Month: September 2008

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #382: September 22, 2008

    Content summary: FIR Live recording posted; FIR listener contest announced: win free tickets to 2 conferences; follow-up: Metrolink train crash and crisis communication; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; discussion: new research from Universal McCann on how the internet turned…

  • An acid test for PR practitioners

    I’ve been reflecting on my day in Manchester on Friday at the CIPR Northern Conference at which I led a session on peeking at the future of public relations practice; more on that in a minute. There were some 120…

  • Call me crazy about DreamHost

    “I would run away from DreamHost as far and as fast as you can – to a smaller more responsive company,” said Twitter buddy Stephen Kelly yesterday. Stephen’s comment was typical of many I received during the past few days…

  • FIR Live Call-In Episode #8: September 20, 2008

    Content summary: The live call-in episode on BlogTalk Radio. Our topic: The relationship between intranets and strong strategic internal communications. Discussion topic prompted by Craig Thomler: “I’ve often wondered about the strength of the relationship between an organisation’s commitment to…

  • An opportunity to learn

    I’m in Manchester today to take part in the seventh annual CIPR Northern Conference, a one-day event of professional development and networking opportunities for PR practitioners in the north-west of England. I’ll be leading a Masterclass session this afternoon that…