Posted on February 18, 2013 12:51 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: FIR Interview with Allan Schoenberg is up;
Quick News: Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm Raytheon, Twitter kills Posterous, American Express cardholders can tweet to buy, TD Bank invests in Google+ content; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: What do corporate directors and senior managers know about social media?; Dan York asks do you have current email…
Posted on February 13, 2013 7:46 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
A strategic approach to planning and implementing social media initiatives has played a significant and measurable role in enabling the CME Group to claim a position that is ahead of the curve when it comes to using social media among financial exchanges.
The world’s largest future exchanges and owner of the Dow Jones stock and financial indexes, CME Group was an early…
Posted on February 11, 2013 7:37 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Recording on Sunday Feb 10, Allan Schoenberg interview set for this week, enhancements to FIR Google+ Community page;
Quick News: BBC trials trainee communicators’ programme, journalists taking refuge in the world of branded content, systems of engagement ‘will revolutionise technology’ by 2018 says Forrester, site plagiarizes blog posts then files DMCA takedown notice; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: Technorati’s ‘State of Digital Influence 2013’; Michael…
Posted on February 4, 2013 1:25 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Fix for FIR mobile app updates, Allan Schoenberg interview still planned;
Quick News: Companies failing to accommodate shift to mobile, IBM security tool can flag ‘disgruntled employees’, YouTube introducing paid subscriptions, Swedish bloggers commit to posting 50,000 blog posts in 100 days; Ragan promo;
News That Fits: Closing the gap between social media use and usefulness; Dan York reports on the Superbowl, streaming…
Posted on January 28, 2013 1:16 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Intro: Welcome new listeners via the CIPR and MyNewsDesk, FIR Inteview with PRCA’s Francis Ingham published, upcoming FIR Interview with Allan Schoenberg of CME Group, today is Data Privacy/Protection Day;
Quick News: Many ways brands can use Vine and a caveat, social media branding is key for company reputation, the Pope urges Catholics to flock to Twitter, Pew says libraries and print…
Posted on January 28, 2013 1:09 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
In July 2012, the first national PR Higher Apprenticeship qualification programme in the UK was announced by the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA), Pearson in Practice, Edexcel and Skills CFA. It intends to create 600 apprenticeship roles within the PR industry over a three-year period.
Six months on, how has the programme progressed? In early January 2013, a significant change arose…

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