Manhattan is the latest TV drama to suck me in. The series chronicles the lives of fictional scientists, their families, and the military in 1943, all living at the compound in Los Alamos where Robert Oppenheimer and his team developed the atomic bomb. It’s the second original scripted series from WGN America, giving more credence to the idea that television is…
Posted on September 5, 2014 10:35 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | External | Marketing | Mobile | PR | Research | Social networks | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of Michael CotéWelcome to the Friday Wrap, Holtz Communication’s weekly review of news, posts, and reports that should be on your radar if you’re a communicator. I’m starting a new category for the Wrap this week dealing with the collaborative economy. The implications of this fast-moving trend will affect every communicator sooner or later. All the stories I report on…
Posted on August 29, 2014 1:57 am by Shel Holtz | Instagram | Brands | Business | Channels | Content Curation | Facebook | Google+ | Marketing | Measurement | Mobile | QR Codes | Social Media | Social Networking | Tagging and Microformats | Twitter | Video
Flickr image courtesy of jodimichelleGreetings from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I’m here teaching a three-day course on social and digital media to a group of senior communications executives. It’s part of a year-long program from Aberje, the national communications association, and Syracuse University. But I couldn’t let a week go by without regaling you with this week’s highlights. As always, I’ve drawn on the items I’ve saved to
Posted on August 22, 2014 8:20 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | Customer Service | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Podcasting | PR | Publishing | Social Media | Twitter | Video
Flickr image courtesy of Michael CoghlanThe 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 interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Vine allows video import—Casual users and…
Posted on August 15, 2014 6:41 am by Shel Holtz | Visual Communication | Brands | Business | Instant Messaging | Marketing | Mobile | PR | QR Codes | Social Media | Twitter
Wikimedia Commons image couresty of Achim RaschkaThe 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 interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Edelman is sorry for…
Posted on August 3, 2014 3:33 pm by Shel Holtz | Brands | Customer Service | Facebook | Marketing | Measurement | Social Media
I had breakfast the other day with my brother-in-law, a dentist who has been working for the same practice in San Diego for some 20 years. The practice spends a fair amount on online advertising, he told me. “But you know what’s bringing in patients?” he said. “Reviews.”
When new patients explain why they picked this practice, they say they have read reviews in various places.…
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