Ragan Insider Kim Allen
Vermont governor: No tax dollars to hire PR people
Gov. Peter Shumlin’s inability to understand the value of a trained communicator is laughable, according to the author.
Archive for January, 2012
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
7 things PR pros should know about the shifting media landscape
The Vocus State of the Media report was unveiled recently and it shows a media world that is evolving. Here’s how it affects public relations.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Study: Obama’s State of the Union written at 8th grade level
University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics blog studied 70 State of the Union addresses since 1934 and found that Obama has three of the six lowest-scoring speeches.
Ragan Insider Ronnie Manning
23 smartphone apps perfect for PR pros
The author conducted an informal poll of his peers and discovered a number of apps that help with billing, brainstorming and more.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
The 5 most-popular stories on PR Daily this week
Annoying communication habits, trends PR pros should know, reasons people ignore your brand on LinkedIn, and more.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Job of the Day: VP of public relations and communications for Care.com
If you don’t give a … don’t apply.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
#TheDailySpin: Send a Hamm-O-Gram this Valentine’s
She’ll go mad for this gift. Plus, J.C. Penney’s new ‘no sale’ strategy, French Elle blogger’s racist take on the Obamas’ fashions, social media needs to get more personal, Pat Sajak hosted ‘Wheel of Fortune’ drunk, and the ‘Family Feud’ gets crude.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Will Facebook Timeline eventually ‘revolutionize brand pages’?
The new profile design isn’t available for brands yet, but some are already taking advantage through personal profiles.
Ragan Insider Chuck Hemann
2 ways to measure social media successfully
There’s no magic bullet for success so stop searching. Here’s how you can improve your approach.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Website lists the 20 strangest Wi-Fi network names
No. 10 is ‘Suspicious Dancing’—that’s No. 10! Imagine how hilarious the rest are.
Ragan Insider Gil Rudawsky
‘Off the record’ vs. ‘on background’: What every PR pro should know
Read this story before you give a reporter what you presume to be confidential information.
Ragan Insider David Petersam
10 things your spell checker won’t catch
The ubiquitous software is great, of course, but it’s designed to do just so much. Beyond that, you need a set of eyeballs—or maybe more—advises this university admissions consultant.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
On Twitter, a social media crisis erupts for LA Fitness
Twitter users flexed their muscles after learning that the fitness chain had told a pregnant woman (whose husband was laid off) that she couldn’t break her contract.
Ragan Insider Abbi Whitaker
11 things that annoy journalists and bloggers
Reserve your ‘friend’ requests on Facebook for, well, your friends. And stop ‘following up,’ for Pete’s sake!
Ragan Insider Shel Holtz
Social media use in the workplace triples, report says
And that’s a very good thing, according to the author. Let’s hope your company is among the ones allowing social media in the workplace.
