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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.
Trend: The over-investment in social media tools and technology
I've seen a number of articles recently that have focused on a growing--and increasingly troublesome--trend in our...
How paywalls are killing social media sharing of PR placements
Let me know if the following situation sounds familiar: Your PR team works for months on end to secure a fantastic media...
Social Media Rock Stars: Toro’s Christian Plewacki
I usually have a rule for folks I profile in this series: I must have met them in person. Simple rule. And I've followed it...
Why haven’t there been more small PR and social firms founded in the last 10 years?
I was all set to write a post I was going to title "The PR agency family tree." I was modeling it after a great article in...
Why don’t companies invest in training their PR and social employees?
Last week, Jeremy Wheaton wrote an interesting piece on just how far we've fallen when it comes to companies and training...
The Twin Cities’ social media power brokers
I've long been a fan of list posts. No so much in consuming or reading them--I'm more about creating them. But, unlike many...
What will IGTV’s role be in your social media mix?
By now you've heard of Instagram's latest update: IGTV. Instagram made the announcement a couple weeks ago, and since then...
When we celebrate PR/social media success why do we always zero in on impressions?
There's a huge dichotomy going on in the PR/social industry that's been bothering me for a while now and I just want to...
PR Rock Stars: Minnesota Timberwolves’ and Lynx’s Kirsten Wenker
Working for an amateur or professional sports team has always been a dream of mine. The University of Kansas athletic...