Category Archives: PR 101

Summer Reading – 5 books to enhance your social media efforts

I've seen a few other blog posts about the best "social media" books to read this summer so I thought I would chime in with my thoughts. Before I disappoint you let me clarify, none of the books I ...

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Putting the Public Back Into PR – A look back

I talked to Mr. Solis (Brian to his friends I am sure) about the fact I was using his (and Deirdre Breakenridge) book, "Putting the Public Back in PR" in my social media class. This was last year. ...

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An interview with a social media guru and Harvard Professor

Update - the interview has been posted in its entirety on the KOSU website (The State's NPR Station). Disregard the interviewer, a total amature to say the least but Dr. Weinberger's responses are awesome. If you listen, please leave ...

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Keep your eye on the marshmallow

Yesterday at the beginning of class (the first time for us to meet this semester) I gave every student a marshmallow and told them not to eat it. Class progressed as normal and at the end I asked them what they thought the marshmallow represented (keep in mind I teach PR at Oklahoma State University). Answers ...

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Saxum Social Media Summit in review

I couldn't attend the Saxum Social Media Summit but I followed along, while I could, on Twitter. The chatter seemed to be positive and as I scrolled through the tweets I ran across one ...

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Free Software Every (PR) Student Should Have (Fall 2009)

The beginning of another school year is right around the corner and I have a feeling it isn't just the students who are financially strapped this year. Parents, take notice, you might not need to shell out several hundred dollars for software this year - although I would suggest you purchase a smart phone for ...

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5 questions to ask your social media expert

Peter Shankman and Sarah Evans recently co-authored a blog post, "Is your social media expert really an expert" and all of the 25 questions resonate in the current "everyone jump on the social media band wagon cause there is money to be taken... um, I mean made" environment. I ...

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Oklahoma Twitter Study

What follows is a work in progress so please disregard errors/typos/etc. My reason for posting this as a work in progress is simple, this is some important data and no place to collect the conversations surrounding it - consider this a surrogate.  The original title of this post was, "That @mattgalloway", which I will explain ...

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$11,000 is a lot to pay for an email

Email seems to be the new brochure and everyone is using it to promote their business. For good reason though, fifty-four percent of small businesses rated e-mail as the number one promotional tactic to drive visitors to their websites and storefronts. Just about every time I make a purchase I'm asked for my address and always ...

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Should you blog?

Without even knowing what industry you are in, where you work or what you do, the answer is a definite yes. Here's the bottom line - if you use it for professional purposes it will keep you sharp as you develop valid content. You will also be easier to find when people are looking and, ...

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