Two years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to help Jason Falls put together the social media business track at...
Is there a void of advanced social media content on the conference scene?
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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.
Are we more concerned with industry awards than results?
Go ahead. Take a spin through your LinkedIn contacts sometime. Look at people's summaries and descriptions. What do you...
Business Book Review: Now Revolution
As some of you know, one of my New Year's Resolutions was to read 26 books in 2011. I'm happy to report I'm already four...
Business Book Reviews: The Facebook Effect
I want to take a little different tack with my review of The Facebook Effect. While I thoroughly enjoyed the book (much...
Can Facebook serve as your restaurant’s primary Web site?
Lately, I've been noticing an interesting trend among local restaurants and haunts across the Twin Cities: They're trading...
HAPPO Hour: The first-ever face-to-face HAPPO event
12 months ago, a number of PR bloggers started a movement: Help a PR Pro Out. Our first event (last Feb.) resulted in more...
Do communicators have a responsibility to calm rhetoric?
The following is a guest post from my friend, Mary Barber, whom I commiserate about all things PR and PRSA from time to...
Is the press release *really* dead?
According to Forbes reporter and blogger, Aaron Perlut, the answer to that seemingly ever-present question is "yes." He...
16 social media statistics that might surprise you
Over the last few months, I've bookmarked and read hundreds of posts. And, like many of you, have catalogued the myriad of...
5 ways to keep your social media talent pipeline full
One of the huge issues you're going to see play out starting this year is the movement and flux of those that work within...