Earlier this week, I had the privilege at speaking at the Florida Public Relations Association Annual Conference at the...
9 social content trends to watch in 2017
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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.
Thanks to social media the chasm between the C-suite and employees has never been greater
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune over the weekend highlighted for me a trend I've been thinking a lot about lately:...
Announcing … Talking Points: Exploring the Future of Media and Communications
A number of years ago, I started hearing about this new event here in Minneapolis: CATFOA. What the heck is a CATFOA, you...
IHOP’s pancakes on a beach Facebook Live-stream: Brilliant or brutal?
Confession: When I started this post, my intention was to write something that basically undressed IHOP's recent Facebook...
Can we please figure out a different way to say “I’m busy”?
Let's face it, we've all been guilty of the following scenario: Friend asks you: "Hey, (insert name here), how have you...
Why aren’t more brands using Facebook 360 photos so far?
By now, most of us know that video is completely taking over Facebook. We heard as much from Contently last week. Heck,...
How I’m looking at the back half of my career arc
You know what's scary? Knowing you're on the downhill slide of life. I'm 43--soon to be 44. Average life expectancy for a...
The not-so-secret way brands are creating podcasts (without exhausting internal resources)
These days, you can't read too much in the digital marketing realm without running into someone talking about how hugely...
Why “working remotely” may negatively impact your career trajectory
Today's "remote" worker faces an unfair uphill battle. No one respects you. OK, so that might be taking it a bit far, but...
We need to stop saying “My team”
I want to talk about a little thing that's been bugging me lately. It's not a big thing. It's not really all that critical...