Month: July 2008

  • Smart blogger relations

    There are plenty of examples of PR outreach to bloggers that illustrate how far many in the profession still have to go in getting it right. I’ve written here a few times on this topic which I tend to refer…

  • Print on the go with Polaroid PoGo

    I met with some folk from Polaroid and PR agency Clarion Communications last Thursday evening to see and talk about the latest product Polaroid has just launched in the UK – the Polaroid PoGo. This portable device you see pictured…

  • Baseball for dummies

    A definite highlight of my trip to Chicago last week was a visit to Wrigley Field to see a baseball game. My first ever such visit took me to the home of the Chicago Cubs to see them play the…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #359: July 3, 2008

    Content summary: Shel and Ryan Williams have reviewed Groundswell; an interview with the Media Bloggers Association’s Robert Cox is set for next Tuesday; Dan York reports on identi.ca, among other things; CustomScoop presents the Media Monitoring Minute; News That Fits:…

  • Podcasts boost radio listening

    One of the reasons I often hear as to why podcasting took off in the US is because of the poor choices available from radio. Homogenized content and script-reading presenters wherever you listen are among the anecdotal statistics thrown about.…