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Talking Points Podcast: The state of digital transformation – Episode 4, July 24, 2014
In this week's fourth episode, Kevin and I talk about Altimeter's recent State of Digital Transformation study, a Geoff...
Social media marketing’s forgotten audience: The employee
When most brands think about engaging their employees via social media, what do you think comes to mind? I tend to think...
Should agency experience *really* be required?
Those dreaded three words. "Agency experience required." I say "dreaded" because for many, that's exactly what it is. It's...
Talking Points Podcast: Is Content Really the Joker?
In this week's edition of the Talking Points Podcast, Kevin Hunt and I discuss a post written by a former journalist turned...
PR Rock Stars: University of St. Thomas’ Betsy Anderson
Betsy Anderson first asked me to speak to her University of St. Thomas PR class a number of years ago. Ever since, I've...
Is LeBron James a secret employee communications expert?
By now, many of you have probably read the LeBron James letter in Sports Illustrated last week. I know there have been the...
6 creative ways to get employees more involved with social
We've all heard the rallying cry: "We need to get our employees on social media" "We need to *activate* our employees...
Talking Points Podcast: Digital will account for 75% of marketing budgets in 5 years
In this week's edition of the Talking Points Podcast,General Mills' Kevin Hunt and I discuss: * Recent Accenture survey...
Are agency PR counselors better networkers than their corporate counterparts?
The title of this post represents a general observation. But, I've found it to be more than a trend. Case in point. My time...