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By: Susan Iskiwitch
10/18/2007 - ... and as a Republican and a Democrat. Colbert hopes to be added to both parties' South Carolina's primary ballots -- a feat that will cost him $37,000 and the permission of the State Democratic Party (the Republican Party does not require a Party vote…
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/17/2007 - Standing Partnership is part of Worldcom, a global network of independently owned public relations firms. Last week, I was honored to attend the annual Americas meeting of the group in Miami, Fla. During the conference, I participated in the breakout session of the Healthcare practice…
By: Christi Dixon
10/17/2007 - Hey, do you think we could help this guy? Maybe barter for chocolates?! I couldn't keep from laughing.
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/17/2007 - Christi sent me a link to a great post today -- the 12-Step Social Media Program for PR Pros. Interestingly, the post is written by Lee Aase, manager of national media relations and new media for Mayo Clinic. Lee and I joked a bit in…
By: Marijean Jaggers
10/16/2007 - As a bunch of people who work together and need to, for the most part, get along, we've been working on giving feedback to one another more directly. Our culture has relied on mentor-managed relationships, where feedback has gone from source to mentor to subject;…
By: Christi Dixon
10/15/2007 - What's the point of social media? How can twitter make a difference for a business? Are blogs helping to drive sales? Social media is actually more measurable than you might think! Shel Holtz helped facilitate a recent "unconference" for Ragan Communications and served as the…
By: Maya Lunnemann
10/12/2007 - A company's culture is a pretty good indicator of its core values. As the new kid on the block, I'm still learning the ins and outs of our culture. Do my colleagues want to chat in the morning? Can I walk into my colleague's office…
By: Justin Lopinot
10/11/2007 - I've been involved in some awkward media interviews over the years. There was the time I interviewed a pet psychic and had to suspend my disbelief and withhold my laughter as I learned about the inner feelings of dogs, cats, hamsters and other pets. And…
By: Susan Iskiwitch
10/11/2007 - Some interesting thoughts on public relations, communication and social media from the blogverse: You can now monitor brands via Twitter. Kevin Dugan at the Strategic PR Blog shows us an interesting use of branding. Tom Foremski answers the question: "Is it OK for a for-profit…
By: Christi Dixon
10/11/2007 - I had the opportunity to attend Corporate Communications and the Social Media Revolution, Sept. 26-28. Wow. Since then, I've been positively gushing advice, and I'm still wading through all of the notes in the margin that say "blog about this!" and "make sure to tell…
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