Posted on May 13, 2016 8:30 am by Shel Holtz | Chatbots | PR | Technology
I was talking with a friend and colleague about the webinar I’m hosting next Friday to familiarize communications professionals with chatbots.
“Why chatbots?” he said.
“Because the subject is blazing hot and communicators will be using them, probably sooner than they think.”
“Are you sure the subject is blazing hot?” my friend replied. “I’d never heard of them until you told me about the webinar.”
I wasn’t terribly concerned. He’s just…
Posted on May 6, 2016 10:53 am by Shel Holtz | Chatbots | Virtual and Augmented Reality | Content | Instagram | Visual Communication | Attention | Brands | Business | Channels | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | PR | Social Media | Twitter
The Friday Wrap is my weekly collection of news stories, posts, studies, and reports designed to help organizational communicators stay current on the trends and technology that affect their jobs. These may be items that flew under the radar while other stories grabbed big headlines. As always, I collect material from which I select Wrap stories (as well as stories…
Posted on May 2, 2016 2:34 pm by Shel Holtz | Chatbots | The Workplace Experience | Content | Visual Communication | Brands | Business | Crisis Communication | For Immediate Release | Media | PR | Video | Writing and Editing

This is cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
Special thanks to FIR tech correspondent Dan York for stepping in last week to handle hosting chores while Shel was present for the birth of a granddaughter! Shel is back this week with panelists Philippe Borremans, currently director of strategy for PR Media, an H+K Strategies Affiliate, based in Casablanca, Morocco; David Spark,…
Posted on April 29, 2016 12:41 pm by Shel Holtz | Chatbots | Management | Sharing and Collaborating | Content | Advertising | Brands | Business | Channels | Crisis Communication | Facebook | Marketing | Media | Mobile | PR | Publishing | Research | Social Media | Twitter | Video
The Friday Wrap is my weekly collection of news stories, posts, studies, and reports designed to help organizational communicators stay current on the trends and technology that affect their jobs. These may be items that flew under the radar while other stories grabbed big headlines. As always, I collect material from which I select Wrap stories (as well as stories…
Posted on April 25, 2016 3:46 pm by Shel Holtz | Content | Brands | Business | Ethics | For Immediate Release | Marketing | PR | Social Media | Video

This is cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network.
FIR tech correspondent Dan York jumped in to guest-host the episode while Shel tended to new grandfather duties; his daughter gave birth to a beautiful baby girl a few days early! Today’s panel includes digital and visual content marketing, social media, and online reputation speaker and consultant Krishna De (who also hosts the newest FIR…
Posted on April 22, 2016 5:11 am by Shel Holtz | Chatbots | The Workplace Experience | Content | Brands | Business | Channels | Facebook | Marketing | Media | PR | Social Media | Transparency | Trust | Video
The Friday Wrap is my weekly collection of news stories, posts, studies, and reports designed to help organizational communicators stay current on the trends and technology that affect their jobs. These may be items that flew under the radar while other stories grabbed big headlines. As always, I collect material from which I select Wrap stories (as well as stories…
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