Share Most PR people have a number of things in common. We like to talk. We love our lists. And, by nature, we’re curious people. That’s why, sometimes, when I’m ticking down my Google Reader list, I’ll look to add a few non-PR or social media blogs from time to time. Keeps my mind fresh. [...]
Continue reading...27. April 2010
Share I’ll admit it, I’m a Apple fanboy. Not a huge one, but definitely a fanatic. But, I will also say I’ve been more than pessimistic about the newly launched iPad in more ways than one (despite reviews like this from Engadget). Yes, Apple has a history of creating a market for its products, but [...]
Continue reading...23. April 2010
Share Take a moment. Think back to the spring semester of your senior year in college. Did you have an internship lined up? Maybe you had informational interviews in the works. Or, maybe you were even lucky enough to have a job waiting for you in May or June. Whatever the case, one thing is [...]
Continue reading...20. April 2010
Share About a year-and-a-half ago I started this blog as a way to get out various rants and ideas I couldn’t share on our family blog. In that time, I’ve really only redesigned my blog once–when I made the transition from Blogger to WordPress about a year ago. Now, it’s time to refine the design, [...]
Continue reading...19. April 2010
Share Blogger outreach. The term sounds so…clinical. Doesn’t it? I know we need labels, but maybe we should work on the labels sometimes Anyway, that’s not my point. As practicing PR professionals, we frequently see bloggers as a conduit. Much the same way we view media members. They’re not the audience–they’re the messengers. The storytellers [...]
Continue reading...16. April 2010
Share The following rant is from a relatively new friend of mine, Amy Lewis. She just sold her home. And, she has some interesting ideas on how we might improve this often painful process. I’m selling my house (editor’s note: Amy sold her house since submitting this post). Your sympathies are welcome. As a marketer, [...]
Continue reading...14. April 2010
Share Today I’m starting a new series at Communications Conversations titled “Five Good Minutes.” The idea? To share five good minutes with folks I spend time with from week to week. I meet up with so many incredibly smart people–whether it’s for business, professional development or just for fun. Earlier this week, I was incredibly [...]
Continue reading...12. April 2010
Share A little over two years ago, I started blogging. At the time, I didn’t know all that much. I didn’t really understand all the different platforms (and there are more now). I needed to learn more about the SEO side of the equation. And, I knew very few people who were successful bloggers (save [...]
Continue reading...9. April 2010
Share Earlier this week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Masters in Augusta, Ga. (big thanks to my friend, Ryan Mathre for inviting me along!). This was a vacation—make no bones about it. But, I sometimes find it tough to shut the hamster wheel in my head off. As we roamed the spectacular [...]
29. April 2010
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