Month: May 2014

  • #Socialnomics 2014: A lot happened in five years

    A popular video in corporate presentations, seminars, webinars and other events aimed at educating business people about social media is Social Media Revolution, published in 2009 by author Erik Qualman to support his best-selling book, Socialnomics. Since 2009, the video…

  • FIR Live: The 2014 class of IABC Fellows

    The Google+ Hangout on Air hosted by FIR co-host Shel Holtz, with four of the five IABC Fellows. The new Fellows participating in the conversation include include John Deveney, ABC; George McGrath; Mark Schumann, ABC; and Jennifer Wah, ABC. Brad…

  • FIR Live returns with IABC’s 2014 class of Fellows

    The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has announced that five members will join the class of Fellows, the highest honour the association bestows on its members. Today, May 9, all five will join FIR co-host Shel Holtz for a…

  • If you attend one comms event this summer, make it #FutureComms14

    A really good conference for communicators takes place in London next month, and plans are well advanced for a day of valuable professional development, strongly focused on the question “What’s the future of communications?”and how to address it: The disciplines…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #754: May 5, 2014

    Quick News: Consequences from a lack of common sense on Twitter, Fleishman Hillard launched “Native Newsroom” powered by LinkedIn, Twist Image acquired by WPP, more problems for employee social media policies; Ragan promo; News That Fits: Are we undergoing the…