Posted on July 8, 2013 6:34 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: FIR Speakers and Speeches iConsumerism panel discussion at Imperial College is up, Brian Solis in London July 12: FIR S&S podcast to come;
Quick News: Survey shows journalists trust elected officials more than PR people, the "Yellow Pages of social networks" directory from A Social Media Agency, TSA Instagram account dedicated to dangerous items people have tried to sneak onto planes, news style…
Posted on July 5, 2013 8:37 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
On June 19, 2013, FIR co-host Neville Hobson moderated “iConsumerism,” a panel discussion organized by Imperial College London, and the second of three networking and discussion events exploring the way digital innovations shape the world we live, work and create in.
Three foundational questions were at the heart of the discussion: Are brands adapting to a digital world? Does the High Street have a…
Posted on July 1, 2013 1:20 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Two FIR Interviews posted: with Nick James, and with Tansley Stearns and Brian Rooney ; FIR Speakers & Speeches coming of Neville’s panel at Imperial College London; evening event in London with Brian Solis on July 12; IABC update (conference, David Murray’s post, new interim executive director); Ragan promo;
Quick News: Introducing the NSA-proof font, astroturfing comes to the EU, a week after…
Posted on June 28, 2013 1:16 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Internal | Social Media
While between 30 and 42 percent of companies (depending on which research you cite) still block employee access to social media, research increasingly suggests that training employees is more effective than trying to keep them from engaging. The Filene Research Institute—which conducts research for credit unions—wanted to offer training to credit union employees, and asked QUEsocial to modify their off-the-shelf product (one…
Posted on June 27, 2013 10:09 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
A big topic of debate in many countries today concerns the future of towns and cities and their roles as places people go to shop. A big element in the debate concerns digital, the internet, social channels of communication, and their disruptive effects on people’s behaviours when it comes to shopping (think of new consumer behaviours such as showrooming).
In this FIR…
Posted on June 24, 2013 4:47 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: No Shel this week, he’s at the IABC conference in New York; congrats to Shel, Richard Binhammer, Mark Dollins on launching SME2; in memoriam: PRSA Communications Chief Arthur Yann died on June 13; new FIR Interview up (done by Michael Procopio), another FIR Interview coming this week plus a Speakers and Speeches podcast of Neville’s panel at Imperial College London on June…
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