Hobson and Holtz
The Hobson & Holtz Report
Monday, December 01, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #402: December 1, 2008
Content summary: Happy birthday Lee Hopkins!; FIR #401 and feeds; Neville reviews the Barcelona conference; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; discussion: vision statements; News That Fits - social fundraising, why banks won’t do social media; listeners’ comments discussion; music from The Free Press; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for December 1, 2008: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #401: November 27, 2008
Content summary: An extra-hefty holiday episode; Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners in the U.S. Neville is at the “New Media in Marketing and Communications Strategy” conference in Barcelona (which he is chairing) while Shel is with family in Las Vegas for the holiday; the Chuck Hester interview about LinkedIn is available; Dan York reports; more congratulatory messages on episode 400, including one from our former weekly correspondent, Lee Hopkins; Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; Neville talks with Keith Childs from GM Europe at the Barcelona conference; Sallie Goetsch shares sound bytes from a panel on “Social Media for the Non-Geek;” special Thanksgiving Day listener contributions; what communicators are thankful for; music from Steve Stellavato; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for November 24, 2008: A 79-minute podcast recorded live from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and as live as it can be from Barcelona, Spain.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #400: November 24, 2008
Content summary: This is the 400th episode: thanks to sponsors Ragan Communications and CustomScoop, and correspondents Lee Hopkins, Dan York, David Phillips, Eric Schwartzman, Sallie Goetsch, Michael Netzley, plus all members of the FIR community; about this Thursday’s show; Michael Netzley interviews Microsoft’s Ross Smith; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits - AIG-DailyKos dialogue, what’s the ROI from the Pat The Baker ad campaign on Bebo in Ireland; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; music from Antiqcool; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for November 24, 2008: A 62-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR, or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Thursday November 27…
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #399: November 20, 2008
Content summary: Next Thursday’s show and listener contributions; about ‘Tactical Transparency’; update on Chuck Hester interview; follow-up discussion: what to learn from the speed and scale of the Motrin storm; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; Dan York reports on social media convergence in Minneapolis, and more; News That Fits - interesting new sites: New Media for Internal Corporate Communicators, Common Craft Explainer Network, MicroPR Personalizes Public Relations; listeners’ comments discussion; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for November 20, 2008: A 60-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Monday November 24…
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #398: November 17, 2008
Content summary: Plans for show #401 on Thanksgiving Day; Shel on a Media Bullseye panel; Neville reflects on a Windows Live briefing in London from Microsoft; FIR Interview with Chuck Hester coming; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore on internet addiction in China, IBM’s Virtual Forbidden City and more; discussion 1: Chris Brogan’s tale of ‘Fortune 500 Bob’ and lines crossed with social media; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; discussion 2: Motrin advertising and a social media firestorm from offended MotrinMoms.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for November 17, 2008: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Thursday November 20…
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #397: November 13, 2008
Content summary: Shel’s in Boston for SNCR; Neville’s getting a briefing on Windows Live; more iTunes problems for FIR; interview is up on AT&T research into enterprise social networks in Europe; follow-up on Microsoft laptop giveaway; Dan York reports from San Francisco; Media Monitoring Minute from CustomScoop; News That Fits: CPRF study argues PR agencies must adopt social media; CEOs are divided on the value of social media; the impact of the recession on employee communications; the recession hasn’t hit Second Life; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; listener’s comments, including FriendFeed room roundup; music from Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for November 10, 2008: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Thursday November 17…
Monday, November 10, 2008
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #396: November 10, 2008
Content summary: FIR Live recording posted; two more podcasts coming; on Eric Schwartzman and cheesy music; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; discussion follow-up from FIR Live on Chip Griffin’s post: do tech start-up CEOs need PR?; News That Fits - emergency managers slow to understand communication changes, would Obama have won the US election without the internet?, unfiltered message still the main draw for corporate bloggers, conference networking with LinkedIn Events; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; news about Thursday’s show; music from Cantinero; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report for November 10, 2008: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
Links for the blogs, individuals, companies and organizations we discussed or mentioned in the show are posted to the FIR Show Links pages at The New PR Wiki. You can contribute - see the show notes home page for info.
Share your comments or questions about this show, or suggestions for future shows, in the FIR FriendFeed Room. You can also email us at fircomments@gmail.com; call the Comment Line at +1 206 222 2803 (North America), +44 20 8133 9844 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments; comment at Twitter: twitter.com/FIR or at Jaiku: fir.jaiku.com. You can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments, if you wish (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.
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So, until Thursday November 13…
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