In very practical terms, the survey (by Oracle) tells us: 81% of Twitter users expect a same-day response to questions and complaints posted at the newsfeed…
Here is a really interesting report (IBM CEO survey: ‘Leading through Connections’), because it reinforces what we have been writing about, concerning CEO attitudes to…
This article was written for the International Public Relations Association Three quick points: Social media is ours for the taking China presents tomorrow’s PR opportunities,…
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The big minus with ‘citizen journalism’ is, there is no Code of Ethics, no standards of accuracy, no financial accountability, little respect for copyright, little…
This small posting might be interesting to many public relations and corporate affairs (public affairs) practitioners who struggle with filing emails and other documents. According to the below article, IBM researchers found email…
In Australia we are expecting a good year for public relations practitioners in 2012, and we are relying on forecasters like Treasury Secretary Martin Ferguson…
Here’s the thought: this year has been negative at almost every turn: the European debt crisis, the Washington deadlock, Occupy Wall Street (and global iterations),…
We believe that with globalization, being part of a global network is essential for forward thinking public relations specialists; we believe practitioners don’t have the…
Public relations practitioners need to be constantly reminded about the pressure under which journalists work. They have employers, which are editors in the print medium.…
In July we explained why we felt the future was rosy for public relations practitioners in Australia. Now a further positive note from the Holmes Report…
It started with a Twitter account, @riotcleanup, to rally volunteers. In a matter of hours it attracted over 8,000 followers; in 6 hours, 24,000 followers;…
Hi friends, this is a valuable article for all public relations professionals working in the clean energy area, a specialty for the Sydney PR company,…
It’s a green light from Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson. His speech last Thursday spells good news for Australian public relations practitioners. Commentary in much of…
Social media is offering a terrific number of options for Public Relations practitioners generating news material – or material we used to call news. Citizen…
The General Rule: When there is a serious issue, strategy rules even if tactics are more appealing. From a welfare point-of-view the live export crisis…
By Peter Wilkinson, Wilkinson Group Public Relations Sydney The general rule: Planning a strategy should be an early critical step in a campaign. Sounds…
.should ‘through’ be spelled ‘thru’, ‘tonight’ be ‘tonite’ and ‘see you’ now ‘c u’? The children leading this revolt don’t care but should we? Superficially…
Governments and regulators are fighting to preserve boundaries, minority groups are fighting to preserve identities, and newspapers and local TV are fighting to preserve their…
Tiger Woods has done for all elite sportsmen what Bill Clinton did for all politicians, further tarnishing a profession that had already well and truly…
If a company having just developed a passable sustainability policy, while negotiating with a corporate affairs consultancy, sets a KPI of one positive article per…
Here is a valuable update on LinkedIn, courtesy of Mic Johnson, relevant to all interested in social media strategy and social media marketing. See below for…
According to top US social media marketing company(emarketer.com) we rank 4th largest ecommerce market in the Asia/Pacific. See the bar-chart below for details. It explains why…
Understanding your target audience is crucial in marketing your business online with social media today. For us public relations practitioners, when we guide our clients…
Listening or monitoring is one of the critical aspects of communicating. With the advancement of social media and digital communications, monitoring conversations online has become…
One of our clients is having difficulty in coming up with fresh content for Facebook on a daily basis. Understandably so, creating new material everyday…
We’ve been asked the following question by Influencing PR: How can PRs successfully use Twitter hashtags? And if it backfires in some way, how can you recover? This…
Linked In is a site mainly used for professionals to network. Content is slightly more ‘serious’ than elsewhere for those developing social media relations. It claims…
Previously we have looked at some of the features Apple could use to distinguish itself from competitors, as reported in the WSJ. Now, for all interested…
Is this a glimpse into the future? When a company faces community conflict, muddied by activists, confused by media interjections, fired by politicians with agendas,…
As with all forms of communications, there’s hearing, and then listening. Hearing is mechanical, but as public relations or corporate affairs practitioners we have always…
As public relations practitioners, we are constantly advising our clients on how to best manage their reputation. But are we abiding by our own rules?…
Below is a story posted this week by JeffBulas on online videos, quoting marketing Prof. Brent Cocker from Melbourne University. Brent claims to have cottoned…