Posted on May 23, 2022 4:00 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
For the past several years, momentum has been building as more and more organizations—recognizing public expectations that they take steps to address social and environmental issues in the wake of declining trust in other institutions—articulate strong positions on issues ranging from climate change to transgender rights. Then came the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s abortion decision, indicating the Court will overturn 50…
Posted on April 18, 2022 12:40 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
In the April edition of The Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel discuss these stories:
- The advertising industry weighs in on an Ogilvy policy banning influencers from photoshopping their images
- A metaverse company plans to offer a form of immortality with its “Live Forever” mode
- Coca-Cola is offering a limited-edition drink that tastes like pixels and includes a Fortnite code
- Corporate…
Posted on March 21, 2022 4:00 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine tops the coverage in the March edition of The Hobson and Holtz Report, the long-form monthly “For Immediate Release” podcast, with a look at the motivations for companies to cease their operations in Russia, the use of an AI deepfake as an element of Russian disinformation, and the White House’s appeal to TikTok creators to help offset propaganda; Dan York…
Posted on February 14, 2022 4:00 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
In February’s long-form Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel spend more than half the show with news and commentary about a variety of Web3 elements, including the metaverse, NFTs, DAOs, cryptocurrency, and blockchain—all of it from the perspective of the impact these fast-emerging technologies will have on public relations and organizational communication. In the first part of the episode, the focus is…
Posted on January 24, 2022 4:00 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
In the January Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel dive into the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. Also in this episode, disinformation is now available as a service—DaaS; we review some journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions for 2022; TikTok and LinkedIn are both copying successful features of other social media services but adding their own twists; authenticity in virtual…
Posted on November 22, 2021 4:00 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
The metaverse is front-and-center in this episode of The Hobson & Holtz Report as the future of the metaverse begins to take shape and businesses start to pay attention. Also in this episode: You.com is a new search engine that delivers clear advantages over Google for anyone conducting research (as opposed to simply looking for the answer to a question), a…
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