An opportunity for IABC to care

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Last November, I ended a 23-year relationship with IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators, when I let my membership lapse. I wrote about it in February and outlined some thinking about why I hadn’t renewed it. Six months later, I’m still a lapsed IABC member. I deliberately describe myself thus as I believe that [...]

Hanging out at LeWeb London in June 2013

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Last year at both LeWeb conferences in London and Paris,  I joined in live discussions for some of the sessions and with presenters via Google Hangout On Air. Being parachuted-in this way not only let me be part of things from afar but also showed what is possible today to expand an event’s horizons dramatically [...]

FIR Cut: Developing global consensus for the PR profession

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Overflow from FIR #701 on April 29, 2013. Discussion references: NevilleHobson.com: What do Barcelona, Melbourne and Stockholm mean to PRs? Global Alliance: The World Public Relations Forum: Melbourne’s Mandate for PR Barcelona Declaration of Measurement Principles The Melbourne Mandate Stockholm Accords Listen Now: Download this podcast (5.39Mb, 11:16) If you want to automatically receive FIR [...]

What do Barcelona, Melbourne and Stockholm mean to PRs?

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Yesterday on a London trip, I met up with Bruno Amaral and Kelly Pereira. I’ve known Lisbon-based Bruno for some years so it was great to catch up with him on his London visit. Over a coffee and some great conversation, the names of three cities came into our discussion: Barcelona, Melbourne and Stockholm. Cities [...]

FIR Interview: Professional insights with Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz

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On April 22, 2013, Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz published the 700th episode of The Hobson and Holtz Report, the weekly business podcast covering the intersection of business, communication and technology that the pair started in January 2005. To mark the milestone episode Canadian podcaster, FIR friend and long-time listener Donna Papacosta interviewed Shel and [...]

Celebrate the very best in UK social media communications

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October is six months away still, yet now’s the time to start thinking about entering The UK Social Media Communication Awards 2013. Started in 2010  and known originally as The SomeComms Awards, this contest showcases innovation and the very best in British social media communications, and will celebrate the best of the best at a [...]

The challenges and opportunities for teams working on social media

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Last week, I took part in a great discussion about managing social media for teams. The event was a webinar organized by Our Social Times, the social media agency and event organizer run by Luke Brynley-Jones. Participants in the panel-type discussion  were Thomas Messett, Global Editor in Chief Social Media at Nokia; Leon Chaddock, Managing [...]

Sentiment analysis and the challenges of content overload

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Last week, Socialbakers came to town with the London stop on their Socialbakers World Tour. The social media analytics company invited me to the London event to hear from CEO Jan Rezab presenting analysis on brand behaviours on Facebook, including the top brands and their ‘returns on engagement’; and introducing new product features in Socialbakers’ [...]

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