Happydog Guest Blog

Every month, one of my friends, colleagues or students will be a guest blogger, answering the question, "What makes you happy?" Checkout this month's guest post: 

Kaitlyn Baase, 2014-15 PRSSA President

When Dr. B asked me what makes me happy, I had to really think about it. Do you know how hard it is to pick just three things that make you genuinely happy?! In case you were wonde...

Five Reasons Why I Love Robin Williams

by Patrick Bishop • happydog

Robin Williams was one of the greatest entertainers of our time. His career spanned nearly 40 years and he brought to life some of our most cherished and memorable characters. Everybody loved Robin, and although he’s gone, we will continue to love him as Mork, Popeye, Garp, Vladimir Ivanov, Adrian Cronauer, John Keating, Dr. Malcol...

Every month, I post one of my poems (paired with one of my pictures), sharing its origin and some of its essence. Here is my Poem & Pic of the Month for August 2014:

Windsong

by Patrick Bishop

What whispers in the wind for you?

Promises of dreams?

Quiet awe and reverent wonder?

Lost love and time gone by?

Or does it carry something else?

A kiss from someone unknown

A seed yet to be planted and sown

A tic...

During a time a change and turmoil, I started a new life and one of the first things I did was create a new email account. In an effort to "fake it 'till you make it," I named it 67happydog. At the time, I dreamed of making it my brand and logo. Since then, I've tossed around several ideas and I'm happy to unveil my new logo. If you look close, you'll see her dogtag is a "67." Such a good girl!

Ch...

Say Wha...?

So, I promised a blog about things that interest me and my first post is on... branding? What's up with that? Well, let me explain. First, I'm a marketing & PR prof, branding does interest me. Second, and foremost, I just went through the process to create this site, so it seemed an opportune moment to share some insights. Third, branding can be fun (no, really!); let me show you.

Purpo...