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PR Rock Stars: Mansfield ISD’s Richie Escovedo 15 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
I can’t remember how or when I first really “met” Richie Escovedo, but I do know he seems like someone I’d be good friends with if we lived in the same town. We share a love of sports (unfortunately h...
5 strategies to help your execs to better understand digital marketing 13 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
A post by fellow communicator and blogger Shel Holtz concerned me last week. Its premise? In Shel’s words: “The uneven adoption of social media is, by and large, a failure of organizational leadership...
Bloggers: Don’t waste your time writing for Medium (but do read it) 12 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Last month, Ev Williams (you remember him, founded a little thing called Twitter) unveiled to us his most recent project: Medium. Billed as “a better place to read and write things that matter” Mediu...
How I spend my days in PR 9 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm
Last week, I received the following email from a student at my alma mater at Winona State University: Hey Arik, I had you as a guest speaker at Winona State a little over a year ago, and I just wante...
How to conduct a mid-term social media audit 7 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
If you’re reading this blog, chances are you work in the PR or marketing field. Chances are also that you probably helped your client or company get started with social about 2-4 years ago. And now ...
Are “best workplace” lists really worth the time for PR folks? 5 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm
Each year, you start to see the lists in the spring. Best places to work. Top workplaces. You know the lists. If you work in corporate communications (as I did for many years), you know this whole pr...
Is AirPR the future of public relations for small businesses? 2 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm
A couple weeks ago I stumbled upon an interesting–and new–concept in the world of PR. A self-service PR web site designed to give small to mid-sized business owners access to the top PR counselors in ...
8 questions–and answers–about my PR career experience 31 Jul 2013 | 06:34 pm
Last week, I helped organize and sat on a panel of “experienced graduates” at a Winona St. University alumni event in Minneapolis. The intent was to help recent WSU grads learn the importance of netwo...
PR Rock Stars: Space 150′s Lisa Grimm 30 Jul 2013 | 06:36 pm
I can’t remember exactly when or how I met Lisa Grimm. But one thing’s for certain: She left quite an impression. And I’m sure the hundreds of other industry folks she’s met over the years here in the...
Inside Conversations: News and chatter in the Minnesota PR and social media scene 26 Jul 2013 | 06:15 pm
Earlier this year, I started a new semi-regular series, aimed at the MSP creative market, around comings and goings in the PR/social/marketing industry. See below for recent hirings, new accounts and ...
