Monday, January 19, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #415: January 19, 2009
Content summary: An intro from Steve Crescenzo; Shel’s in Hawaii; Dan York’s FIR Interview with PSNH’s Martin Murray posted; upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Ketchum exec’s Twitter embarrassment, a look at brands on Twitter: Tesco’s Fresh and Easy, is it possible to mass-email a pitch and do it right?, first looks at Windows 7 beta; Eric Schwartzman interviews Harvey Johnson, outgoing Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of FEMA; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; music from The Matthew Show via Ewan Spence; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for January 19, 2009: A 69-minute podcast recorded live from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
FIR Interview: Martin Murray, Public Service New Hampshire
FIR correspondent Dan York interviews Martin Murray, primary spokesperson for utility Public Service New Hampshire, about the use of social media as a communication channel during a recent ice storm.
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Martin Murray is the Senior Corporate News Representative at Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH), the Granite State’s largest electric utility. He is responsible for maintaining positive relations with members of the media and serves as the company’s chief spokesperson. He also manages content for the company’s website, and has worked to provide opportunities for customers to interact online with PSNH through the use of social media tools.
Martin served previously as the New Hampshire Bar Association Public Outreach Coordinator, and as News Director at New Hampshire Public Radio from 1988 - 1992.
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The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #414: January 15, 2009
Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interviews; next FIR Live on BlogTalk Radio on Feb 7; Neville’s webinar today for IABC; Dan York reports from Keene, New Hampshire; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the importance of simplicity, Al-Jazeera launches world’s first repository of broadcast-quality video offered under Creative Commons license, using social media to address a crisis, Facebook is a place for flirting: Pew study; David Phillips reports from Wiltshire, England; listeners’ comments discussion; Robin Grant wants to know why people use Twitter; music from George Thorogood and the Destroyers; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for January 15, 2009: A 63-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #413: January 12, 2009
Content summary: How to subscribe to FIR; upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: the reputation and ethics of Lloyds TSB bank under a spotlight, Ogilvy PR releases a social media dashboard, ReadWriteWeb shows how to build a social media cheat sheet for any topic, US government agency FEMA hosts public press conference on Twitter; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; music from Digital Dream Society; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for January 12, 2009: A 61-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
FIR Cut: Wells Fargo Blog on Merger
- The Wells Fargo-Wachovia Blog
- Wells, Wachovia blog on merger
- Blog debuts to pitch Wells-Wachovia merger
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The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #412: January 8, 2009
Content summary: Upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Shel’s in Indianapolis; Dan York reports on catching waves, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: mobile marketing moves from ads to apps, blogger outreach, why you must do your own backups, intranet winners; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up; music from Sub City Dwellers, and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for January 8, 2009: A 57-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and almost live from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
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Monday, January 05, 2009
The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #411: January 5, 2009
Content summary: Marking four years of FIR on Jan 3; upcoming FIR Interview with Jack O’Dwyer; Israel/Gaza/social media follow-up: Steve Lubetkin podcast interview with Israeli consul in USA; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; David Phillips reports from the shadow of Stonehenge; News That Fits: the 13 skills of the PR pro of the future, as phishing and hacking come to Twitter are they doing enough to help protect you?; Sallie Goetsch reports from the Podcast Asylum; listeners’ comments discussion; music from Maria Gaines; and more.
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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for January 5, 2009: A 68-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.
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