Three weeks ago I made the mistake of starting to watch Breaking Bad on Netflix. I say "mistake" only because Breaking Bad...
10 Breaking Bad quotes that sum up the Facebook IPO
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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.
9 reasons (and stats) brands should NOT be using Google+
Last week this Fast Company article laid out what I've been suspecting for quite some time (along with a lot of other...
How to land a job with a PR agency: Q&A with a Fleishman Hillard’s Beth Ward
One of my biggest career regrets is not working at a big agency right out of school. In fairness, I did try (not hard...
Why the future of PR may not be in a University classroom
In case you missed it Dallas Mavericks owner, Shark Tank star and one of entrepeneurs I most admire, Mark Cuban, shared...
8 ways big brands use Facebook tabs to drive business
Since Facebook unveiled Timeline in late March, there have been thousands of posts and articles written about the new look...
How to find a job abroad in PR after college
About a week ago, I shared a quick rant on Twitter that basically said: "I'm tired of baseless pitches from SEO experts,...
Are agency people bigger huggers than corporate types?
I posed the following question to friends on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ yesterday: Is hugging OK in the...
The social media job scene: How the last four years have played out
Have you realized there's been an awful lot of movement in the social media ranks of late? Come to think of it, over the...
6 “must-have” elements to a “digital PR” workshop
A couple weeks ago, a potential client and asked if I'd be interested in leading a training session for the corporate...
Is corporate America killing our PR writers?
Go ahead, re-read that press release you just wrote. I'm willing to bet I'm going to find one of the following phrases in...