Sometimes wheedling and subterfuge win the day. It must be so today, because the GREAT folks at Ragan Communications (I know, a RESPECTABLE establishment) have just named me as a Contributor to PR Daily! I could not be happier about joining one of the most widely read…
In an ongoing effort to provide content about real experience with social media, today we‘ve got a guest post by Joe Brown. Joe is the Principal and Founder of Slope Resources, LLC, which provides a range of human resources and organization management consulting services to nonprofit organizations of all types…
PR folks hate to admit this, but business is often good when things are bad. In fact, if it weren’t for loudmouth blowhards, dumb politicians, over coked celebs, and other bringers of bad vibes we all be a lot poorer. And, unlike our fourth estater cousins, PR people LOVE cash….
This is a guest post from my pal Geoffrey White. Geoff’s a lawyer (a profession who’s mention illicits similar reactions to when you tell someone “I work in PR”), holds an MBA, and recently stood as a candidate for the Mountain Equipment Coop Board. He writes from the perspective of…
Today marks the beginning of a new series at Proper Propaganda. It will discuss stuff PR people like and, so no one gets confused, will be called “Stuff PR people like.” Astounding creativity, I know. This series is inspired by two things that are both more original and generally doper:…
Hip hop lost one of its all-time greatest this week. Guru (aka Keith Elam) died on April 19th of a heart attack. He’d also been waging a prolonged battle with cancer. I’m a Gangstarr fan and love Guru’s solo stuff. His body of work personifies the savvy smoothness unique to…
Since Lindsay is opening Fait ici (it’s an urban take on the general store) I’ve been thinking a lot about food. I’ve also been doing more of the cooking than usual, as she is going through the craziness and whirlwind that is startup entrepreneurship. It’s occurred to me that cooking…
You’ve heard lots about this social media stuff and how it’s easy, amazing and free. However, even after you hired an expert and spent gazillions, you’re getting nowhere. Here are 6 reasons your social media program sucks: Sales of crack rock are best promoted on the corner, not via Twitter….
Twitter’s explosion has created a culture of “follower counting.” In this whack game, size definitely matters. For some reason that no one has explained to me, 10 000 is one of the magic milestones. It has gotten to the point where people are now listing their follower count on resumes,…
This post is about spreading love and sharing potentially useful tips. I’m lucky. I’ve had the pleasure of working with some amazing reporters and bloggers in my career. So, in an effort to help journalists build lasting relationships with flaks, I want to single out a few people I admire…