Posted on April 10, 2013 10:49 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
We have something special in store as part of the milestone 700th episode of For Immediate Release, the first and longest-running communications-focused podcast. Donna Papacosta—a regular contributor to FIR and a skilled podcaster in her own right—will interview co-hosts Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz on their own backgrounds. Here’s Donna explaining the whole idea:
As Donna notes, you can participate by letting her know what…
Posted on April 8, 2013 12:57 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Andrea Weckerle was the guest author for the third installment of the FIR Book Club, hosted by FIR Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew. Andrea is the author of Civility in the Digital Age.
Read the transcript of the live chat here.
Andrea Weckerle is an American attorney and the author of Civility in the Digital Age: How Companies and People Can Triumph…
Posted on April 8, 2013 9:23 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: FIR Book Club podcast recording with Bob LeDrew, Andrea Weckerle and Donna Papacosta coming, listen to it at Talkshoe in the meantime; FIR Interview with Edelman’s Steve Rubel is up; coming on May 2: The 2013 B2B Huddle, with keynote speeches published as FIR podcasts;
Quick News: Just how important are hashtags?, is Vine the next big thing for brands?, crowdsourcing can…
Posted on April 2, 2013 11:16 am by Shel Holtz | Content | For Immediate Release | PR
The race to take advantage of new ways that consumers read, watch and listen to content - and how marketers want to sponsor those initiatives - has led a giant public relations agency to name a senior executive to a new, content-centric post.
That’s how The New York Times reported on the appointment of Steve Rubel as Chief Content Strategist at Edelman, the…
Posted on April 1, 2013 5:58 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Coming soon - Steve Rubel interview, FIR Speakers & Speeches of London panel on content marketing with MarketingProfs’ Ann Handley, FIR Book Club with Andrea Weckerle, Bob LeDrew and Donna Papacosta on April 5;
Quick News: Google’s secrets of innovation empowering its employees, Google wants sponsored content out of Google News, BBC global survey shows evolving news consumption habits across multiple screens,…
Posted on March 26, 2013 10:38 am by Shel Holtz | Books | For Immediate Release
Andrea Weckerle, author of Civility in the Digital Age, is set to take your questions during FIR’s next Book Club, which Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew will host:
Andrea is also the founder and president of CiviliNation, a non-profit organization established to take a stand against against online…

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