For any other era or generation, a timeframe of three years would be a mere blip in the overall timeline of anything—a career, a trend, a lifetime, etc. But for me, that three-year timeframe marks… Continued
Stories by Courtney Barnes
Life, or Something Like It: Leveraging Advances in Social Aggregation
September 1st, 2009 by Courtney BarnesIn June 2009, social media connoisseur (and Edelman VP of Digital Insights) Steve Rubel made an announcement via his blog, micropersuasion: He would be abandoning the highly trafficked platform in favor of The Steve Rubel… Continued
Where Are the Best Places to Work in PR?
May 19th, 2009 by Courtney Barnes“Best Companies to Work for” lists have served as a barometer of success for decades, but how does your organization rank in the context of public relations? If you work at a PR agency, or… Continued
Twitter Resources
May 14th, 2009 by Courtney BarnesTwitter is a must-have in communications plans these days, but many executives still admit to experiencing uncertainty as to how best use it. The first step after creating an account is to find the best… Continued
Lessons Learned From Obama’s Social Media Program
April 1st, 2009 by Courtney BarnesWhether or not you voted for him, it’s hard to refute the fact that Barack Obama led a revolutionary campaign by leveraging social media to engage voters in a grassroots approach. In office, he is… Continued
Managing Challenges Associated with Digital Integration
March 11th, 2009 by Courtney BarnesDigital integration is a necessary approach to all business communications, but the best place to begin incorporating Web strategies is inside the organization. But just because it’s the right (and only) thing to do to… Continued
Cross-Pollination: PR Pro Gets Top Nod from 2008 CableFAXIES Awards
May 12th, 2008 by Courtney BarnesIn 2005 Rainbow Media Holdings chief Josh Sapan reorganized his company’s communications structure and named Ellen Kroner to run it as SVP. She’s done that so well, she’s been named the CableFAXIES PR Executive of… Continued