Posted on December 31, 2014 11:28 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Podcasting

On January 3, 2005, Neville Hobson and I uploaded the first episode of For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report. The 43-minute podcast was one of a few hundred available at the time. It was one of the few with co-hosts (most were individuals) as well as one of the first focused on business (most were either personal observations,…
Posted on November 14, 2014 5:04 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Augmented Reality | Business | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | Podcasting | Social Media | Twitter
Welcome to the Friday Wrap, my weekly summary of stuff I have found in the last seven days that didn’t grab the big headlines but is still important, interesting, and/or worthwhile for communicators and marketers. I collect these on my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Instant Timeline will provide a Twitter feed to visitors who aren’t logged in—Up until now, if you don’t have…
Posted on August 22, 2014 8:20 am by Shel Holtz | Content | Visual Communication | Advertising | Brands | Business | Customer Service | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Podcasting | PR | Publishing | Social Media | Twitter | Video
Flickr image courtesy of Michael CoghlanThe Friday Wrap (which is what you’re reading) is a curated rundown of news, reports and posts from the past week that, while they didn’t go viral or attract much attention, are still interesting and useful for communications professionals. I select Wrap items from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow.
Vine allows video import—Casual users and…
Posted on February 27, 2014 9:00 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Instagram | Advertising | Brands | Crisis Communication | Facebook | IABC | Mobile | Podcasting | Research | Social networks | Twitter
The Wrap this well will be shorter than usual. My visit to Copenhagen, Denmark—to speak at the annual IntraTeam intranet event—has occupied most of my time, and my flight home is in just a few hours. There were, however, far too many interesting reports to skip it completely! So, here’s your abbreviated wrap-up of news you may have missed. (On the other hand, let…
Posted on February 6, 2014 5:23 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Audio | Brands | Facebook | Measurement | Podcasting | PR | Research | Social Media
The Friday Wrap is my weekly review of items I caught in my feeds and subscriptions that I found interesting enough to share, but don’t include the big news items you weren’t likely to miss. I select items for the Wrap from my link blog, which you’re welcome to follow. It’s at LinksFromShel.tumblr.com.
73% of U.S. teens are on…
Posted on November 18, 2013 6:34 am by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Podcasting
Intro: Another new show is coming to the FIR Podcast Network: Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester; we’re interviewed for Inside PR; Shel interviewed for GaggleAmp’s podcast; listener survey update; upcoming FIR Interview podcasts with Andrew Grill, Global Social Business Partner at IBM, formerly CEO of Kred, on defining social business, and with Sharam Fouladgar, founder of AirPR, on his new PR-focused…
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