Today is Blog Action Day. Almost 9,600 bloggers with over 10 million readers will take over the Internet to talk about one topic: poverty. Blog Action Day 2007’s topic? The environment – last year I wrote about why you need environmental PR. Blog Action Day 2008’s site lists […]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
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Today is Blog Action Day. Almost 9,600 bloggers with over 10 million readers will take over the Internet to talk about one topic: poverty. Blog Action Day 2007’s topic? The environment – last year I wrote about why you need environmental PR. Blog Action Day 2008’s site lists […]
So, you’re on twitter. So am I. Wondering how your twitter profile helps you from a PR [page rank, publicity platform, public relations, personal record, etc.] perspective? Here are five ways to measure your twitter rank, reach and results. You can use these numbers in your social media profile or […]
Today, there’s a new roundup of the 50 of the most powerful and influential women in social media. Kudos to Ron Hudson for coming up with the idea. Hat tip to @resourcefulmom for sending a link via twitter. The list came from twitter suggestions, which is one way to generate […]
How does DNA relate to personal branding and community building? Read this post to find out. On twitter, Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Wine Library TV: Gary Vaynerchuk’s daily wine video blog, shared a link to his New Media Expo presentation where he talked about how personal branding is in your […]
Recently a reader asked me how I started my Chicago area marketing and public relations consultancy. I answered background questions on how I transitioned from a corporate career to an independent creative consultant. To extend my answer and benefit others, I’m including the outline for a course I teach called […]
A reader writes a question about how to get started in new media consulting pr. . . Barbara, My name is Erica Grigg. I found you via the internet and I’m extremely interested in your work as a freelance PR consultant ([Erica’s projects include] working with Channel 4, British Log […]
Speaking to a group is a great way to get out in front of new audiences. Most organizations have a communications person who will publicize your appearance to their members and maybe the media. You can help them promote their event – along with your appearance – by sending out […]
Okay, that’s not the title of the ebook, it’s really “Personal Branding for the Business Professional.” But, Chris Brogan does manage to list 100 ways to realize personal branding online – along with many sparkling gems of wisdom – in the 15 page ebook. Get your free copy of Personal […]
Thanks to David Meerman Scott for sending out an update on twitter about this study from Cone that finds Americans expect companies to be present in their social media lives. Sounds like social media is moving into the masses. Read my take on The State of Social Media 2008 by […]
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