There’s an event taking place on Friday February 19 called Help a PR Pro Out, or HAPPO. Organized by two people I’m proud to call friends, Arik Hanson and Valerie Simon, the aim of HAPPO is simple and does exactly what it says on the tin – helps a PR professional out.
Specifically, helps a PR [...]
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Tag Archive: Public relations
Why I Want to (And You Can) Help a PR Pro Out
Never Mind the P, Just Get the Relations Part Right
There have been a lot of new definitions and suggestions coming to the fore over the last 12-18 months about what PR stands for. The traditional version is Public Relations, and has been since as long as anyone can remember.
However, solid PR folks like David Mullen suggest it should be People Relations, as does online [...]
Shit is Still Shit No Matter How You Dress It
Okay, that’s a pretty bold title, and it may put some folk off, but sometimes you have no other way of saying something without diluting it.
I was watching a conversation unfold on Twitter the other evening about public relations, and why a lot of the PR industry is in disarray.
While the “bloggers and journalists don’t [...]
How Long Do You Let Your Brand’s Reputation Suffer?
You’re a public relations professional or agency. How are you monitoring your brand and those of your clients?
You are actually monitoring, right?
I ask on the back of an interesting story regarding Michigan-based PR firm Tanner Friedman and their current lawsuit regarding a fake Twitter account.
Back in January this year, an account was set up on [...]
How PR and Bloggers Can Help Each Other
There’s been a lot of talk about the relationship between the public relations industry and bloggers. I’ve written about it in the past as have others, yet still there’s this feeling of a barrier between the two mediums.
As someone on both sides of the fence, I can understand each side’s views.
Yet I can also see [...]
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Danny Brown has been providing business branding and emerging media consultancy services to the consumer and commercial markets for more than 15 years, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 businesses.
Danny is currently the Social Media Strategist for Maritz Canada and founder of the 12for12k Challenge, a unique charity project using social media to connect globally and help locally. -
