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E-Mail Marketing’s Missed Opportunities

September 8th, 2008 by

E-mail overload is nothing new, leaving communications professionals struggling to find new methods to increase deliverability, opens, clicks and conversions in e-mail marketing efforts. According to the “Elements of E-mail” survey conducted by eROI, these… Continued

Surprise Attack: Executing a Crisis Simulation to Plan for the Unknown

September 8th, 2008 by

On Aug. 1, 2008, Peppercom employees learned that four senior managers were missing following a quarterly summit in Singapore, leaving only one member of the management team– co-founder and managing partner, Steve Cody–in New York… Continued

When Facebook Attacks: Maintaining Social Responsibility in a Social Media World

September 8th, 2008 by

The popularity of social networking websites like Facebook presents a broad array of communications opportunities and challenges for organizations looking to manage their digital reputation. Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia came face-to-face with these challenges… Continued

Beyond Do’s and Don’ts—The Life of a Green Initiative is Its Community

September 3rd, 2008 by

At its very core, the green movement is about sustaining life—and it seems that the best way to honor and preserve our surroundings is to participate in the life that surrounds us every day. Sure,… Continued

Solving the Social Media Measurement Problem

September 2nd, 2008 by

News flash: Social media isn’t going anywhere. This whole “blogosphere” thing has gone from a social phenomenon to a full-blown media outlet. Yet today, many companies still do not measure the impact social media is… Continued

Experiential Education: A 5 Step approach to building better CSR

September 2nd, 2008 by

What’s the most effective and efficient way to optimize your CSR efforts? While opinions could go on forever, there is something new to consider: It’s called Experiential Education, and it’s being embraced across both the… Continued

How One Agency Started from the Ground Floor to Make CSR Part of Culture

September 2nd, 2008 by

Several years ago, Hauska & Partner, PR consultancy, which operates in Central and Southern Europe, adopted a new strategic direction: They wanted to do different things in a different way. The new strategic direction was,… Continued

The Escalator Pitch: Speak Small but Think Big

September 2nd, 2008 by

Forget the elevator pitch. Forget the press release. Forget the PowerPoint deck. How do you condense your message to escalator-pitch length to reach customers, potential investors and press. Profy co-founder Svetlana Gladkova (Profy is a… Continued

How to Raise Your Company’s Profile

September 2nd, 2008 by

Do you read stories in newspapers and trade magazines about your competitors? Perhaps you know your company is as successful as they are with just as many positive stories to tell, but none of the… Continued

Ten Commandments of a Press Release

September 2nd, 2008 by

In baseball, it’s said that you know an umpire is top-notch when you never notice his presence.  If he’s doing his job, he won’t call attention to himself in any way. It’s much the same… Continued