Why isn’t PR suffering like the MSM?
Tom Foremski, pioneering journo blogger and driving force behind Silicon Valley Watcher, has been gazing into his crystal ball, trying to work out the end game for media in the light of the disruptive force…
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Asking for client references
One of the kindest things a client can do for her agency is to act as a reference. That five minute call helps secure the agency business and is far more compelling than anything the…
Blog posting from Writely
Hmm, I seem to be on a ‘where can I blog from’ vibe today. This time I’m at Writely.com. This free, web service provides a fairly sophisticated text editor, including a spell checker, from which…
Under the Radar – Enterprise Technologies
The Under the Radar – Enterprise Technologies event is coming up this week on Wednesday November 16, 2005 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CA. For those not familiar with Under the Radar, it’s…
Bet you can’t do it again
PubSub has created a list of PR blogs moderated by Constantin Basturea, the driving force behind Global PR Blog Week and the NewPR Wiki. Constantin has long kept a list of PR blogs, and now…
Buddy can you spare me a link?
I’m adding my new friend John Wagner, who writes the excellent On Message blog, to my blogroll since he’s kindly helping me fight back up the tables, after my stellar entry at No. 20 in…
PR Survey Podcast
Hugh Fraser of Blog Relations recently recorded a podcast with Philippe Borremans of the Conversations Blog and me to discuss his recent PR survey. We talked about the survey, pitching bloggers, the threats/potential they present…
Blog Relations PR survey
Hugh Fraser and Matthew Lynn of Blog Relations have published the results of their recent blogging survey of 50 PR consultants. While the sample size is perhaps not representative of the entire industry and, as…
Blocking press releases during malware outbreak
Here’s an amusing post by Andrew Conry-Murray on the IT Architect blog (formerly Network Magazine) bemoaning the wave of crowing press releases which follow most virus outbreaks. “A new product is available to block press…
Pitching bloggers – Avoid the Intimacy Trap
Like many bloggers, I often get pitched by companies and PR firms about new products, services and general news. I’m happy to pitched – I learn about new subjects which, on the whole, are relevant…