Media Bullseye Roundtable
A weekly roundtable discussion hosted by CustomScoop CEO Chip Griffin and a guest co-host, exploring three topical communication-related issues.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Media Bullseye Roundtable: 2015.03 with Guest Cohost Shel Holtz
In this episode of the Roundtable, I’m joined by Shel Holtz, principal of Holtz Communication + Technology and co-founder of the FIR Podcast Network, home of the Roundtable, to discuss three topics:
- Facebook’s Instant Articles and their potential impact on the news business
- Twitter’s elevation of its Chief Financial Officer to head marketing in the wake of disappointing earnings
- The prospects for live video streaming apps like Meerkat and Periscope
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About Your Host
Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Media Bullseye Roundtable 2015.02 with Guest Co-Host Doug Haslam
In this episode of the Roundtable, I’m joined by Doug Haslam of Stone Temple Consulting to discuss three topics:
—The kerfuffle over a UK fashion company’s tweeted photo of their interns.
—Whether Facebook should ban anti-vaccine messaging.
—If the ad-based business model was the Internet’s “original sin”.
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About Your Host
Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Media Bullseye Roundtable 2015.01 with Guest Co-Host Jen Phillips
Jen Phillips of 4L Strategies joins the Roundtable this week to discuss a variety of topics of interest to public relations and communications professionals. Among the subjects we explore include:
—The FAA’s proposed regulations on drones ... and what that means for the media and communicators.
—The suddenly changing media landscape, including the Brian Williams kerfuffle and what it means about trust.
—The pending departure of Jon Stewart from the Daily Show and who will fill his shoes.
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Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Media Bullseye Roundtable 2014.24 with Guest Co-Hosts Doug Haslam and Jen Phillips
In this special episode of the Roundtable, I’m joined by Doug Haslam of Stone Temple Consulting and Jen Phillips of 4L Strategies to look back at three important public relations themes from the past year:
—The state of ethics in the PR industry.
—The future of the business of PR.
—The role of measurement in modern PR.
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Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Media Bullseye Roundtable 2014.23 with Guest Co-Host Doug Haslam
In this episode of the Roundtable, I’m joined by Doug Haslam of Stone Temple Consulting to discuss three topics (plus a bonus discussion of the current podcasting “boom”):
—What the FTC crackdown on social media disclosure means for communicators, especially those working in agencies.
—Whether the angry social media mob phenomenon is back—or ever went away—and how brands should deal with it.
—How the Sony hacker situation will impact communicators.
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Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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Friday, December 12, 2014
Media Bullseye Roundtable 2014.22 with Guest Co-Host Jen Phillips
Jen Phillips of 4L Strategies joined the Roundtable just before Thanksgiving in the U.S. to discuss a variety of topics of interest to public relations and communications professionals. Among the subjects we explore include:
—Uber. Enough said.
—New Forrester research that suggests that Twitter and Facebook may be a waste of time and money for many brands.
—The ongoing question of whether comments are dead on blogs and news sites.
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Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Media Bullseye Roundtable 2014.21 with Guest Co-Host Doug Haslam
In this episode of the Roundtable, I’m joined by Doug Haslam of Stone Temple Consulting to discuss three topics:
—YouTube’s advice to brands and marketers to focus on consistent video content rather than rolling the dice on viral attempts.
—Recent social media marketing attempts that backfired for Dr. Oz, Bill Cosby, and the New England Patriots.
—The expansion of PR agencies through acquiring non-PR entities or building out products to sell in addition to traditional services.
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About Your Host
Chip Griffin serves as CEO of CustomScoop, a media intelligence company he co-founded in 2000. CustomScoop provides a cloud-based subscription service that monitors, measures, and reports on traditional and social media coverage for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public relations agencies, and small-to-medium sized enterprises. For two decades, Chip has worked in the public relations arena, including service in public and private sector organizations. He has co-founded more than half a dozen companies, and he writes and speaks frequently about the intersection of technology, media, and communications. He is a graduate of American University where he is President of the Alumni Association and a member of the School of Public Affairs Advisory Council. Chip lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two sons.
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FIR’s Media Bullseye Roundtable is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.
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