Holtz Communications + Technology

I noted in an earlier post my disappointment that only one social media entry—an intranet blog—had been recognized with an IABC Gold Quill award. The awards were presented at a banquet during IABC’s international conference in New Orleans last month. I wondered in that post whether there had been no entries or whether entries submitted didn’t win.

I didn’t have to wait long for an answer. Jonathan…

The New Media Release Podcast, episode can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast will not be included.

Content summary:Shannon Whitley assumes leadership of the…

I sat together with Christopher Barger during a session by Dow Jones’ Alan Scott, then sat in on his excellent session, best summed up as as a primer on the rationale for companies to embrace social media. Later, he sat down with me for an audio interview (which I’ll post shortly on the

Paul Argenti’s excellent keynote talk at the IABC Research Foundation luncheon today included a few references to social media, but mainly these addressed the impact of social media on public perceptions of organizations. When he spoke about corporate communication, he spoke specifically about an organization’s effort’s to communicate to constituencies, never about communicating with them. I don’t have a huge problem with this; after all,…

A few weeks back I wondered about the future of professional associations. My point was pretty simple:

• In their marketing efforts, most professional associations have touted networking and professional development as their core benefits
• Networking and professional development are increasingly available for free online
• Associations, therefore, should consider shifting the spotlight to some of their benefits that are not available through online social…

The New Media Release Podcast, episode 5can be downloaded here, heard directly from this page, or subscribed to via the NMRCast feed. Also, the Apple iTunes subscription is now available here or by searching for NMRCast at the Apple iTunes store under “podcasts.” If you subscribe to the FIR “everything” feed, however, this podcast will not be included.

Content summary:Todd Defren, from SHIFT Communications,…