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PR by the Numbers: Johnson & Johnson’s Mommy Problem

November 19th, 2008 by

On November 12, the non-profit Babywearing International launched International Babywearing Week, a week when “nonprofit babywearing groups all over the world are celebrating babywearing, and thousands of volunteers are working to publicize the benefits of… Continued

Fight Fire With Fire: Using Corporate Blogs to Upend Crises Online

November 17th, 2008 by

Reputational crises that begin in the blogosphere are very common; reputational crises that end in the blogosphere, on the other hand, are less so. Dell is perhaps the most well-known example of an organization whose… Continued

How To Respond to Media’s Facts and Opinions

November 3rd, 2008 by

A recent exchange between CNBC Mad Money host/stock market revivalist preacher Jim Cramer and Edward Libby, CEO of AIG, illustrates one of several ways that individuals and organizations can fight back when they perceive a… Continued

How To…Respond to Media’s Facts and Opinions

November 3rd, 2008 by

A recent exchange between CNBC Mad Money host/stock market revivalist preacher Jim Cramer and Edward Libby, CEO of AIG, illustrates one of several ways that individuals and organizations can fight back when they perceive a… Continued

Using Twitter to Join the Conversation

October 30th, 2008 by

Millions of Internet users have flocked to Twitter, a messaging application that has become the rage among the technorati, attracting more than 12 million registered users to date. Top tech industry analysts, PR and marketing… Continued

Measuring Social Media Efforts: How & Why You Need to Do It

October 30th, 2008 by

Like PR, social media is all about relationship building and user engagement. More and more often, message boards and blogs take the place of focus groups and in-person meetings. Consequently, measuring and quantifying your company’s… Continued

Case Study: Protecting Your Online Brand Rep: How One Company Tackled a Crisis While Another Stumbled

October 27th, 2008 by

Company: Dell; Creative Labs Timeframe: May 2008 (for Dell); March 2008 (for Creative Labs) “Google never forgets…” -Slashdot, an online magazine How does your reputation look in Google? Half the people using the Internet today… Continued

How To…Think Before You Send E-Mails

October 27th, 2008 by

Can e-mail be helpful? What about annoying? Wasteful? Productive? Or costly? The answer is yes, to all of the above. Although e-mail can be enormously helpful in getting useful information to editors or clients at… Continued

Measuring ROI in the Blogosphere: Harnessing an Unregulated Space

October 27th, 2008 by

To say the blogosphere has been growing at a locomotive rate the past few years is to make an excessive understatement. Consider these statistics culled from a March 2008 study conducted by Universal McCann: 77%… Continued

Managing a Crisis Online: Heading Off a Disaster in Cyberspace

October 20th, 2008 by

In today’s 24/7 information universe, where adversity can affect–or, worse yet, pummel–the reputation of a company regardless of its office hours, mastering the art of online crisis communications is an industry imperative. Nowhere was this… Continued