By Marlys Fox Paws for Thoughts this month is going to take a different approach. It's a more personal approach. But I think it's important, not just for leaders, and not just our business here at Fox Associates. It's important at your businesses too—and for all of...

This Search Firm Head Outlines Strategies For Finding And Training Great Media Salespeople
We caught a presentation at this month's Niche Leadership Summit in Dallas, featuring Robert Hawthorne, head of an eponymous search firm based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Hawthorne has national and international search experience and has worked in a variety of core...
The Magazine Coalition Seeks To Be The Voice Of Publishers In Negotiating With AI Companies
In the last two years, artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, has penetrated into all aspects of society. It's used for organizational efficiency, stronger journalism, revenue development, consumer information, and much more. Among the most striking...
On The Importance Of Having An AI Policy For Your Enterprise
The recent Niche Leadership Summit turned out to be a great place for ideas. Media professionals thrive on good ideas, and our Fox Associates family is no different. One of the speakers at the event was the media consultant David Arkin, who gave a presentation on the...
From Barbecues To Benning: Our September Roundup Of Fox Associates Friends & Family Pics
We hit the road this month (as usual), and enjoyed visiting with a wide variety of friends, clients and partners. Here's our latest crop of Fox Associates friends and family pics. Enjoy. ...
Do you need ‘assisted living,’ or would a good ‘stand-by-me’ colleague make all the difference?
Paws for Thoughts By Marlys Fox Well, I'm quite fortunate to have a "stand-by-me" colleague! Her name is Gabi Ortiz. This 20-something girl/woman is smart as a whip, as we used to say. Now I say: She knows everything, and anything she doesn’t, she can find...
Partner Q&A: Fox Associates Welcomes The International Association of Chiefs of Police
We love to introduce new Fox Associates partners to the larger Fox Family. Part of the Fox Tales mission is to use the newsletter as a platform to share a bit about them. In this month's report, we have the opportunity to highlight our newest association partner, the...
For Fox Associates, A Busy August Schedule Produces Lots Of Accompanying Pics
August is usually considered the year's slowest month for business, as everyone wants to spend a few days on vacation before the post Labor Day ramp up. Not this year for the Fox Associates family. We were out there in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Schaumburg, Illinois,...
Association Business Development Execs Look To RevUP Conference In November
The world of association media is looking forward to one of the year’s most anticipated conferences, PAR’s RevUP, being held November 4-6 in Annapolis. RevUP, now in its fourth year, is dedicated to boosting association revenue, and more broadly, business development....
The Website Traffic Apocalypse, Or A Deeper Dive Into The Impact Of Google Zero
Here's something I'm relatively certain about: Virtually of all the readers of this newsletter have heard of the scary new reality just emerging: It's called "Google Zero" or any number of other names. Here's the crux. With the emergence—and now near dominance—of...