Posted on November 13, 2017 8:46 am by Shel Holtz | Crisis Communication | For Immediate Release | Internal | Marketing | Media | Social Media | Trust | Twitter

Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
Neville Hobson joined host Shel Holtz for the monthly installment of the Hobson & Holtz Report. Neville and Shel had a chinwag (as Neville would say) about these topics:
- A follow-up to our KFC story (about 11 herbs and spices); the social media team struck again.
- Twitter has made its new expanded 280 character count available to…
Posted on November 6, 2017 10:43 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release

Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
Olivier Blanchard and Christine Perkett joined host Shel Holtz for conversations about these topics:
- PR and communication associations are lining up—with varying levels of enthusiasm—to answer Richard Edelman’s call for a universal set of ethics principles.
- The role of the CMO is changing. Those can’t adapt are being cast aside.
- Data suggests that longer-form content is just fine with some…
Posted on October 30, 2017 4:30 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release

Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
Serena Ehrlich and Kathy Klotz-Guest joined host Shel Holtz for conversations about these topics:
- The #metoo hashtag that has been gaining momentum, exploding across Twitter, and what it means for companies and their internal and external communications
- The NAACP used data to warn African-Americans travelers about “disrespectful, discriminatory, or unsafe conditions” on American Airlines, and how this could…
Posted on October 24, 2017 6:04 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release

Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
With Shel Holtz away at a conference, regular tech correspondent Dan York took over the hosting duties and brought in Joe Thornley and Sallie Goetsch for a lively discussion. Topics included:
- Facebook is rolling out its new “Explore Feed” globally, and some communicators are already seeing a major hit to the organic reach of their Facebook Pages. If…
Posted on October 16, 2017 6:19 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release

Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
Neville Hobson joined Shel Holtz for the October edition of the monthly Hobson & Holtz Report. This month’s topics:
Three distinguished PhDs propose a Magna Carta for Artificial Intelligence. Too soon? (The image at right is of Shel and Neville in 2014 visiting Runnymede, where the Magna Carta was signed.)- Research establishes a connection between…
Posted on October 9, 2017 1:34 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release

Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
Kami Huyse and Lee Odden joined host Shel Holtz for conversations about these topics:
- The challenges of fake news and trolling during a crisis
- The financial firm behind the “Fearless Girl” Wall Street sculpture will pay $5 million for allegedly underpaying women and minorities
- Cause marketing is on advertisers’ minds as new research reveals the rise of the…
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