Posted on November 17, 2014 6:33 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: FIR is listed in a new search engine for marketing podcasts launched by Jay Baer;
Quick News: Is Google Glass’ future clouded as some early believers lose faith?, beware of “domain laundering”, is YouTube the new television?, troubling results from the popular Serial podcast; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: Twitter and Dr Oz, Victoria’s Secret, New England Patriots, Bill Cosby, Calvin Klein… why does nobody ever ask…
Posted on November 16, 2014 7:28 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
With every passing day, the distinction between online and offline becomes more obscure, says Philip Young as he explains his thinking behind ‘Digital Naturals,’ the topic of conversation with FIR co-host Neville Hobson in this FIR Interview, recorded in November 2014.
Today, Young says, nearly all of us have some digital competence. “We are becoming Digital Naturals, routinely using an array of online tools in…
Posted on November 10, 2014 7:01 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Back to normal with Shel in California and Neville in the UK, both connected via a Skype call;
Quick News: Facebook bans “like our page” campaigns, consumers want more from the wearables market says PwC report, small businesses put their trust in reviews of vendors, Samaritans charity pulls “suicide watch” Radar app; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: Trust me, PR isn’t dead, says Stephen Waddington in a new…
Posted on November 3, 2014 5:40 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Some reflections on Shel’s visit to the UK, new FIR Interview coming with Philip Young about ‘digital naturals’, Neville on new London digital radio station Share Radio on November 4;
Quick News: Can About.me replace the business card?, Instagram’s video ads are now here; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: Sanofi fires its German-Canadian CEO for “being insufficiently French”; Dan York’s Tech Report: Episode 2 of ‘Dan York on Tech’…
Posted on October 27, 2014 3:33 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
We’re together in London, recording face-to-face instead of at remote ends of a Skype call, with a different format for this episode: conversation and opinion, not reports, on the broad theme of experiences.
Intro: Neville recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Social Media in the UK Social Media Awards, Shel named Platinum Fellow of Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media;
Quick News: Fake news…
Posted on October 20, 2014 2:38 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Shel’s in Copenhagen, Neville just got back from Sweden, so this show is a ‘compilation episode’; coming this week - podcast with Syracuse University London campus students;
Quick News: McDonald’s hires former MythBusters host to address food issues, BBC launches WhatsApp service in West Africa to help people be better informed about Ebola, marketers flee from YouTube in favour of videos on Facebook, internet…
Read The Full Post »