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Why should public relations own online communication? No, seriously, why should it?

Melbourne blogger, copy-writer and waffle-lover @LouPardi sent me a link to The Death of SEO: The Rise of Social, PR, And Real Content a while ago now (it numbers in the months rather than the days). Thanks Lou. At the … Continue reading

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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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Social media, digital communication, online marketing, public relations. Why human physiology says they’re all wrong about the internet (including me)

We live in a period of unprecedented technological advancement, and the way humans now consume information has never been seen before. This is the premise on which all modern marketing is founded, and can probably be found somewhere on most … 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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Public relations redefined…again. Did we need it to be?

Actually, it hasn’t been redefined at all, it’s just been slightly updated by the Public Relations Society of America: “Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.” Happily, all references to … 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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Change is better than a holiday for business

Chris Savage is a smart bloke, which is why I follow him on Twitter and every now and again he says something I get to agree with and feel smart by association. This post, based on a quote Chris heard … 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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