Jan 29 2009

PR colleagues: Don’t forget to brush up on the basics

Guest post by: Arik Hanson, APR (Follow him on Twitter, too @arikhanson)

These days, it’s all about Web 2.0. David Armano just raised more than $16,000 for a homeless mother—all by making a simple “ask” to his trusted community. Facebook continues to grow by a whopping 600,000 users a day. And there are now more podcasts [...]

Jan 22 2009

Vid PRO Co: Kind of like quid pro quo, but not

Vid PRO Co

****Vid PRO Co officially launches January 22, 2009 at 8:00p.m. CST.****
Calling all public relations, communications and social media professionals! Yes, even those who play one on Twitter and Facebook. This is your opportunity to get answers to your burning questions in a new way.
 Some of the most knowledgeable peeps around are joining together [...]

Jan 19 2009

Tips for PR Professionals to Engage the Modern Blogger

Guest post by: Dominick Evans
As a writer turned blogger, I have the unique perspective of knowing what seems to work PR-wise from a journalistic perspective. I work with hundreds of PR representatives each week. Some of these reps are a pleasure to do business with, while others I might work with once, but I don’t [...]

Jan 8 2009

Social media: the ties that… blind?

GUEST POST from Chris Martin, @CMPR
While having an amazing “rambling, cover-the-entire world of social media in 90 minutes chat” with @PRSarahEvans today over baked manicotti and steak salad, we arrived at the conclusion that one of social media’s many great contributions to society and culture is that it helps us all move towards a more [...]