Year: 2010

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Neville Hobson at Dell B2B Social Media Huddle

    The second Dell B2B Social Media Huddle (hashtag: #dellb2b) took place at Microsoft in London on May 25, 2010. The aim of the one-day event was to bring together senior in-house communications and marketing professionals to exchange and share experiences…

  • FIR Speakers & Speeches: Chuck Hester on LinkedIn

    Content summary: Chuck Hester, author of “Linking In to Pay It Forward,” speaks on how LinkedIn is transforming business communications, connections and brands. He gave his talk at the New Communications Forum in San Mateo on Friday, April 23, 2010.…

  • BP’s nightmare

    It’s hard to think of any business organization in recent years that is being so publicly vilified on a global basis as is oil giant BP. Watching the live video images of oil gushing from the broken well a mile…

  • FIR Interview: Linda Johannesson and Christopher Swan on the IABC Unconference

    For the first time, the IABC World Conference – set to begin this coming Sunday in Toronto, Canada – will be preceded by an unconference. Several online properties have been developed around the “Toronto Talks” unconference, including a central repository…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #549: May 31, 2010

    Content summary: Memorial Day in the US and Bank Holiday in the UK; new FIR Interview, Speakers & Speeches podcasts up; coming: another FIR Interview, and Speakers & Speeches podcasts from the Dell B2B social media event in London last…