Month: March 2013

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #694: March 11, 2013

    Intro: Shel on a client assignment and Neville recording solo, welcome to new PR podcast The Echo Chamber from The Holmes Report, an experiment with this show includes some new voices; Quick News: Cision University Programme for PR professionals, Pew…

  • The challenges and opportunities for teams working on social media

    Last week, I took part in a great discussion about managing social media for teams. The event was a webinar organized by Our Social Times, the social media agency and event organizer run by Luke Brynley-Jones. Participants in the panel-type…

  • Fast talking can get you hired by Pizza Hut

    Here’s an approach to recruitment that turns on its head the traditional ways to choose applicants you want to actually meet and interview and, indeed, the interview method itself. Forbes reports that the Yum! Brands-owned Pizza Hut restaurant chain will…

  • An experiment in brand story-telling

    Since starting this blog in 2006, I’ve been the sole writer and publisher of content,  making only a couple of exceptions over the past few years with content written by named guest writers. I strongly believe in transparency where disclosure…

  • Content, authenticity and engagement

    I enjoyed listening to episode 5 of The Social Media Show with Ann Hawkins and Eric Swain, published yesterday. Ann and Eric had invited me to be interviewed about what to do if you are not a natural writer or communicator and…