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6 Tips for Selling a Skeptic on Your Brand and Driving Customers Your Way, not Away

March 28th, 2012 by

Depending on your passions and personality, buying a car is either like death and taxes or it’s like vacations and massages. It’s either unavoidable or a much-anticipated joy.  I tend to fall into the former category where I dread the activity of …

E-Mail Still the Most Popular Digital Communication Platform

March 28th, 2012 by

E-mail may still be the most popular form of digital communication, but social networking is not far behind.

First Step Toward Meaningful PR Metrics: Focus on Bottom-Line Organizational Goals

March 28th, 2012 by

In advance of PR News’ April 18 PR Measurement Conference, American Red Cross’ Laura Howe discusses moving beyond the obvious metrics and creating useful baselines.

NYT, WSJ Dominate Financial Journalist Power Rankings

March 27th, 2012 by

A Gorkana survey of journalists reveals that the New York Times dominates the list of the top 10 most influential financial journalists.

A PR Homage to The Hunger Games

March 26th, 2012 by

If 24 PR executives were sent every year to the Arena to battle it out, would you watch? Would you be one of the “tributes” or better yet (worse yet?), would you volunteer to be a tribute to save your colleague from near-imminent death? No need to …

Social Watch: Over Half of CEOs Engage on Twitter

March 26th, 2012 by

Twitter is the most popular social media platform for CEOs, according to a BRANDfog study.

Pinterest Listens to Users, Changes Terms of Service

March 26th, 2012 by

Pinterest has updated its terms of service, acceptable use policy and privacy policy to appease growing user concerns.

Management POV: Help Your New CEO Meet the Insomnia Challenge

March 26th, 2012 by

PR pros need to make the case to senior leadership that reputation management is intrinsically tied to meeting critical business objectives.

Measurement Hall of Fame Roundtable: The Fear Is Gone, Now Let’s Get Down to Business

March 26th, 2012 by

PR News’ Measurement Hall of Fame inductees, class of 2012, discuss the effects of social media on PR measurement, moving from outputs to outcomes and more.

‘Kony 2012’ Controversy Puts Spotlight on Crisis Response Time

March 26th, 2012 by

Invisible Children’s CEO responded quickly and efficiently to public critiques of his organization, but there are times when a quick response to a crisis can serve to inflame rather than cool down a situation.