Month: January 2012

  • Virgin Atlantic’s got it

    I saw this TV ad for Virgin Atlantic for the first time last night. The airline first used it in 2010. As you can probably tell, I don’t watch a lot of TV. :) It captured my imagination. Beautifully made.…

  • FIR Interview: John Clemons, Interim Executive Director, IABC

    Leading a professional association that represents about 15,000 business communication professionals in over 80 countries is a challenging opportunity for a visionary leader. It’s a challenge that John Clemons, ABC, APR, has grasped with alacrity following his appointment as  Interim…

  • Dell and the wow factor

    Among the many announcements out of the Consumer Electronics Show this week is Dell’s new XPS 13 Ultrabook. Dell joins other manufacturers in the embryonic ultrabook segment late to the party, some say. Even if true, does it matter if…

  • Free webinar on GaggleAmp set for January 31

    At FIR, we’ve been talking about GaggleAMP since last autumn. Since we started using GaggleAMP, over 100 of our listeners have joined our Gaggle and, with their help, we have achieved a message reach of over 2.25 million. Based on…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #633: January 9, 2012

    Content summary: New FIR Book Review (The Like Economy) and FIR Video Interview via Google+ Hangout (Eric Schwartzman) are up; interviews with John Clemons, Bob Fine coming; inaugural FIR Book Club conversation with guest author Christopher Barger set for January…