Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Is your creative routine like these historic figures?
How did Charles Darwin spend his day? What about Beethoven? Balzac? This infographic offers up the details. Some may surprise you.
Archive for April, 2014
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
NYPD’s hashtag promotion goes awry
The New York Police Department asked Twitter followers to post photos of themselves with officers and tag them #myNYPD. What they got was images of police behaving aggressively.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
One step closer to the winners of PR Daily’s 2013 Video Awards
We asked to see your business videos. You answered with hours of amazing video content. Check out the finalists in the first-ever Video Awards presented by Qumu.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Vending machine shames candy buyers with tweets
Employees at Nottingham Hackspace can’t hide their candy purchases from their co-workers.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
20 job openings in the PR and marketing world
And you thought a $5 Footlong™ was Subway’s best deal. Plus, reserve a seat with OpenTable. That, and more, in this week’s roundup.
Ragan Insider Jeana Harrington
The (unofficial) guide to community management
Online marketing—especially through social media channels—requires identifying, locating, and engaging with your target audience. Just getting ‘likes’ doesn’t cut it. Here’s some guidance.
Ragan Insider Ronn Torossian
The rebranding of LeBron James
Since he annoyed so many in the U.S. with his 2010 overblown, televised ‘Decision’ to flee Cleveland for Miami, the NBA star has had to burnish his image. Here’s what he did.
Ragan Insider Ben Murray
7 tips for effective brainstorming
It’s valuable to set a few rules for yourself and define exactly what problems you’re trying to solve, but you should also allow yourself to take a few ‘excursions’ into other territory.
Ragan Insider Liz Demcsak
How to run a Facebook photo contest that drives results
Anything involving photos on Facebook is likely to gain some attention, but for you to really get results, go into your brand’s contest with a strategy in mind.
Ragan Insider Luke O’Neill
PR pros bridging industry’s divide with social media
Social media and public relations are inexorably linked, according to industry experts. So why do so many press releases feel so disconnected?
Ragan Insider James Scherer
3 ways to add personality into your content
First of all, don’t write for your target audience. Write instead for your target audience member. Individualize it.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Anti-smoking campaign turns to Tinder
Action on Smoking and Health used the dating app for a ‘social experiment’ to measure how people reacted to a smoker’s profile versus a non-smoker’s.
Ragan Insider Cassandra Grob
How to land your dream PR gig
Be interesting, be informed, and use the hallmarks of a good editor. Offer information that’s relevant to the specific job for which you’re applying.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Air Canada baggage handlers to be fired over video
One handler, part of a two-person team, was caught on camera dropping baggage from the top of a mobile staircase into luggage bins. The airline apologized for the ‘totally unacceptable behavior.’
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Kroger employee stops knife-wielding shoplifter, gets fired
Online commenters have logged their displeasure with the firing of an Arlington, Texas, store manager. Kroger says he violated policy.
