J. Davis Public Relations was among the award winners at the Public Relations Society of America, Maryland Chapter’s annual “Best in Maryland” awards event held Dec. 1 in Baltimore. I was honored to win in the Social Media/Viral Marketing category for the social media strategy I developed and carried out in 2014 for Star-Spangled Spectacular, […]
I was honored to be elected co-president of the Maryland Chapter of PRSA this week. Below is the press release the chapter distributed: The Public Relations Society of America Maryland Chapter (PRSA-MD) has named its 2015 Board of Directors. The newly elected board consists of: Co-Presidents Jeffrey A. Davis, APR Principal, J. Davis Public Relations, […]
One of my favorite blogs, “You Don’t Say,” by Sun copy desk chief John E. McIntyre, offers a preview of worn-out holiday cliches that editors and reporters – and press release writers – will be tempted to use in the coming weeks. If you’re thinking of leading off your piece with “‘Tis the Season…” or […]
Anyone still practicing “press release PR” is having a tough time these days as the “new PR” has forced them to build their own audiences, generate their own content and take a hyper-targeted, mobile-aware and abbreviated approach to communications. I recently led a panel discussion on the topic, “Public Relations in a Social World,” during […]
I was recently asked to serve as a guest lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, presenting my views on social media trends. As I told the students, this list will likely change by next week, but as of Tuesday here’s my take on the Top 10 (listed in alphabetical order): Augmented Reality – Defined as a type […]
I’ll be making a presentation to the Baltimore City Group of the Legal Marketing Association on social media for law firms and other business-to-business organizations. Here are the details: Social Media — Strategy is Key A social media strategy and its relevance is more than just trying to fire off a few “tweets” to promote your […]
A few posts ago I commented on the PRSA-led campaign to develop a modern definition of public relations, with crowd-sourced votes on three finalists now being tabulated. Caution: some are still clunky with PR jargon (“build mutually beneficial relationships” anyone?), but it’s a much-needed exercise as the current definition hasn’t been updated since 1982. While votes are […]
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