Monthly Archive for: ‘November, 2008’
Social media and the most important man in the world.
Now the maelstrom surrounding the US presidential elections has subsided, it only seems right to try and work out what impact, if any, social media had on electing the most powerful man in the world.It would be extremely nice to think that the countless blog posts both from the major protagonists and countless armchair pundits [...]
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Introducing… Tom Southgate
Hi, my name’s Tom Southgate. I graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Political Studies in 2008. I chose Politics because I didn’t know what I wanted to do when I graduated, but hoped I’d find something I liked while I was there. The thought of studying a subject where there are [...]
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Are PR degrees worth it? The survey!
As a follow-up to Jed’s post asking “Is a public relations degree worth it?” we’ve put together a quick survey to find out what you all think. I’d be grateful if you could spend a couple of minutes to answer and we’ll publish the results later next week. Click Here to take survey.
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BarcampUKGovweb09
BarcampUKGovweb09 is set to take place on January 29. I missed last year’s successful event, but definitely want to try and attend this one. We’ve also got some clients that I think might be interested in participating. Technorati Tags: barcampukgovweb09
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Is a public relations degree worth it?
Over on his personal blog at Rock Star PR Jed Hallam has sparked quite a debate (20 comments at the time of writing this) on the value of PR degrees. If you haven’t already seen it you should check it out and add your comments. I’ve added mine and reproduced it below: “Wow Jed, what [...]
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Blogger relations tips from Womma’s Andy Sernovitz
Andy Sernovitz has an interesting post on ‘How to get a blogger to write about you’. As well his advice on the correct and incorrect approach he also has some comments on hiring a PR company to manage blogger relations. I’ve commented on Andy’s blog, but thought it was worth expanding on them here: 1. [...]
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Speaking at Marketing Live Conference in Bratislava
My next speaking gig is at the Marketing Live Conference in Bratislava. I’ll be speaking about word of mouth marketing and social media.
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Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media
The Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media conference is having another outing and I’m on the bill. Conference producer Andy Wake says: “The Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media takes place at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Friday 5 December and will examine the strategic opportunities and benefits of new media and online PR [...]
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Free Starbucks coffee if you vote today
Excellent word of mouth marketing initiative by a brand promoted using social media by Starbucks, who are saying “If you care enough to vote, we care enough to give you a free cup of coffee.” Simply brilliant. Will be even better if Starbucks use their global dominance to repeat the move for elections in other [...]
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