Posted on June 20, 2011 11:25 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Content summary: IABC 2011 World Conference summary, the impact of Twitter on the conference, Shel’s conference presentation posted as an FIR Speakers & Speeches podcast; join John Cass’ and Jonathan Baskin’s discussion of the military use of avatars; "Social Media @ Work" video released on June 17; Neville reviewing Philip Sheldrake’s "The Business of Influence" Kindle edition; listener comments discussion; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Duke Nukem Forever PR…
Posted on June 16, 2011 4:47 pm by Shel Holtz | Content Curation | For Immediate Release | Media
Some 1,300 communicators gathered in San Diego from June 12-15 for IABC‘s 2011 World Conference. FIR co-host Shel Holtz spoke during the Wednesday morning “all-star” track, addressing the need for every company to be a media company. You can listen to the talk here and follow along with the SlideShare upload of the PowerPoint deck below. The videos are not included, but a screen…
Posted on June 13, 2011 9:29 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Content summary: Shel’s at the IABC World conference in San Diego this week; two FIR Interviews posted: Michael Netzley interview of Georgette Tan and Project Inspire, Neville/Shel interview of Kansas City weather podcaster Ed Roberts; answering Michael Taggart: Neville’s 5 favourite podcasts; new FIR comment line phone number in Europe; listener comment discussion; Ragan promo; News That Fits: the case against having a…
Posted on June 10, 2011 12:07 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
The Kansas City Weather Podcast began almost-daily episodes in February 2005. Addressing local weather in a format that is longer than most news outlets give to the subject, meteorologist Ed Roberts has attracted an audience and become a known resource in the Kansas City area. His podcast is also a marketing tool for his weather-related business.
FIR co-hosts Shel Holtz and
Posted on June 9, 2011 12:07 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Project Inspire is a joint initiative by UN Women Singapore and MasterCard to help participants create a better world of opportunities for women and children in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Under the program, participants submit a video pitch with their idea to help empower disadvantaged women and girls, through education, skills training, financial inclusion, social entrepreneurship. Participants are…
Posted on June 6, 2011 8:01 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Content summary: Two FIR Book Reviews posted: "Welcome to the Fifth Estate" and "The Thank You Economy"; Shel and Neville interviewed in SimplyCommunicate and Neville on SimplyTV; an offer from our friends at the Inside PR podcast (we accept!); results of the most recent Pollstream poll; listener comments discussion; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Dove’s response to criticism over its latest US ad campaign, Michael…
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