8 tips for working out of coffee shops
7 tips for working out of coffee shops
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I realize I don't have a normal work schedule. My "typical" day consists of working out of a combination of my car, coffee shops, co-working spaces (I'm a member at…

7 tips for working out of coffee shops
Is Path the Twitter of the future?
Will Path be the breakout social app of 2012?
Posted 2 days ago

A few weeks ago, local PR colleague Tara Cegla turned me on to a new social media app/network named Path. Some of you may have heard of Path--it launched in…

Will Path be the breakout social app of 2012?
The HAPPO Report–want to sponsor?
The future of HAPPO–and what you can do to help
Posted 3 days ago

Every month, as I plan out my schedule and calendar, I block out 10 or so hours for professional development. That usually takes many different forms:

* Live, monthly PRSA, MIMA…

The future of HAPPO–and what you can do to help
PR Rock Stars: Melissa Berggren
PR Rock Stars: Melissa Berggren
Posted 9 days ago

Confession: If you've followed this series for any length of time, you probably realize I tend to highlight a lot of people I either work with, or have worked with…

PR Rock Stars: Melissa Berggren
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16. January 2012

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17 must-have apps for the Instagram power user

Share Over the last few months, I’ve written a number of posts about Instagram. A guest blogger and friend, Jessica Malnik, has also written a couple posts on my blog about the tool. In fact, the entire Web is crazy about Instagram. Apple named it “App of the Year” in 2011. As Dickie V (Dick [...]

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12. January 2012

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Social Media Case Study: The Sprint Ninjas Employee Advocacy Program

Share During some research for a client project a while back, friend and HAPPO champ, Justin Goldsborough referred me to Sara Folkerts at Sprint. I was researching employee communications programs that had social components to help staff share coupons/deals on behalf of the company/brand. In case you haven’t worked in this area before, there’s not [...]

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9. January 2012

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29 terms we obvi need to totes elims from our lexi forevs

Share Didn’t understand that headline? Don’t worry–you’re not alone. I had to have half those words on the list below explained to me by other people at different points. Which is a little ridiculous, isn’t it? I mean, I’m not the sharpest stick, but coinkydink? Really? REALLY? I’ve complained plenty publicly lately about my disdain [...]

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5. January 2012

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The 13 most fascinating people (in digital PR/marketing) in 2012

Share For some reason (read: my wife), I got sucked into the annual Barbara Walters special featuring the most fascinating people of 2011 a couple weeks back. Some of the folks on her list I did actually find fascinating (Simon Cowell, for example). Others, not so much (the Kardashians–are you kidding me? Aren’t they the [...]

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3. January 2012

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Page One: Inside the New York Times: A Rare Movie Review

Share A few weeks ago I finally got around to watching a documentary I really wanted to see in the theaters initially: Page One–Inside the New York Times. As the title states, the doc’s all about the Times and the recent struggles and challenges it has faced as new media has exploded on the scene. [...]

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29. December 2011

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Are we helping or hurting by blogging about PR flame-outs?

Share I realize the fact that I’m writing this post subverts my whole point, but I’m going to write it anyway because I think it’s an important conversation. By now, you’ve probably seen the recent PR flame-out between Ocean Marketing (i.e., Paul Christoforo) and a customer (“Dave”) on a number of blogs across the Web [...]

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22. December 2011

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My version of the family holiday card

Share Like most, this time of year, my “snail mail” inbox is filled with holiday cards from family and friends. Most of the photo variety. I actually love those cards because for many, it’s the one time of year, I get a snapshot with the whole family (kids included). Sure, Facebook keeps me updated, but [...]

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20. December 2011

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5 Key Takeaways From Brands Rocking Instagram

Share Today’s guest post comes from Jessica Malnik, a colleague I’ve met through Twitter and my blog and a fellow Instagram addict and lover. Thought I’d give her the floor today to talk a bit more about our favorite platform. It’s pretty incredible to think just how fast Instagram has grown. Instagram has only been [...]

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19. December 2011

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What’s your biggest professional accomplishment?

Share It’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. Mostly because I’ve been thinking about my legacy given I’ll be 40 next August (I’m already planning my nervous breakdown–oh, you think I’m kidding?). Not just in a professional sense, but in a larger, more worldly sense. I mean, I’ve been working in the [...]

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15. December 2011

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Are flash mob videos the new “I have no strategy” Bat-signal?

Share A couple weeks ago, the Carlson School of Management released a holiday flash mob “viral video” on YouTube. If you live in Minnesota, you’ve probably seen it by now. Take a gander (it’s actually featured on their home page right now). Not bad, right. Well produced. Well done. Inspirational, in fact. Kudos, CSOM. But, [...]

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