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The evolving PR “workplace”
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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.
Minnesota digital & social media events for November/December
OK, enough's enough. Last night I missed a chance to meet Mark freaking Cuban because I completely forgot about a local...
An average Joe and Jane review of the Droid
By now you've read the reviews. Lots of them. By people much, much, much smarter than me. So, I'm not going to try to break...
My day with the Wienermobile: The total brand experience
It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Something unique. A story I will tell my grand-kids some day. No, I wasn't on the...
Blogs or traditional media. Who do you trust?
There have been some interesting conversations the last week at a local PRSA event and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Social...
9 simple words to live by in the digital age
What's next? It's a question I hear from clients, prospective clients and colleagues in the industry a lot. And, it's a...
Are restaurants taking advantage of all their online opportunities?
This past weekend, I had a date with my wife. As usual, we didn't quite know where to eat. Living in the city, we love to...
Everything I learned about social media, I learned from Barry Manilow
Since my friend Amy Mengel flat-out refuses to write this post, I will. Quite frankly, it's a post that needs to be shared...
PR Rock Stars: A conversation with Dave Fleet
If you work in the world of PR, marketing and social media and you're not following Dave Fleet, you may want to start. NOW....
A video recap of BlogWorld 2009
We've already seen a number of recaps of BlogWorld the last few days. My faves include my friend and colleague Tony Saucier...