Betsy Anderson first asked me to speak to her University of St. Thomas PR class a number of years ago. Ever since, I've...
PR Rock Stars: University of St. Thomas’ Betsy Anderson
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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.
Is LeBron James a secret employee communications expert?
By now, many of you have probably read the LeBron James letter in Sports Illustrated last week. I know there have been the...
6 creative ways to get employees more involved with social
We've all heard the rallying cry: "We need to get our employees on social media" "We need to *activate* our employees...
Talking Points Podcast: Digital will account for 75% of marketing budgets in 5 years
In this week's edition of the Talking Points Podcast,General Mills' Kevin Hunt and I discuss: * Recent Accenture survey...
Are agency PR counselors better networkers than their corporate counterparts?
The title of this post represents a general observation. But, I've found it to be more than a trend. Case in point. My time...
Outfit of the Day – Solo PR edition
This post is the third in a continuing series around what PR folks wear to work. I started with the agency folks. I then...
New Talking Points Podcast with General Mills’ Kevin Hunt
Last year when friend and colleague, Kevin Hunt, approached me about a potential podcast, I was a bit skeptical. Does...
PR Rock Stars (of the future): Carmichael Lynch’s Laura Fitzpatrick
You know how when you meet someone for the first time and you just know they're going to go big places in life? That's how...
LinkedIn’s new app: Will it transform the job search process?
In case you missed it, LinkedIn may have just transformed the job search process--and this time, for the better. For the...
6 lessons from creating posts using LinkedIn publishing for the last month
In early May I finally got access to LinkedIn's new publishing tool. You can read all about it here. Essentially, LinkedIn...