Feb 15 2010

“FTC Regulations and Me,” webinar and panel discussion focuses on PR and blogger impact

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Join Brian Solis, principal, Future Works, Ted Murphy, principal, IZEA, Mary Engle, associate director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission and myself for “FTC Regulations and Me,” (#ftcme) a webinar panel, on February 19 from 1 to 2 p.m. CST to learn how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “Guides Concerning the Use of [...]

Feb 11 2010

33 PR professionals looking for jobs tell employers why they should be hired

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What can we do for our peers when times get tough? Start a campaign. That’s what Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon did with their upcoming movement, Help a PR Pro Out Day (#HAPPO). On Friday, February 19, from 10 am to 2 pm CST professionals and agencies from across the country will donate [...]

Feb 9 2010

#journchat partnership with Cision

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This morning the leadership of Cision and I announced a new partnership around #journchat. I want to let chat participants know a few things: 1) I will remain as the chat moderator; 2) The format will remain the same (although we’ll experiment with other platforms like LiveFyre); 3) Ownership over question selection, chat themes [...]

Feb 8 2010

Random thoughts: “Don’t judge,” “empathy” and “how to get it all done”

I was out of the country last week and therefore did not regularly post. So, I present to you, my random thoughts from the week:
Don’t judge a blog by its title.
Same concept as that old book adage. I’ve made the mistake before thinking a blog post would be amazing because of its title. [...]

Feb 4 2010

What’s your social network routine?

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The majority of businesses I work with want to know how they should spend their time via social networks. They get past the basic “how to” tutorial sessions and want to build in some semblence of a daily routine. While situations can arise outside the planned activities, I provide them a starter guide. [...]