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The SMR Revisited: With Todd Defren
(Note: Not all of my concerns here about social media releases are directly related to Todd’s comments. This post is part interview, part rambling, and chock full of my always-unsolicited opinions.)
I don’t think it’s really a secret - I’m not a huge fan of the social media release (SMR). I raised some criticisms / concerns […]
Is PR a Lost Cause?
I talked recently about PR stereotypes, and Judy Gombita of PR Conversations just sent a link to this post: Is PR Innately Immoral?
Since the topic seems to be on a lot of blogs lately, I’d like to give my $.02.
Is there an image problem?
Yes. Absolutely. PR people suck at PR for the industry itself.
Is our […]
PR for the Public Relations Industry
Greg Smith of The PR Lab recently commented here that “there’s the problem - we don’t do enough PR to correct the impression’s people have.” His comment was in relation to this post (PR Pros: A Bunch of Shady Sex-Crazed Skirts), which looks at some of the stereotypes people have of PR practitioners (that we’re […]
If PRs and Bloggers Played Nice
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of hearing about so-and-so blacklisting PR firms, or PR people blacklisting bloggers. For christ’s sake, who the hell cares?
PRs are still going to pitch their stories. We’re like dogs… if our actions are validated, we’re not going to change them. If we pitch to blogs […]
Life 2.0: Social Media Obsessions and Virtual Inhibitions
The beauty of social media is that it helps to bring us together. We can meet new friends half-way around the world. We can meet colleagues we otherwise might never know. We can meet and work with clients virtually. We can re-connect with old classmates, friends, or loved ones. We can find the hottest news […]
Stupid PR Quote of the Week: May 19, 2008
With all of the crap going around about Gina Trapani’s latest PR blacklist, it seems fitting that the latest ridiculous quote from the PR blogosphere be along those lines (and I’ll be addressing the issue of blog pitches again a post or two down the road). But for now:
The Offender: Matt Haughey
The Source: Stop Asking, […]
PR Pros: A Bunch of Shady Sex-Crazed Skirts
OK. So maybe some of us are just two out of the three, but still….
Seriously, let’s talk about stereotypes of the Public Relations industry and its professionals. I came across two posts tonight that leave me a little bit concerned and a whole lot amused.
PR and the ‘Chick Factor’: What Kent State Learned About the […]
Customer Complaints and Virtual Bitch Slaps: Dealing With Web-Based Criticism
Today anyone can publish anything, positive or negative, about you or your company quickly and easily. A blogger can rant about you (no surprise here). One of your customers can send out a scathing review to all of their social network “friends.” You could be bashed by a popular twitterer. You could find a nasty […]
Do People Really Trust Bloggers?
I know I’ve been talking a bit much about blogging lately, and I’m not going to stop just yet. I was sent a link a while ago to a data chart from Forrester Research highlighting sources that people trust the most when it comes to information about products and services.
Not surprisingly, the results show that […]
Facebook Sucks: A New Perspective
Today a comment was left on my post, Top Ten Reasons Facebook Sucks, that I thought was intelligent enough as well as amusing enough to highlight in its own post (you can still find the comment on the original post as well). This perspective comes from a reader named Simone and goes a bit beyond […]
