This past Wednesday I attended the 2010 Media Relations Best Practices Summit, presented by Ragan’s PR Daily and PRSA at the Con Edison building in New York City. One session that I found particularly helpful was the PRBreakfast Club lunch panel, which featured a group of young PR pros who presented “35 ideas in 30 [...]
Jessica Dickler writes the Hired! blog for CNNMoney. Her most recent post tells the story of how a pilot received multiple job offers after building an online network and blogging about his experience. Jessica contacted me about the story and asked my opinion on his approach and using social media to source a job. I [...]
Do you manage social media programs for your clients? What’s your strategy? On Monday night, I attended the #SMPR event in NYC where I was able to hear from a panel of local PR practitioners (moderated by Affect’s own Leslie Campisi) who are responsible for managing their agency’s social media efforts. Read about my [...]
Articles that I authored appeared this week in Bulldog Reporter’s Daily ‘Dog and PR News on two very divergent topics; new skills for PR professionals in 2010 and who is winning or losing in the late night PR war.
Here are short excerpts and a link to both articles:
5 Must-Have PR Skills for 2010
Public relations is [...]
Creating a social media presence is not the end of the process for engagement. Even if you build a profile, no one will friend you, no one will fan you. There are many posts (including in this blog) that discuss successful social media engagement. However, this post offers some quick marketing tips to promote [...]
An article I wrote recently appeared in PRNews on “Building Your Brand the Social Way” outlining some universal truths regarding social media engagement. If your company is blogging, tweeting or friending, you might want to check it out. Highlights include:
Have a voice and stay on message (themes)
Be authentic, honest & ethical
Get ready for a long-term [...]
If you were in attendance at yesterday’s Digital Immersion Workshop on behalf of PRSA-NY, you’ll find the slides and links here. Hope you found it useful. I look forward to linking, friending and tweeting you Feel free to share your feedback in the comments.
Digital Immersion Workshop for PRSA
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