From the monthly archives:

January 2009

10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009

January 28, 2009

“Social media” was the term du jour in 2008. Consumers, companies, and marketers were all talking about it. We have social media gurus, social media startups, social media books, and social media firms. It is now common practice among corporations to hire social media strategists, assign community managers, and launch social media campaigns, all designed [...]

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What journalists should know about PR people

January 25, 2009

1. Our own client’s time isn’t always ours. Often we would like nothing more than to have our client’s entire rolodex at our disposal so we can accomodate any window you give us … but sometimes it doesn’t work that way. Often, the person you most want to talk to for your story is also [...]

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What all PR people should know about journalists

January 24, 2009

1. Your BS is obvious. Many journalists would describe their roles are professional truth-seekers. In this capacity, they are naturally skeptical and this combination means that their bullsh*t meters are higher than most. So don’t bother with the press releases about hiring your new VP of Sales that no one has ever heard of. Not [...]

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There is no such thing as “Social Media”

January 23, 2009

We’ve reached a tipping point. In my mind the lines between social media and other types of media are so blurred that it’s not even useful to distinguish the two, just drop the “social” because all media is now social.
[From There is no such thing as “Social Media”]

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