Comments for Digital PR Blog http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog The Digital PR Blog Mon, 12 May 2008 16:14:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on The Tale Of Two Blogs by Johannes http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-tale-of-two-blogs/#comment-297 Johannes Sat, 03 May 2008 15:58:01 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-tale-of-two-blogs/#comment-297 This piece would be much more persuasive - and interesting - if you didn't focus exclusively on right wing media and blogs. The trouble with you PR and marketing types is you assume the average person is unaware of these biases. The reality is quite different. There's a reason you have zero comments on this post. You insult the reader's intelligence. Yes, I hope this comment has spoiled your morning. I hope it makes you think and I hope it makes you consider the tone and attitude of this blog. You guys want us to take PR blogs seriously? Start taking US seriously. Signed, Sentient citizen This piece would be much more persuasive - and interesting - if you didn’t focus exclusively on right wing media and blogs. The trouble with you PR and marketing types is you assume the average person is unaware of these biases. The reality is quite different. There’s a reason you have zero comments on this post. You insult the reader’s intelligence.

Yes, I hope this comment has spoiled your morning. I hope it makes you think and I hope it makes you consider the tone and attitude of this blog. You guys want us to take PR blogs seriously? Start taking US seriously.

Signed,
Sentient citizen

]]> Comment on The Good Old Days? by Chris Condayan http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-good-old-days/#comment-285 Chris Condayan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:27:45 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-good-old-days/#comment-285 Mark, Good post. BTW do you Twitter. If so, what are your thoughts on it? Mark, Good post. BTW do you Twitter. If so, what are your thoughts on it?

]]> Comment on The Good Old Days? by Peter I http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-good-old-days/#comment-284 Peter I Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:07:57 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-good-old-days/#comment-284 Great post. There is also the fact that many people are better written communicators than verbal communicators and, while no one ever had a problem with this in the days of the hand-written letter, it is often discounted when it comes electronically. Think of some of the most personal kinds of communications, like a "get well" card. Is a "get well" more powerful when you get it while you still feel sick or the day after? The same goes for PR. If you can pitch a story that is relevant to something a journalist or blogger just wrote hours ago then you've probably connected on a more meaningful level than when he used to get all his faxed press releases when the mail boy came around at 2pm. Great post. There is also the fact that many people are better written communicators than verbal communicators and, while no one ever had a problem with this in the days of the hand-written letter, it is often discounted when it comes electronically. Think of some of the most personal kinds of communications, like a “get well” card. Is a “get well” more powerful when you get it while you still feel sick or the day after? The same goes for PR. If you can pitch a story that is relevant to something a journalist or blogger just wrote hours ago then you’ve probably connected on a more meaningful level than when he used to get all his faxed press releases when the mail boy came around at 2pm.

]]> Comment on The Threat Of The Viral Censors by Groupeboulger http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-threat-of-the-viral-censors/#comment-256 Groupeboulger Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:25:12 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-threat-of-the-viral-censors/#comment-256 I am necessary wish to find I am necessary wish to find

]]> Comment on The Threat Of The Viral Censors by Robert Francos http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-threat-of-the-viral-censors/#comment-248 Robert Francos Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:05:45 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-threat-of-the-viral-censors/#comment-248 It is equally troubling whether it is censorship (control from outside) or gatekeeping (control from inside); in other words, when one censors themselves (gatekeeping) in fear of disturbing someone threatening to complain (censorhship), this may cause one to be even harsher than the threat entails. Much like the film commissions, fearing the religious organizations like the infamous Catholic League in Boston, came down upon their own industry and deeply hampered filmmaking/filmmakers from the 1930s through the late 1950s (though the Board was actually replaced by the MPAA who installed the letter ratings system (G, M, R, X)). It is, indeed, a slippery slope, whether it's internal or external. Seller beware, I guess. It is equally troubling whether it is censorship (control from outside) or gatekeeping (control from inside); in other words, when one censors themselves (gatekeeping) in fear of disturbing someone threatening to complain (censorhship), this may cause one to be even harsher than the threat entails. Much like the film commissions, fearing the religious organizations like the infamous Catholic League in Boston, came down upon their own industry and deeply hampered filmmaking/filmmakers from the 1930s through the late 1950s (though the Board was actually replaced by the MPAA who installed the letter ratings system (G, M, R, X)). It is, indeed, a slippery slope, whether it’s internal or external. Seller beware, I guess.

]]> Comment on And Now It’s Time For A Few Words With The CEO by Brian http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/and-now-its-time-for-a-few-words-with-the-ceo/#comment-245 Brian Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:44:13 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/and-now-its-time-for-a-few-words-with-the-ceo/#comment-245 Interesting post Mark. It's true that most senior management value PR below almost everything else yet count on PR to make themselves and their company's look good. For a long time now I have made the argument that one of the main reasons for this is because PR is are not synonymous with business and it needs to be. It is impossible to perform effective PR campaigns if the publicist performing the campaign doesn't understand the business objectives the campaign is trying to promote. In fact, PR people need to be as up to speed on basic business trends, tactics, market movements, etc. as much as the management teams of our clients do and in many cases even more so. A CEO should be able to tell you everything happening within their business but a good PR person should be able to tell you that as well as what is happening with the other players in their market. So how do we start to change the perception of PR? I think it starts in college. I was one of those PR majors you mention in your post. What is interesting is through the course of earning my degree; I was never forced to take one single business class. How do you perform effective PR campaigns if you don’t get basic business principles? Many potential candidates come across my desk interviewing for a job that were PR majors in college. I ask all of them if they took business classes while earning their degree and the majority always says no. Shouldn't colleges and universities who offer PR degrees understand that they are not doing their students justice by not requiring business classes to be a part of the major? Subsequently, shouldn’t business majors today be required to take basic PR classes to round out their communication skills? Requiring marketing classes is just not good enough. The perception of PR people will change when the junior people entering the field are equipped with the necessary resources to succeed from day one - - and just ‘liking to work with people’ is NOT one of those resources. Interesting post Mark. It’s true that most senior management value PR below almost everything else yet count on PR to make themselves and their company’s look good. For a long time now I have made the argument that one of the main reasons for this is because PR is are not synonymous with business and it needs to be. It is impossible to perform effective PR campaigns if the publicist performing the campaign doesn’t understand the business objectives the campaign is trying to promote. In fact, PR people need to be as up to speed on basic business trends, tactics, market movements, etc. as much as the management teams of our clients do and in many cases even more so.

A CEO should be able to tell you everything happening within their business but a good PR person should be able to tell you that as well as what is happening with the other players in their market. So how do we start to change the perception of PR? I think it starts in college. I was one of those PR majors you mention in your post. What is interesting is through the course of earning my degree; I was never forced to take one single business class. How do you perform effective PR campaigns if you don’t get basic business principles? Many potential candidates come across my desk interviewing for a job that were PR majors in college. I ask all of them if they took business classes while earning their degree and the majority always says no. Shouldn’t colleges and universities who offer PR degrees understand that they are not doing their students justice by not requiring business classes to be a part of the major? Subsequently, shouldn’t business majors today be required to take basic PR classes to round out their communication skills? Requiring marketing classes is just not good enough.

The perception of PR people will change when the junior people entering the field are equipped with the necessary resources to succeed from day one - - and just ‘liking to work with people’ is NOT one of those resources.

]]> Comment on It’s Time To Touch The Electric Fence by Ashley http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/its-time-to-touch-the-electric-fence/#comment-239 Ashley Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:37:46 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/its-time-to-touch-the-electric-fence/#comment-239 Amen! Frankly, we see this divide in our own company and the "Web geeks" are only one floor away from the "PR Masters". But, our recent mantra is that the sales process begins before your sales person calls. Today, Web sites mean everything. They are (or should be) a company's best sales person - the 12th man. In order for it to be as effective as possible, the Web site's messaging must meet up with all other messaging, especially with PR. Amen! Frankly, we see this divide in our own company and the “Web geeks” are only one floor away from the “PR Masters”. But, our recent mantra is that the sales process begins before your sales person calls.

Today, Web sites mean everything. They are (or should be) a company’s best sales person - the 12th man. In order for it to be as effective as possible, the Web site’s messaging must meet up with all other messaging, especially with PR.

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]]> Comment on The Truth about MySpace by Antifmradio http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-truth-about-myspace/#comment-237 Antifmradio Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:40:58 +0000 http://www.prnewsonline.com/blog/index.php/the-truth-about-myspace/#comment-237 I think Myspace is a waste of time, and a complete joke. The only properly coded section of the site is the BLOGS and evne that seems half done. I have take the coding of another site design and made what iwould call a BETTER myspace but i will NOT be using it for the same purposes. Not in the least. Its funny when a website is found to have more then 125 thousand sex offenders registered both in the tri state area of NY and registered on their pages, lurking around little children...... which brings up another subject "the little children" They are able to join the site and play themselves off as adults ( as best they can) Now what grabs me is in May the offenders were found in june a girl went missing in july another girl went missing and was later found killed. but it was in April that MySpace laid claim to its highly secure practises about not letting youngsters join under ( x ) age and keeping a close eye on sexual pretators.. MySpace.... i dont think so... and i dont want it to be I think Myspace is a waste of time, and a complete joke. The only properly coded section of the site is the BLOGS and evne that seems half done.
I have take the coding of another site design and made what iwould call a BETTER myspace
but i will NOT be using it for the same purposes. Not in the least.

Its funny when a website is found to have more then 125 thousand sex offenders registered both in the tri state area of NY and registered on their pages, lurking around little children……
which brings up another subject
“the little children”

They are able to join the site and play themselves off as adults ( as best they can)

Now what grabs me is in May the offenders were found
in june a girl went missing
in july another girl went missing and was later found killed.

but it was in April that MySpace laid claim to its highly secure practises about not letting youngsters join under ( x ) age
and keeping a close eye on sexual pretators..

MySpace…. i dont think so… and i dont want it to be

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