Tag Archive for: Social Media

College Presidents Who Tweet

I recently led a social media workshop for college presidents during a conference in San Diego — “Twitter Tutorial (for Presidents): Triumphs, Trials, Trends and Tips.” Joining me were two presidents who actively tweet and could share example after example of reasons their peers should engage with students and communicate important messages from their their own […]

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 […]