Posted on May 9, 2016 3:58 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
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Despite unusual recording issues, we managed to get this one in the can! Panelists include Cruiseable.com CEO JD Lasica, Elasticity Senior Vice President Jason Falls, and ClaimWizard Marketing Director Lynette Young — social media thought leaders all — had a lively conversation about the following topics:
- New research that finds that influencers produce the greatest ROI and a…
Posted on May 2, 2016 2:34 pm by Shel Holtz | Chatbots | The Workplace Experience | Content | Visual Communication | Brands | Business | Crisis Communication | For Immediate Release | Media | PR | Video | Writing and Editing

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Special thanks to FIR tech correspondent Dan York for stepping in last week to handle hosting chores while Shel was present for the birth of a granddaughter! Shel is back this week with panelists Philippe Borremans, currently director of strategy for PR Media, an H+K Strategies Affiliate, based in Casablanca, Morocco; David Spark,…
Posted on April 25, 2016 3:46 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Brands | Business | Ethics | For Immediate Release | Marketing | PR | Social Media | Video

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FIR tech correspondent Dan York jumped in to guest-host the episode while Shel tended to new grandfather duties; his daughter gave birth to a beautiful baby girl a few days early! Today’s panel includes digital and visual content marketing, social media, and online reputation speaker and consultant Krishna De (who also hosts the newest FIR…
Posted on April 19, 2016 11:01 am by Shel Holtz | Ethics | Facebook | For Immediate Release | Technology | Video

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Today’s panel includes Blogger Bridge CEO Chris Christensen (who also hosts the Amateur Traveler podcast), Voce Communications Senior VP Christopher Barger (who is about to open Christopher Barger Communications), and CustomScoop founder Chip Griffin.
Our topics included…
- The implications for communicators of the growing trend of corporations embracing gay rights and issuing public statements opposing statewide…
Posted on April 11, 2016 6:13 pm by Shel Holtz | The Workplace Experience | Brands | Business | For Immediate Release | Internal | Intranets | Media | Mobile | PR | Video

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Today’s panel includes internal communications consultant and speaker Steve Crescenzo; ROI Communications CEO Barbara Fagan-Smith; and Frost Bank’s Vice President of Employee Communications, Culture, and People Development, Sheri Rosen.
Our topics included…
- For the first time, Edelman has issued a report that dissects data from the Trust Barometer to find out how much employees trust their…
Posted on April 4, 2016 3:19 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release

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Today’s panel includes Doug Haslam, senior consultant at Boston-based digital marketing agency Stone Temple Consulting; Jennifer Stauss, PR and Social Media strategist at Bozell, an integrated marketing services company in Omaha; and Mark Story, Washington D.C.-based communications counsel for the National Cancer Institute and adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University.
Our topics included…
- A special segment…
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