Digital & Technology

Image Patrol: Southwest Airlines vs. Go Daddy: Proactive Approach Rules Again

May 2nd, 2011 by

The responses of Go Daddy and Southwest Airlines to their respective crises couldn’t be more different—one is listening and the other is talking louder. Guess which company gets the better grade?

Social Currency: The Revolution Has Been Tweeted 

April 27th, 2011 by

Clinton Karr of Lewis PULSE PR discusses the transformational power of social media and stresses that organizations can’t afford to not participate.

Digital Staffing Flattens in Spring—Agencies Hiring Most

April 25th, 2011 by

Employers in the digital communications sector report both fewer hiring plans this spring and difficulties in hiring appropriate candidates for open positions, while agencies boast aggressive hiring plans.

Millennials Prefer Change Through Individual Actions 

April 25th, 2011 by

Members of the generation born from 1980 onward embrace social media as medium for enacting change, rather than traditional political channels.

Tip Sheet: Apply the Golden Rule in Your Client Relationships

April 25th, 2011 by

Close collaboration with your clients leads to better results, but concrete steps need to be taken to achieve an empathetic partnership, says PR News Advisory Board member and Solomon McCown & Co. CEO Helene Solomon.

Quick Study: Millennials Prefer Change Through Individual Actions; Digital Staffing Flattens in Spring—Agencies Hiring Most

April 25th, 2011 by

As the economy slowly picks up, major media coverage of the top 100 U.S. corporations (tracked Dec. 2010 – April 2011) is decidedly positive, particularly management-themed stories—despite their low share of voice. Could it be… Continued

How to Increase Visibility via Social Bookmarking

April 25th, 2011 by

Social bookmarking sites like Delicious and Trunk.ly are, in essence, search engines and should be leveraged in lifting your content’s—and your brand’s—profile.

‘Views’ You Can Lose: Beefed Up Tools Alter Online Video Measurement Goals

April 25th, 2011 by

As online video views continue to proliferate across the Web, four digital PR experts weigh in on the most effective ways to distribute, track and measure video success.

Data Point: The Top Corporate Citizens And Their Presence on Facebook

April 18th, 2011 by

How much does the public “like” the best corporate citizens? PR News is tracking companies on Facebook that the public perceives as tops in CSR, from a list compiled by the Boston College Center for… Continued

Avoid Shiny Objects: Four Social Media Strategies to Engage the Fifth Estate

April 18th, 2011 by

In this excerpt from his upcoming book, "Welcome to the Fifth Estate: How to Create and Sustain a Winning Social Media Strategy," PR News Facebook Conference keynoter Geoff Livingston lays out four strategies that organizations use to build their online communities.