On the fourth Wednesday in October, we held one of our traditional Q&A chats, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community (learn how to join us here). On October 25, 2017 we weighed in with opinions and insight on the following topics of interest:

1. What can we do to prepare for economic ups and downs? #solopr
2. Doing a post mortem for a client campaign failure, what should I include? Best tips to communicate and move forward? #solopr
3. When a company fails in messaging, stand by POV or apologize? ht.ly/zvPF30fNU0U #solopr
4. How do you handle the aloneness of being solo? #solopr
5. How do you continue to show value to clients esp. C-suite? #solopr
6. RIP AIM. What digital tool do you miss the most? #solopr
7. Is it advantageous for firms to draw the line and specialize in PR or modernize and expand services for broader value? #solopr

A few of the top tweets are highlighted below (followed by a link to the full transcript):

Be sure to check out the transcript in PDF for the full discussion. Please note that the transcript is in reverse chronological order.