Entries by Jodi Amendola

The First Rule of Professional Writing: Don’t Bury the Lede

If you’re a content creator, it’s essential to also be a heavy consumer of content. To write authoritatively and informatively, you need to stay current with what thought leaders, influencers, and industry experts are talking about, and that means consuming content – whether in the form of news articles, industry journals, social media, videos, or […]

Adaptability Is Key To Surviving In The Changing Media Landscape

Blink and the media landscape changes: a magazine goes out of business, one company acquires another, a podcast launches. Blink again and something else has changed. In the nearly 20 years since I founded Amendola Communications, the media landscape for healthcare and healthcare technology has changed dramatically. Publications that I assumed would last forever are […]

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Began Leading A Company

I’ve always felt like I was born to be an entrepreneur; leading a company is in my blood because both of my parents started their own businesses. I was always a “go-getter.” When I was 18, I took a commission-only summer job selling Cutco knives, and within a month I broke all the sales records […]

COVID’s Impact On B2B Marketing And PR: Insights From Our Clients

COVID-19’s impact on remote work, supply chains, and staffing has been well documented, but one area that hasn’t received much attention is the effect the pandemic has had on the marketing and public relations (PR) efforts of businesses. Insights gained from a survey of our clients’ 2022 B2B marketing and PR priorities show the pandemic […]

5 Ways To Make Work From Home Work For Your Business

At the time, I did not realize we were so innovative. When I founded the agency in 2003, it was clear to me that with the Internet, email, phones, and the nature of our public relations and marketing communication services, not everyone needed to be in the same office all the time. I also recognized […]

PR Works Better When You Make It Personal

As many readers of the Amendola blog are probably aware, I lost my mother, who was my inspiration and guiding light, to COVID-19 the night before Thanksgiving last year. It was difficult for my family as well as me, especially because I believe it was unnecessary. She should have been there to celebrate the holidays […]

Women Leaders: A Tribute to My Mom

Kamala Harris, Madam Vice President-Elect, made history as the first woman to be elected to the White House. There have been 48 Vice Presidents previously, all white men.  This opens the door for women female leaders of all races and religions. I am grateful that my mom, who turns 96 years old in a couple […]

Get Real: Making the Most of Virtual Events

Many healthcare, life sciences and healthcare IT marketers may not realize it, but virtual events (such as online-only conferences) are not new. They’ve actually been around for roughly a decade – starting right about the time broadband connections became ubiquitous. But you never heard about them? That’s not surprising, because they were pretty much treated […]