Study Indicates Consumers Want Social Media Interaction from Businesses, written 15 hours ago, Posted By Amanda WalshLast week, the Center for Media Research released a study showing that consumers want to converse with companies via social media. According to a 2008 Cone Business in Social Media St...

Recession-proof PR, written 19 hours ago, Robert French has started an important discussion at PROpenMic. What does the financial crisis mean for me, for students and for the PR business? I've posted my thoughts there but will summarise them here: For educators. Recognise that we're aiming...

Does Your Company's Video Have a "Mismatch" Problem?, written 4 days ago, A "mismatch" problem?" What the heck is that? I had the same question as I watched Malcolm Gladwell's recent video presentation at the 2008 New Yorker Conference. What exactly is a "mismatch"...

Who Are "You"?, written 1 month ago, With all the latest news telling you how to increase your customer base through blogging, bookmarking, twittering, offering certain styles of podcasts and reports, etc – it's easy to forget that while all these techniques can be valuable – if applie...

You Gotta Love Tim! Tim Gunn of Course!, written 5 hours ago, Dear Readers, It has been said that Tim Gunn is the only man that any woman would welcome into her closet. We love Tim! He is compassionate, sincere, informed, relatable, meticulous about detail and he makes every woman he works with feel...

Give a Gem. Take a Gem., written 4 days ago, One of the biggest benefits of social media is the willingness of those who use its tools to share insights and information. It makes us all smarter. As you've probably heard, a rising tide lifts all boats. I was thinking today about some of the great nug...

Illuminant is a finalist in the Australia-China Business Awards 2008, written 3 days ago, ACBA:08 logo, originally uploaded by Illuminant Partners. Illuminant Partners learned today that we have been voted a finalist of the forthcoming Australia-China Business Awards 2008. In what we believe was a r...

Leaders are losers on the FTSE 100, written 3 days ago, Quite something when the FTSE 100 leader board consists of the companies that have lost the least value. Would appear there are no gainers in the market at the moment…. Posted in Current Affairs      

CLS adds Clementi, DeSousa and Miller to Team, written 8 hours ago, Carmichael Lynch Spong recently hired Laura Clementi, Chelsea DeSousa and Katie Miller, all of whom are based in its Minneapolis office and have served as interns for the agency since May 2008. Laura Clementi has been named an assoc...

Curing Brand Schizophrenia, written 1 month ago, and keeping your business on the same page Like most small business owners you deal with multiple tasks throughout the day, not the least of which is how to present a positive marketing image for your company. The question is, how do you present your ...

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CEOs — Please Speak Up, written 2 hours ago, We released a timely survey today. We surveyed employed Americans about the financial upheaval and asked them how satisfied they are with their leadership's communications. In short, we learned that working Americans are not hearing enough from senior l...

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New Media Is Way More Than Just a Passing Fad in Marketing, written 3 days ago,   Hats off to Jeff Jarvis for his post about new media and journalism  It certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons, and has generated a flood of contentious comments! So often when the substance hits the fan we cry &...

List PR | Women, Influence and Social Media, written 10 hours ago, Today, there's a new roundup of the 50 of the most powerful and influential women in social media. Kudos to Ron Hudson for coming up with the idea. Hat tip to @resourcefulmom for sending a link via twitter. The list came from twitter...

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Despite Some Hitches: Thousands witness two "crucifixions", written 6 months ago, By Wenna A. Berondo and Ferliza C. Contratista Sunday, March 23, 2008 Thousands of people, including foreigners, gathered on Friday at the Guadalupe Church grounds in Cebu City to witness the reenactment of t...