Posted on December 28, 2007 4:22 pm by Shel Holtz | PR | Social Media | Twitter
In a recent episode of Inside PR (one of my must-listen podcasts), co-hosts Terry Fallis and David Jones ran through their Christmas wish-lists. Among David’s wishes was one for “a little more PRiness and a little less geek-out.” David lamented the tendency within the tech-savvy corner of the PR world to get wrapped up in the latest technologies and tools without regard for the…
Posted on December 18, 2007 8:23 am by Shel Holtz | Media | PR
I wrote last week about Chrysler realigning its communications function to report to Human Resources. I considered the move a bad one. I’m not alone.
Reporting in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press, columnist Mark Phelan slammed the move. Excerpts:
Communications must have a seat at the grownups’ table, with direct access to Chrysler’s bosses as the company develops and executes its turnaround strategy. Somebody in communications must…
Posted on December 17, 2007 2:16 pm by Shel Holtz | Business | Marketing | PR
Money magazine is out with its annual “101 Dumbest Moments in Business,” and PR/marketing gaffes get their fair share of representation in the list. (I’m not including advertising in this review, since I generally don’t cover advertising on this blog.) The vast majority of the lapses in judgment covered in the list created PR issues for the organizations involved, but the following were created…
Posted on December 12, 2007 11:15 am by Shel Holtz | Business | PR
There were positive signs out of the reborn automaker Chrysler, which was acquired by a private company from Daimler. A blog was one of the first visible signs of change at the company.
But news this week from Chrysler casts a different light on the degree to which it values communications. The company’s communications VP, Jason Vines, resigned and the entire communications…
Posted on December 4, 2007 12:44 pm by Shel Holtz | Media | PR | Social Media
Chip Griffin of CustomScoop, the media monitoring service, has launched an online magazine called Media Bullseye, designed to “provide media, public relations, and marketing professionals with news and commentary about the modern communications landscape.”
Articles are authored by Chip and members of his staff (notably the clearly prolific Sarah Wurrey) as well as by guest authors like Chris Brogan and Chris Thilk. Features…
Posted on November 27, 2007 8:27 am by Shel Holtz | Ethics | PR | Social Media
Dan York points me to a post from Jeff Pulver about what he wants from a PR firm. The underlying message: In most cases, these typically are not the things he actually gets. His post lists the kind of problems he experiences, from interns assigned to his account to account reps taking credit for his work.
Pulver,
CEO
founder and chairman…
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