Posted on December 20, 2013 8:52 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Pinterest | Brands | Channels | Customer Service | Marketing | Research | Social Media
You would think the holiday season would mean a slowdown in news, research and reports, but the last week has seen plenty of useful and usable content cross my feeds. Here are some of the stories I found most interesting, even though they didn’t bubble to the top of the trend lists. If you’d like to follow every story I peg for…
Posted on December 13, 2013 9:16 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Brands | Business | Ethics | Google+ | Marketing | Media | Mobile | PR | Search | Social Media | Technology
(c) Can Stock PhotoI don’t usually start the Wrap with a commercial, but I want to let you know about an eight-week, interactive, online workshop I’m presenting with my friend and colleague, Thornley Fallis CEO Joseph Thornley. For the third year, we’re offering the course on strategic social media through IABC. Each week, you’ll work through a multimedia learning module created using a…
Posted on November 22, 2013 9:07 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Pinterest | Advertising | Blogging | Business | Content Curation | Crisis Communication | Ethics | Marketing | PR | Research | Social Media
We had a great turnout at the Social Media Breakfast East Bay, with about 75 participants convening on a diner in Oakland to hear Robert Scoble and Shel Israel talk about the Age of Context, the theme of their excellent (and highly recommended) new book. As one of the event co-organizers, I was chuffed (as my British podcast co-host would…
Posted on November 21, 2013 9:02 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Marketing | PR | Video
Short-form video news updates could be a great way to keep your audiences up to date on company news and activities using a format that invites viewing.
PayPal, the eBay-owned payments company, shares one every week with employees. PayPal in 90 Seconds offers a quick, engaging tour around PayPal’s world, letting employees know what other employees are up to in parts of the…
Posted on November 1, 2013 11:48 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Pinterest | Brands | Business | Crisis Communication | Facebook | PR | Social Media | Social networks
(c) Can Stock PhotoWelcome to November, everyone! Don’t forget that it’s also Movember, the global charity whose vision “is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches on men’s faces around the world. Through the power of the Mo, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat…
Posted on October 25, 2013 12:09 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Pinterest | Brands | Content Curation | Facebook | Marketing | Measurement | Twitter | Video
Greetings from New York, where I conducted a workshop today on employee ambassador programs and will speak tomorrow on crisis communication to employees—all part of IABC and Prescient Digital’s annual global intranet summit. Here’s this week’s wrap-up of research and articles of interest to communicators that may have escaped your notice. I collect all the articles I’ll consider for inclusion in the Wrap in my link blog at
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