PR Opinions

Steve Rubel‘s post regarding Google’s use of Blogger to run their press center reminded me that I meant to put together a short post on our experiences using blog software on the corporate website. Late last year we decided to re-engineer the Cape Clear News & Events section using a blogging platform. The main reason for [...]

Memorial day in the US and Spring Holiday in the UK which will mean a quieter day than usual in the blog cloud…  Tim Jackson is a student of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in the UK.  As part of his coursework he is conducting an online study exploring blogging and public relations. The deadline [...]

 The Council of PR Firms has released some upbeat research on the state of the industry.  Andrew Smith looks at the problems around the time honored tradition of time sheet PR, while Tim Dyson suggests some possible alternative approaches, based on value and results.  Alice Marshall has some useful links if you’re research trade shows.  Infoworld‘s Matt [...]

There’s far too much blog-related navel gazing. There’s so much of itthat there’s a chance that the intelligent, passionate people who zealously promote the benefits of blogs may end up sitting forlornly on a little raft in the bay watching the world go past. Shel Israel and Robert Scoble‘s chapter for their new book Naked [...]

Cindy Sullivan from PR analysis firm Cymfony was in touch concerning their new blog: Cymfony’s Marketing Insights.

MarketingSherpa has launched it’s 2005 marketing/PR blog awards survey. The shortlist for the top PR blogs are: Stuart Bruce [Blog] Matthew Podboy [Blog] Joel Cere [Blog] Mike Manuel [Blog] Jeremy Pepper [Blog] Robb Hecht [Blog] Kevin Dugan [Blog] Two other PR blogs have also been nominated in the imaginitively named: ‘Blogs in other languages’ category, namely: [...]

It’s been a little quiet up here this week for loads of different reasons that I won’t bore you with.  Hopefully I’ll return with a vengeance in the next day or so….

 In my time working in Public Relations I’ve come across diverse styles of communication.  There’s a number of practitioners who believe that the most effective means of “managing” the media agenda is to take an agressive, bullying approach.  I’ve never bought it frankly.  I believe that ‘what goes around, comes around’ and I’ve seen it [...]

I’ve been falling behind updating my blogroll. Here’s are some more PR blogs for your delectation: Italo Vignoli who works for Italian PR firm Quorum PR has a blog called Errepi.   Peter Shankman of the Geek Factory has kicked off the PR. Differently blog.   PR firm McClenahan Bruer Communications have an agency blog up and [...]

The second annual PR Opinions survey report is now live. There were 122 respondents to this year’s survey, an increase of over 100% on last year’s effort. Some of the more interesting findings: The number one trend for Public Relations is the growth in direct communication According to respondents the perception of PR is getting worse and [...]