SSG President Art Stewart was interviewed by Andrew Rudin, managing principal of Outside Technologies, Inc., for an article on CustomerThink.com, a global online community that serves 300,000 newsletter subscribers and site visitors each month from 200 countries worldwide. In his article, “Social Selling and Corporate Social Responsibility are Natural Bedfellows” Rudin notes that, “for many corporations, numbers - the raw material of finance, and contained within spreadsheets - influence the ethical outcome of decision making. If bean counters, entrepreneurs, and starched-shirt executives can agree on anything, it’s that responsibility as a business strategy - even as a distinguishing competitive asset - merits strong consideration. “According to Art Stewart, a thought leader on CSR, and developer of the New Responsibility Paradigm, ‘Senior executives have an opportunity now more than any time in recent history to acquire an enduring leadership position for their organization and its brands in the ground swell of consciousness for, and accountability to, the public interest.’” Rudin adds that “No longer an oxymoron, today’s responsible corporation creates a catalyst to rethink entrenched views of marketing, business development, and sales.”
November 11, 2009.

SSG President Art Stewart was sourced and quoted in the Crain’s Chicago Business Focus section in the article, “Accidental entrepreneurs: Adjust your expectations.”
“With 9% unemployment in the Chicago area and widespread hiring freezes, it’s no surprise that laid-off executives are going into business for themselves. If you’re one of these refugees from Corporate America, you very likely expect business ownership to change the way you work. But starting a business will also transform the way you and your family live,” notes reporter Samantha Stainburn in the article. Stainburn outlined three overriding issues: You'll have less time for family than before; your “high-wire act” will make your family anxious; and your family will judge you based on your business.” Art noted that customers will want to see you more than clients at your corporate job did because “you really are the brand.”
May 11, 2009.

SSG President Art Stewart will deliver a dinner presentation, “The New Responsibility Paradigm: What Consultants Should Know to Support Their Clients,” at the monthly meeting of the National Capital Region Chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants.
June, 2009

Art Stewart article: “Communicating politics - big budget branding, micro-management of issues, change as strategic positioning.” Roundtable panel, Political Communication Report - online newsletter of the ICA Political Communication Division and the American Political Science Association.
January, 2009

Art Stewart article: “Evolving Notions of Corporate Responsibility: Seizing the Next Horizon.” PR News; Guide to Best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility.
February, 2008

“Internet Non-Commerce; Not-for-profit organizations aware of Web’s potential.” Cover feature in Mass High Tech.
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