Things You Did Not Know About Me

Rick Liebling tagged me for the 7 Things You Don’t Know About Me meme. So, here we go… 1. I’m addicted to Gossip Girl. As in, I’ve read blogs about the fashion featured in the show. I DVR the episodes. I order them on NetFlix. It’s 90210 meets Cruel Intentions with a beautiful soundtrack and clever [...]

The Engineering of Consent

I recently came across an intriguing documentary series produced by the BBC and available on YouTube. Combining psychology, public relations theory and post-war history, “The Century of the Self,” explores many fascinating themes. I was particularly interested in the second episode, “The Engineering of Consent.” “The programme explores how those in power in post-war America used [...]

How to present a social media program

(Image: The fork in the road, by i_yudai on Flickr) When presenting social media, find out first what matters to the client. This sounds obvious, but sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes we assume that the client needs a Facebook page, a blog, a Twitter account, and that assumption comes too fast. I am also not saying to start [...]

Twitter: A Best Practices Spotlight

This week I noticed a few things on twitter worth sharing: best practices for disclosure, a glimpse into Guy Kawasaki’s tweeting life and Little, Brown and Co.’s exceptional use of the channel. 1. Disclosure I noticed that my friend (and PR strategy expert) Todd Van Hoosear offered a disclaimer when he tweeted about his own blog. Here’s the [...]

Just for fun

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