Survey Says, PR is Still in the Woods
I just finished reading the Public Relations Society of America's survey(PDF) with Harris Interactive about the attitudes of the general public, Congress and CEO/Executives toward the media, marketing and public relations professions.'
First of all, full disclosure. I am an accredited member of PRSA, and have been a member for 10 years. I also serve of the board of directors of PRSA San Antonio. As a local chapter, we have nothing to do with this survey.
Top 5 Survey Findings:
1. Most people read more...
The Daily Dog
Bulldog Reporter, a company owned by Infocom that publishes media tip books and also puts out a good bit of information about and for PR pros, has recently launched its Daily Dog publication.
It was a little less than advertised, but has had some good nuggets here and there, plus, it is a lot less commercial than the other e-newsletters that they put out. read more...
I think it needs to be a little smaller. read more...
Terrorism or Resistance?
I heard a story yesterday on NPR's All Things considered that made me start thinking about what persuades people to have a certain viewpoint about things. In Jordan, the bombings have forced the people (who in large part have supported suicide bombings as a form of resistence in Iraq and Israel) to rethink how they classify suicide bombings. You can listen to the segment by clicking on the link below: All Things Considered, November 15, 2005 · Jordanians have roundly condemned suicide bombings in Amman carried out by Iraqi insurgents loyal to Abu read more...
Does Blogging Belong In An Integrated Marketing Campaign?
Blogging In the Mix I just read an interesting entry today at Naked Conversations. After much soul searching, it seems that this blogger doesn't believe that a blog belongs in an Integrated Marketing Campaign: "Blogging doesn't integrate with other marketing "solutions" such as PR, advertising, collaterals, direct mail, web sites and the rest. It just doesn't." Other well-known PR and Marketing bloggers, who attended theNov 2 bloggers conference in Austin, Texas, don't agree with Shel Israel, the author of read more...