What the ‘New PR’ Looks Like

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 […]

Baltimore PR Firm Partner Discusses Social Media Trends

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 […]

Legal Marketing Presentation: ‘Social Media — Strategy is Key’

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 […]

Finding a ‘Mutually Beneficial’ Definition of Social Media

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 […]