Tag Archives: PR

The rise and rise of self-selection (or, why the mass approach to media is doomed)

The perpetual challenge for public relations practitioners is measurement. If you’re a regular reader of this blog – and good luck, considering my average post rate is aligned to the landing of robots on Mars – you’ll know that my … Continue reading

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Three important PR questions answered by Zuckerberg’s interview

In case you missed it, Facebook’s share price recently went up. Thanks Mashable, and @AlexLefley. Yes, the Zuckerberg + Facebook combo is there for Twitbait. This is a Very Good Thing (thanks Pooh), because of the correlation between the rise … Continue reading

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Five tips to help you get a job at Edelman Melbourne

I’m not massively keen on the “ten things” or “three tips” or “17 steps” types of blog posts. As you may have noticed previously, I have a tendency to mock them as link bait and shallow. That’s not to say … Continue reading

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Is the internet an agent for democracy or a perpetuation of Western capitalist values?

In the lead up to Social Media Week 2012 I have been trying to challenge my own thinking about what expectations we, as both consumers of information and propagators of information, have of the internet. What I find fascinating is … Continue reading

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Does a changing education paradigm change the nature of public relations?

If you haven’t stumbled across them before, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) animated lectures are some incredibly thought provoking pieces of content. Challenging established thinking is apparently what the internet is all about. … Continue reading

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Five easy steps for managing issues in social media

There is a school of thought that says it’s possible to write a list of five things you need to know about something. I don’t necessarily believe that, nor do I for a second believe that this post proclaims that … Continue reading

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Crisis preparedness

Catching up on some life admin over the weekend (unpacking boxes that I shipped back from London a year ago), I came across some archived blog posts from a former job in a former life. Among them was a slideshow … Continue reading

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The role of PR in business insolvency & recovery

Barely a day goes by now where my daily SmartCompany newsletter doesn’t include mention of yet another business filing for insolvency or appointing administrators. If you’re new to insolvency jargon then I strongly suggest you check out the very helpful … Continue reading

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