Last Thursday I had the honor and privilege to sit on a panel at a local Minnesota PRSA event around networking and...
8 questions on every PR job-seeker’s mind
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Arik’s Social Media Blog
Arik’s social media blog has been in publication for more 12 years and recognized by industry outlets like PRWeb and PRWeek as one of today’s leading industry blogs. With 1,500+ posts, his content is frequently syndicated on popular sites like PR Daily, Social Media Today, Business Insider and Ragan.com.
17 amateur and brand Instagrammers worth following
Lists of people to follow on Twitter have become cliche. They're everywhere. They were great a few years ago when...
Why 54% of companies are still blocking social media–and why they should stop
Today is Monday, July 25. It's the age of the Internet, right? News breaks on Twitter--not network TV--these days....
4 lessons from the recent LOFT Facebook promotion
Running a Facebook promotion. It's a tactic many brands have tried in the last year. Some more successful than others...
Has targeting mommy bloggers become cliche?
OK, I don't usually use this space to rant. But today, I just need to something off my chest. Targeting "mommy...
Facebook Comments: A game-changer for mainstream media?
If you've ever read a mainstream media outlet online, you know one thing's for certain: You're going to get a...
Tomorrow’s PR pro: Media producer
In conversations with a number of colleagues and partners across the Twin Cities recently, I've noticed an...
Introducing The HAPPO Report
A year-and-a-half ago my friend Valerie Simon and I started the HAPPO "movement" (for lack of a better term) along...
8 things I wish more people knew about me
Last week I read a post by Amber Naslund titled "What I wish more people knew about me." After reading the post, I tweeted...
Do blog commenting systems matter?
A few weeks ago, I started the nomination process for the annual PR Reader's Choice Awards. The following week, I...