Posted on December 19, 2014 8:35 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Brands | Business | Channels | Facebook | Location-based Services | Marketing | Mobile | PR | Presentations | Research | Social Media | Twitter
My web developer, Kurt Deutscher, shot this image of a wrapped-upbuilding on a rainy winter day in Portland, Oregon.Mobile dominates this installment of the Friday Wrap, my weekly review of news, reports, studies, and posts from the last week that may not have grabbed the big headlines (like the Sony hack), but still have implications for those of us working…
Posted on December 15, 2014 5:11 pm by Shel Holtz | Business | Crisis Communication | Ethics | Legal | PR
A brand’s reputation can rise or fall based on how it reacts to unplanned events. Having a crisis plan in place is a good start, but it’s not enough. The right response has to be part of the organization’s character, part of its DNA.
Two companies have hurt themselves and eroded their own reputations with woefully tone-deaf responses to events. As these cases are…
Posted on December 12, 2014 10:50 am by Shel Holtz | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Brands | Business | Content Curation | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | Monitoring | PR | Publishing | Research | Social Media | Twitter
Flickr photo courtesy of RetisThe Friday Wrap is my weekly collection of articles, posts, and reports that may not have risen to the top of your news feed but still can add value to your work as a communicator. I collect all the items I find interesting on my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow. The link blog is my…
Posted on December 5, 2014 8:13 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Brands | Business | External | Facebook | Marketing | Media | PR | Research | Skype | Social Media | Transparency | Video
Photo (c) United States Navy (photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Gregory E. Badger)Here’s today’s Friday Wrap, my selection of articles and posts from the past week that are important or useful for communicators, but that didn’t necessarily get a lot of attention. I curate these items from my link blog, where I save everything I find interesting from a communications perspective; it’s also…
Posted on November 28, 2014 2:38 pm by Shel Holtz | Advertising | Brands | Business | Ethics | Facebook | Legal | Marketing | Mobile | Monitoring | Research | Social Media | Twitter
Flickr photo of wrapping a turkey in bacon courtesy of Jennifer MorrowA very Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers; I hope you enjoyed warmth, family, and turkey yesterday. Here’s an abbreviated Friday Wrap (since there wasn’t much news published yesterday or today); I’ll be back with a more complete round-up next week. In the meantime, be sure to follow my link blog to stay on…
Posted on November 21, 2014 9:11 am by Shel Holtz | Pinterest | Advertising | Brands | Business | Facebook | Marketing | Mobile | PR | Social Media | Social networks | Twitter | Web
Welcome to the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I have found in the last seven days that didn’t grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers. I collect these on my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Your private webcam isn’t so private—Leveraging a vulnerability in private webcams—the fact that a lot of people don’t reset…
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