You might remember a book called Das Kapital by a crazy, old, bearded German fellow. This guy was not very big on market economics. In fact, he was sure capitalism wouldn’t last. We sometimes discuss wordplay here. Sometimes irony, too. Often posts are adorned with pictures of propaganda art from…
My last post was on how getting an MBA can help a PR pro. It generated lots of dialogue. The comments were far better than the post. Thanks to those who shared it and contributed to the discussion. It reminded me about the REAL benefit of blogging (for those of…
I took part in a #pr20chat this week. As usual, it was worthwhile. The best part, though, was the side conversation I had with Justin Goldsborough about MBA’s and PR. MBA’s are much maligned. People say you don’t need one to start/fix/manage a wildly successful biz. They’re right. People also contend that MBA’s…
Yesterday, Planet Earth played host to two NFL playoff games and the Golden Globes. Lots of peeps were tweeting about these events (I even did when the Bears won). Some – who I cannot begin to comprehend – consta-tweeted them. Who are the consta-tweeters? They are the folks who cannot resist the urge to…
“How many press hits did we get?” “What’s our rating on Klout?” “Have we doubled our Facebook fans this quarter?” “How many retweets did we get on the latest blog post?” You’ve heard these questions if you work in PR or digital. They all speak to quasi-important things. They also…
A friend recently asked me about his PR program. His agency is getting him play in traditional media. That’s great. You need that. But, in 2010, you need more. When I started my career PR people chased media. Now we are media. Today PR has to be a centre of…
NOTE – this piece is cross posted from the FAIT ICI blog, where it was originally published. ————————————————————————————————————————- Chris Anderson, the man behind Wired and ‘The Long Tail’, really likes declaring things ‘dead’. Awhile back he said print media was dead. Then he said the internet was dead. Anderson’s very…
I chatted recently about a few things I wish journalists would stop doing. Got me some bones to pick with bloggers too. Before that though, let’s again reiterate that I know a tonne of smart, cool people who also happen to be bloggers. This post is, by necessity, a generalization….
You’ve heard people say, “So and so is unprofessional.” You’ve probably said it. It gets said a lot. The phrase can mean a number of things: among others, someone is incompetent, or someone behaves like an idiot or inappropriately. Here’s the thing about the word “professional” (and by extension its nasty…
My friend Dave is a superb house DJ/producer. A few weeks ago, he asked me about what I do and why I blog. I explained my working life as best I could (lots of people are confounded by exactly what the PR profession entails, so I find myself doing this a lot)….