Archive: February 2013

â–¶ CEO Sociability Nearly Doubles in Two Years: The online sociability of the world’s largest company CEOs rose dramatically in the past two years, says a Weber Shandwick study. In 2012, 66% of CEOs of… Continued

A PR agency president offers 10 tips towards better agency/client relations.

Here’s a solid process that allows you to move beyond measuring outputs to truly demonstrating business ROI.

The National Labor Relations Board has told some big brands to scale back on policy language that limits what employees can say online about work.

1. The National Labor Relations Board is cracking down on what it considers flawed social-media policies of some big brands. (p. 1) 2. The AMEC Valid Metrics Framework builds on the Barcelona Principles, which set… Continued

With marketers planning to go on a Big Data spending spree in 2013. PR execs should leverage its own version of Big Data–social media metrics.

66% of CEOs of the world’s top 50 companies engaged online in 2012, compared with 36% in 2010, but only 18% use social networks.

As the economy recovers, businesses still value face-to-face meetings, but they are minding their expenses in terms of the meeting duration and the number of attendees.

While only 12% said they receive frequent appreciation for their work, 56% of senior management said their company is above average at appreciation. Something has to give. And PR pros can play a big role in changing the conversation.

“It’s PR’s fault!” This is what a reporter acquaintance for a daily publication recently exclaimed to me, as she was lamenting the inability to set up a meeting with a top executive at a major conference. “They didn’t get back to me, and th…