Month: January 2010

  • The truth about synergies

    I watched an interview at lunchtime today on the BBC News channel where Roger Carr, chairman of Cadbury, was being asked a number of questions concerning his company’s position as it confronts a hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods. Towards…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #516: January 11, 2010

    Content summary: Two FIR Interviews posted: Andrea Weckerle and Maggie Fox; FIR Interview coming with Ford’s Scott Monty and Paul Thomas; next FIR Live on Jan 23; congratulations to CC Chapman for 5 years and 300 episodes of Accident Hash,…

  • FIR Interview: Maggie Fox, president, Social Media Group, on a social media RFP template

    The Social Media Group has released a template for Requests for Proposals (RFP) that companies can use to help ensure they get the work they need in a marketplace overflowing with gurus, experts and consultants unprepared to provide professional services.…

  • The PR agent as trusted counsellor and mentor

    Last week, the US edition of PR Week published its annual Editors’ Choice lists including Editors’ Choice 2010: Who to watch (subscription login required), a look at individuals and PR firms the magazine’s editors predict “will make headlines in 2010.”…

  • FIR Interview: Andrea Weckerle, Founder and President, CiviliNation

    Andrea Weckerle has fulfilled a long-time ambition by establishing CiviliNation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to "foster an online culture where every person can freely participate in a democratic, open, rational and truth-based exchange of ideas and information, without…