It's only been 8 months since I've been away from the corporate scene, and there are a few things I miss. Most of it stems...
Why the corporate org chart must die
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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.
Second Annual PR Reader’s Choice Blog Awards
About this time last year, the first-ever (to my knowledge) PR Reader's Choice Blog Awards kicked off. The idea was simple:...
7 PR and social media speakers who rock–and why
We've all been to a PR or social media event, meet up or conference or two. But, at how many of those events have you...
3 brand lessons I learned from San Francisco
This past Memorial Day weekend my wife and I spent five lovely days in downtown San Francisco. We played the part of...
MN Bloggers Conference: Date and location set
About a month ago, Melissa Berggren and I started formally kicking around the idea of a Minnesota Bloggers Conference. An...
4 ways to beat the social media clock
Note: You can also find today's post over at the PR Breakfast Club, a site I contribute to on a semi-regular basis. One...
White House 2.0: Great case study or work in progress?
There are two topics I generally try to stay away from online for multiple reasons: religion and politics. Today, I'm...
Droid vs. Incredible: Which is the better smart phone?
About eight months ago, I bought the Droid the day it came out. I had been using third-world technology (read: Blackberry...
4 reasons your blogger outreach program shouldn’t be about leads
For many organizations, blogger outreach is about two things: placements and impressions. I'm not here to say those are the...
8 PR students to follow on Twitter
It's that time of year--yes, students everywhere across the country are tossing their caps, graduating and stepping foot...