When you work in the close-knit Minnesota health care PR/communications community, it's almost impossible not to know Lee...
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.
Do you have a board of directors?
After an interesting dialogue with Scott Hepburn recently about selling and merging Twitter accounts (he actually posted...
PR Rock Stars: A conversation with David Mullen
About a month ago when I started engaging more actively on Twitter, one of the first folks I met was David Mullen. Man, was...
7 Life Lessons and Professional Pointers You can Learn from Twitter
I'll admit, I'm a relative rookie when it comes to Twitter. I just started really participating and engaging a few weeks...
Minnesota PR/Communications Pros online
Over the last few weeks, I've been informally compiling a list of Minnesota-based PR and communications professionals who...
Don’t ignore your “offline” networks
The other day I got a quick, early morning workout in at our neighborhood YMCA. I was a little surprised when I noticed...
Cast your vote for the best Twitter avatar
How did you choose the pic for your avatar? Did you struggle with your choice? Did you go with a straight head shot? A...
Four reasons Peter Shankman is a genius
It's ridiculous to even infer that there is any limit to Peter Shankman's brilliance. For full disclosure, not he's not...
My New Year’s Resolutions: Five things I resolve not to do in 2009
As I thought about my resolutions for the new year, the garden variety goals came to mind: exercise more, eat better, spend...
How are you cultivating your leadership skills?
It occurred to me the other day--at most companies (with one notable exception) I've worked with over the years, managers...