Year: 2010

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #536: March 22, 2010

    Content summary: PR firm Murray Hill running-for-Congress story update; thanks to Debi Davis for adding time codes to show notes; Michael Netzley reports on his plans to interview Steve Rubel on his Singapore visit, developments in the Rio Tinto corruption…

  • A conversation about pharma and social media

    A topic sure to generate commentary and opinion, often passionate, is social media and the pharmaceutical industry. This is especially so in the US with calls over the years by healthcare communicators and others for clarity in the role of…

  • Language choices at the granular level

    Discussions during my trip to Berlin, Germany, a few days ago prompted some thought in my mind about a key element in the overall social media puzzle – people’s behaviours. Especially from a business communication perspective, social media are tools…

  • Kicking the tyres of the Dell Latitude Z

    For the past few months, I’ve been using a new laptop computer on my travels and when working away from the desktop computer in my home office. The new laptop is a Dell Latitude Z and comes courtesy of Dell…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #535: March 18, 2010

    Content summary: Neville’s in Berlin (home of his birth); Voce Communications’ Doug Haslam fills in. Doug and Shel chat about the Pan Mass Challenge and baseball, including the Chicago Cubs’ attempts to finalize an advertising deal with Toyota. Dan York…