Posted on November 29, 2013 11:12 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
In today’s professional development landscape, a major educational imperative for PR practitioners, marketers and others involved in online engagement is knowing how to find influential voices across the social web: what to look for, where to focus your attention, what tools are there to help you, and where do you start.
One man who has the credentials to share insights on such…
Posted on November 25, 2013 6:32 am by Shel Holtz | Business | For Immediate Release | Social Media
The idea of an organization being a "social business" is one that’s been talked about for the past few years, and acted upon by many businesses, especially large enterprises.
While social business has quickly captured imaginations with many people, the term itself hasn’t universally caught on, perhaps because of the word ‘social’ that many seem to confuse with "social media."
In this FIR Interview, IBM’s Andrew Grill tells FIR…
Posted on November 25, 2013 6:30 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: FIR Listener Survey update; FIR Interview with Andrew Grill coming November 25, with Sharam Fouladgar early December; newest addition to the FIR Podcast Network this week: Episode 1 of "AllthingsIC with Rachel Miller"; FIR Contest: win a copy of ‘Age of Context’ thanks to the CIPR - 5 copies to give away; Shel caught up with Andrea Vascellari, Bryan Person, and Sallie Goetsch…
Posted on November 18, 2013 6:34 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Podcasting
Intro: Another new show is coming to the FIR Podcast Network: Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester; we’re interviewed for Inside PR; Shel interviewed for GaggleAmp’s podcast; listener survey update; upcoming FIR Interview podcasts with Andrew Grill, Global Social Business Partner at IBM, formerly CEO of Kred, on defining social business, and with Sharam Fouladgar, founder of AirPR, on his new PR-focused…
Posted on November 14, 2013 7:07 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
The FIR Podcast Network is pleased to announce a new podcast focused on getting the most from the LinkedIn business network that will begin later this month. Presenter Chuck Hester explains…
I’ve known Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson for many years, and have enjoyed hearing - and learning from - For Immediate Release from the beginning.
So, when they suggested that I host a podcast…
Posted on November 13, 2013 11:40 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
In April 2006, we were delighted to find a pair of experienced, smart and articulate Canadian communiators had launched a new communications-focused podcast. Inside PR, with Terry Fallis and David Jones—both of whom worked at the time for Thornely Fallis Public Relations in Toronto—took an agency-centric (and uniquely Canadian) approach to their show. They addressed topics such as when to turn down work…


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