In politics, autumn means twenty-hour work days and no weekends, with the lingering, back-of-the-mind fear that in a...

6 Tools that Help Public Affairs Firms Make the Most out of YouTube Social media is like fried chicken – the tastiest part is usually not the chicken itself but the batter that surrounds it. Services like Twitter and Bit.ly make using social media such a convenient experience. YouTube is...