Year: 2015

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #797: March 2, 2015

    Neville recorded this episode solo as Shel is traveling; coming soon: podcast from Neville’s discussion with the class of #CRS400 at Syracuse University London; Quick News: AP signs podcast deal with PodcastOne, ahead of its March 9 announcement Apple gives…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #796: February 23, 2015

    Quick News: Krispy Kreme’s ‘KKK Wednesday’ faux pas, results of 2015 online newsroom report, Facebook virtual reality coming “in a while”, a real-time Academy Awards Twitter campaign from a brand that doesn’t suck; Ragan promo; News That Fits: The rise…

  • FIR Interview: Red E App CEO Jonathan Erwin on employee communication trends and challenges

    FIR Interview: Red E App CEO Jonathan Erwin on employee communication trends and challenges

    A special report on trends and challenges facing internal communicators drew on the observations of nine internal communications experts, including Peter Shankman, Gini Dietrich, Susan Cellura, Steve Kaus, and FIR co-host Shel Holtz. The report, available for free from Red…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #795: February 16, 2015

    The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #795: February 16, 2015

    Quick News: Vint Cerf, “Father of the Internet,” warns we may be living in a lost century; eBay-style online courts proposed in the UK to resolve low-value claims; Snapchat Discover chalks up huge early success; France demands that its future…

  • Adding a face to the HSBC name could go a long way

    Adding a face to the HSBC name could go a long way

    Reputation is built on trust and, for HSBC Bank, that chain has been well and truly disconnected through the revelations of alleged dirty deeds in its private banking operation in Switzerland that say the bank helped a large number of…