Business Lessons from Children and Gardeners
How Corrective and Preventative Action, Root Cause Analysis and Risk Analysis Work Together for Strong Businesses You’ve heard it many times. A child of about age 5 will perpetually ask “Why? Why? Why?” again and again. It’s kind of cute to observe and kind of...
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ISO Risk Mitigation
It's not a question of if you have risk. It's a question of how you mitigate it. Are you ISO certified? Are you ready for the big changes in the 2015 Standards? September marks the release of the new 2015 ISO standards. These standards expand into the area of...
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#AAPCPhilly
Last week, Managing Partner Ben Kafferlin had the pleasure of attending #AAPCPhilly, the American Association of Political Consultants conference in Philadelphia. A fun and educational time was had by all. Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell came and spoke for a...
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How to Maintain Independence
“Revolution,” much less the American Revolution, should not be thought of as a one-off. There is a reason the root word is “revolve.” Like a rotating wheel, America is in constant, cyclical flux. Every generation experiences the friction, as we can see even by...
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New Location
As our client base shifted towards Warren over the past year, we decided to relocate. So back in March we started looking for a new main office and just completed the move a few weeks ago. Now we're calling the Warr-Penn in Warren, Pennsylvania, our new home - or at...
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Being of Our Being
“We will not deny to any man either justice or right.” – Magna Carta, 1215 If you visit the National Archives in Washington, DC, you will find massive doors, impressive high ceilings, granite and marble, and (usually) a reverent ambiance. Inside the somber dark...
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Client Story: Lynne Mattioli, Executive Director of Rachel’s Cry
We love serving our clients and are always thrilled to hear their words of excitement over our products and services. In response to Kafferlin's recent work for Rachel's Cry, our client sent us the following note: "Working with Ben and Kafferlin Strategies has been a...
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Crisis Communications Seminar Tomorrow!
Is your small business prepared to manage a publicity crisis? Does your organization have a plan for managing communications during a PR emergency? This free public event is for you! When: April 16, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m. Where WCCBI Conference Room, 308 Market St., Warren,...
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We Were Poor But Didn’t Know It
Charles Murray’s seminal work, Coming Apart, focused on the segregation of Caucasian Americans by income into zip codes. In many ways, Robert Putnam’s Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis picks up where Murray’s work left off – measuring and evaluating social and...
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Press Release: Kafferlin to Seek Republican Nomination for Warren County Commissioner
Warren, PA - Benjamin Kafferlin announced that he is running for Warren County Commissioner on the Republican ticket. Kafferlin has been a familiar face in Warren politics since before he could even vote. "I've helped many of our elected officials with their...
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