Posted on January 23, 2015 4:07 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Visual Communication | Wearables | Pinterest | Advertising | Brands | Business | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | PR | Research | Social Media | Trust | Writing and Editing
Flickr photo of Venice wrapped up in 2011 courtesyt of Kristina D.C. HoeppnerGreetings from 39,000 feet. I have a jam-packed day Friday, so I’m taking advantage of in-flight WiFi to crank out this week’s Wrap. As always the Wrap is a summary of the last week’s news, posts, and other good stuff that has crossed my feeds that may not have gotten a lot of…
Posted on August 14, 2014 11:15 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Writing and Editing
Photo: (c) CanStockLanguage translation has bedeviled communications and PR practitioners forever, but the rise of digital media has complicated the situation in a number of ways. The requirements for producing content right now have led to a need for almost instantaneous translation while access to the Internet has introduced languages spoken in regions that weren’t previously participants in the economy.
Joining FIR…
Posted on July 4, 2014 8:31 am by Shel Holtz | Brands | Business | Channels | Facebook | Marketing | Measurement | Mobile | Publishing | Second Life | Social networks | Writing and Editing
Flickr image courtesy of Epic FireworksTo all my fellow Americans, a very happy Fourth of July. To all my friends and colleagues from around the world, happy Friday! The Friday Wrap (which is what you’re reading) is a curated rundown of news, reports and posts from the past week that, while they didn’t go viral or attract much attention, are still…
Posted on June 18, 2013 10:10 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Publishing | Writing and Editing
Producing a steady flow of content to satisfy the needs of a content marketing effort is a heady enough challenge for communicators. Translating technical information into content people will want to read, talk about and share takes the challenge to a whole new level.
For a lot of companies, it’s the technical side of the story that would make customers flock to…
Posted on December 28, 2012 8:33 am by Shel Holtz | Brands | Mobile | Publishing | Social Media | Video | Writing and Editing
(c) Can Stock PhotoThe Friday Wrap reviews some of the best, most interesting and newsworthy posts and articles from the last week. The items included in the Wrap are chosen from my link blog, which you are always welcome to visit: LinksFromShel.tumblr.com. I hope everyone has a very Happy New Year?
Digital fully integrated into technology consumers’ livesA new study from IDG…
Posted on December 21, 2012 4:35 pm by Shel Holtz | Writing and Editing
Decades ago, my friend Gary Kemper gave me this bumper sticker. I like it so much I have never put it on a car. Cars come and go, and bumpers even more frequently. I kept it on a bookshelf where I could see it whenever I passed by, even as it has gotten somewhat worse for wear:
Metaphors are an important…
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