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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.
A telecom company holding a red carpet PR event? Verizon kinda pulled it off.
A couple weeks ago, I was invited to a small, unique event at the Verizon "Concept Store" at the Mall of America. I say...
Twin Cities PR This Week – Dec. 8
Random note: One of the downsides of the independent lifestyle: No holiday parties. Fortunately, I find ways to wiggle my...
Talking Points Podcast: An interview with Walmart’s Chad Mitchell
On this week's episode of the Talking Points Podcast, Kevin and I interview Chad Mitchell, senior director of digital...
How long should you stay at that dead-end job?
During the first few years of my career, I was in a lot of what most people would call "dead end jobs." It wasn't that...
5 social media marketing predictions for 2015 that are flat-out wrong
It's that time of year. Yes, those 2015 trends/prediction posts are just starting to roll out. And man, I've already had my...
Twin Cities PR This Week – Dec. 1
Just back from a speaking gig up in lovely St. Cloud, Minn. today. There, I talked about Facebook...
Talking Points Podcast: Black Friday Social Media Case Studies
After a week off and a week "on location" (look at us, on location! :), Kevin and I are back at it this week (I know, you...
Should I keep blogging?
Two Facebook posts in the last week got me thinking: Should I really keep blogging? Does is still make sense for me? First,...
Why I believe the Page Like is completely dead
Last week I was in lovely New Ulm, Minn., presenting to a small group on Facebook advertising. You can find the full deck...