Category: For Immediate Release

  • At the IABC World Conference

    On Saturday morning, I’ll be on a plane from London Heathrow to San Francisco to take part in the 2009 IABC World Conference. The prime reason I’m going is because I’m receiving the 2009 Chairman’s Award on Sunday evening, a…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #454: June 4, 2009

    Content summary: Update on FIR Listener Dinner in San Francisco on June 7; new FIR mailing list starts; a note about General Motors’ communications; follow-up discussion about Ulitzer and Aral Balkan; Dan York reports on Google Wave; the Media Monitoring…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #453: June 1, 2009

    Content summary: Shel’s in Las Vegas; only 2 slots left for the FIR Dinner in San Francisco on June 7; next Monday’s show will be recorded live from the IABC conference; no Michael Netzley report this week; the Media Monitoring…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #452: May 28, 2009

    Content summary: Neville was virtually at the IABC Brussels conference this afternoon; FIR Live #14 posted; first half of Hobson & Holtz interview up on Luke Armour’s podcast; Dan York reports on amazing crazy times with bots, IM and more;…

  • FIR Live #14, May 26, 2009: PR and lawyers

    Content Summary: Communicators are often frustrated in their efforts to protect or restore an organization’s reputation by attorneys who simply block any communication at all, or minimize the response. In today’s FIR Live, attorney Jim Golden and crisis expert Helio…