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Archive for April, 2013
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
What owning a home teaches you about owned media
Can’t decide whether to rent or buy? This won’t help you, but it may help your content marketing strategy. Plus, fantastic words without English equivalents, CVS sued for racist receipt, coffee mistakes to avoid, the highest paid interns, and more.
Ragan Insider Shel Holtz
When should a company suspend its social media activity?
Major tragedies occur somewhere in the world on an almost daily basis. What are the implications for brands on social media?
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
Boston authorities to public: Don’t broadcast ‘tactical positions’
As a dramatic hunt for the second suspect in the Boston bombings continues, Boston Police are urging would-be citizen journalists to stay quiet for now.
Ragan Insider Arik Hanson
4 valuable lessons learned in college—outside the classroom
A trip to his alma mater got the author thinking about the most important things he learned in college.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
‘Vast improvement’ in executive-level social media activity
Weber Shandwick’s chief reputation strategist, Leslie Gaines-Ross, offers some insight into the emergence of CEOs on social media.
Ragan Insider Timothy Carter
9 Twitter mistakes to avoid
Have you ever sent a tweet too long for anyone to retweet you? Are your tweets protected? Stop it.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Facebook fans worth $174.17 to brands: study
It’s a 28 boost in the last three years.
Ragan Insider Brad Phillips
A brief history of media mistakes
Several major news outlets blew it on Wednesday, falsely reporting that a suspect had been arrested in the Boston bombing. Here are more famous flubs.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Marty McFly’s chance wisdom for a returning PR pro
Perhaps he wasn’t as much of a slacker as Mr. Strickland would have us believe. Plus, classic ads re-envisioned, Norelco talks manscaping, why publicists should play nice with the tabloids, tattoo blunders, and more.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
20 words and phrases that will doom your pitch
Use these ‘cursed words,’ and many reporters and bloggers will delete your email. So will your employees. Plus, civilization might end.
Ragan Insider Nicole Ravlin
Advice for publicists during a breaking news event
Reporters don’t want your off-topic pitches when they’re covering a major news event. Such times call for a pause for PR, the author says.
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
Images, videos of Texas fertilizer plant explosion shared on Twitter
A massive explosion rocked a fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas on Wednesday night. Officials called it an ‘unbelievable tragedy.’
Ragan Insider Quinton O'Reilly
7 tips for email marketing to mobile audiences
The rules for sending emails to people using mobile devices are different from those accessing them on desktop computers.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Prepare for the summer of video on Facebook and Twitter
This week, reports emerged about Facebook and Twitter’s plans to make money using video advertising. Here are the basics.
