Monday, February 10, 2014

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #742: February 10, 2014

FIRQuick News: Klout now helps you boost your score, Wikimedia seeks projects for Wikimedians in Residence, the future of podcasting, seeing the real-time cost of an item in Bitcoin; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: What does your brand sound like?; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: How humor and networks are being used for political struggle in India and Thailand; nine things you need to know about using social media at work; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments from the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; five social media tips from The Wall Street Journal; what’s new on the FIR Podcast Network; Dan York’s Tech Report: new gTLD domains top 41,000, and more; Twitter is the home of the corporate apology;

Music from White Denim, and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for February 10, 2014: A 90-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

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You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (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 February 17…

Posted by neville on 02/10 at 02:01 AM
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Saturday, February 08, 2014

Thought Leadership with Mitchell Levy and Michael Procopio, Episode 9: Feb 8, 2014

Thought Leadership with Mitchell and MichaelIn this episode of Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael (hashtag #ThoughLeadership) we interview Dave Nielsen Cloud Computing Evangelist. With over 8 years of developer marketing experience, Dave helps companies such as PayPal, Wetpaint, Nirvanix, Strikeiron create and run their own developer programs. Prior to Platform D, Dave was PayPal’s first Technical Evangelist and went on to grow the PayPal Developer Network to over 350,000 developers. Dave is also the co-creator of the CloudCamp, a grassroots community for sharing of information about Cloud Computing. Follow Dave at @davenielsen.
Dave Nielsen thought leader
Dave talks about unconferences, thought leadership, CloudCamp, Campsite.org and MOOCs.

More about Dave on LinkedIn


Some Tweetable Moments from the show:

  • #TLL getting ahead of the trends is one way to be a thought leader via @davenielsen
  • @davenielsen became a thought leader by organizing [@SVForum@CloudSIG] that brought top speakers on the topic#TLL
  • #TLL unconferences are a great way to share knowledge in person in the shortest possible time via @davenielsen

Join us 11 am PT / 2 pm ET / 7 pm GMT on Saturday every week. The show blog is Thought Leader Life.

Any comments or suggestions for the show please send them. Thank you for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave a review on iTunes! 

This episode was sponsored, in part, by THiNKaha.com, helping experts become thought leaders.

You can connect with Mitchell at MitchellLevy.com, @HappyAbout on Twitter, or join his Thought Leadership Best Practices Group on LinkedIn; and with Michael at MProcopio.com, on Twitter:@MichaelProcopio; or LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/MichaelProcopio.

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FIR presents Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

Posted by Michael Procopio on 02/08 at 06:00 PM
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Friday, February 07, 2014

Inside PR Special Edition: The ABCs of podcasting at CPRS Ottawa’s Re-Boot Camp for Communicators

FIR Presents Inside PRAshlea here, your Inside PR podcast producer…

Today Joe and I took part in a high-wire feat at CPRS Ottawa’s Re-Boot Camp for Communicators.

Together we demonstrated the basic steps of producing a quality podcast, talked about the hardware and software you need to get started, and published this edition – live.

If you’re listening to this episode now, it means we’ve successfully completed our act! Can you hear the applause?

In all seriousness, CPRS Ottawa’s Re-Boot Camp was a lovely time; thanks for having us!

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You can also reach Inside PR’s hosts by email at insideprcomments@gmail.com, or join the InsidePR Google Plus community or Facebook group. InsidePR is on Twitter at @Inside_PR. You can send us an instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

Thank you to the people behind Inside PR: Our theme music was created by Damon de Szegheo; Roger Dey is our announcer. Inside PR is produced by Kristine D’Arbelles and Ashlea LeCompte.

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Posted by shel on 02/07 at 05:40 PM
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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

FIR B2B #2: Does Content Marketing Raise the Bar for All Marketers?

FIR B2BPaul Gillin and Allan Schoenberg host the FIR B2B podcast. Discussion topics in this show:

The theme of this week’s show is content marketing, and we open with the results of a new study from AdAge that finds three-quarters of B2B marketers plan to increase content spending in 2014. At the same time, more than 64% of respondents plan to raise email marketing budgets, nearly as many said they would up investments in online video, and 58% said the same for social media. Are marketers spreading themselves too thin?

They may not have much choice. Content marketing is continually raising the stakes of the quantity and variety of content that organizations must produce to be heard above the competitive noise. Marketers need to differentiate not only with the subject of content they produce but also with platforms and media. It’s not surprising that media spending plans are growing almost across the board.

Want more proof that B2B and B2C marketing aren’t the same? Econsultancy recently asked marketers in both sectors what are the most exciting opportunities for 2014 . The answers differed sharply, with B2B marketers favoring content marketing and B2Cs liking mobile.

Which doesn’t mean mobile advertising isn’t relevant to B2B as well. Emarketer also reports that new research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Ovum found that marketers are overwhelmingly satisfied with mobile advertising. Our hosts wonder what opportunities exist there for B2B?

Ann HandleyThis week’s special guest is Ann Handley, founder of MarketingProfs and a thought leader in B2B content marketing. She believes content marketing and native advertising present new opportunities to B2B marketers to raise their profiles but they also present new challenges to produce differentiated and remarkable content. Ultimately, customers will benefit, Ann believes. She cites several examples of outstanding B2B content marketing efforts she’s encountered.

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About Your Hosts

Paul GillinPaul Gillin is a veteran technology journalist and a thought leader in new media. Since 2005, he has advised marketers and business executives on strategies to optimize their use of social media and online channels to reach buyers cost-effectively. He is the author or co-author of five books, including Social Marketing to the Business Customer (2011), the first book devoted entirely to B2B social media marketing. He is also a social media trainer and coach at Profitecture, a training firm for B2B companies and their channel partners.

Allan SchoenbergAllan Schoenberg is based in London and responsible for managing the international media relations, issues management and brand communications for CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse financial marketplace. He was instrumental in launching the company’s social media activity in 2007 and continues to lead its social strategy and online community engagement. He has more than 20 years of experience in B2B communications, including his work for Accenture, Edelman Worldwide and Fleishman Hillard.

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Posted by Paul Gillin on 02/04 at 10:57 AM
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Monday, February 03, 2014

Thought Leadership with Mitchell Levy and Michael Procopio, Episode 8: Feb 3, 2014

Thought Leadership with Mitchell and MichaelIn this episode of Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael (hashtag #ThoughLeadership) we interview Lori Harmon, who discusses social selling.

Our guest is Lori Harmon, a veteran high-tech executive with more than 25 years of strategic and operational experience in all major functional areas including, sales, support, and marketing for some of Silicon Valley’s leading companies. Her expertise lies in building and simplifying organizations, inspiring and developing high performance management teams and streamlining operations.

Lori Harmon, social sellerLori has a keen ability to understand complex business issues, make solid recommendations and quickly implement solutions that deliver results.

Lori is the CEO and Founder of Quantum Sale helping companies maximize revenue through optimizing their Sales and Sales Operations organizations. She is also the author of 42 Rules for Building a High Velocity Inside Sales Team.

More about Lori at on LinkedIn

Some Tweetable Moments from the show:

  • Inside sales is a very specialized field different from outside sales via Lori Harmon
  • We are in an ask economy and SlideShare provides great value answering my questions @HappyAbout
  • Lori Harmon’s favorite tools for B2B is LinkedIn and Twitter. Twitter good for influencers.
  • Facebook is a challenge for B2B but it has a role to play via Lori Harmon
  • Facebook is a great place to warm up your cold leads @HappyAbout
  • A thought leader is someone who innovates in their field and helps others keep up via Lori Harmon

Join us 11 am PT / 2 pm ET / 7 pm GMT on Saturday every week. The show blog is Thought Leader Life.

Any comments or suggestions for the show please send them. Thank you for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave a review on iTunes! 

This episode was sponsored, in part, by THiNKaha.com, helping experts become thought leaders.

You can connect with Mitchell at MitchellLevy.com, @HappyAbout on Twitter, or join his Thought Leadership Best Practices Group on LinkedIn; and with Michael at MProcopio.com, on Twitter:@MichaelProcopio; or LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/MichaelProcopio.

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FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (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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FIR presents Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

Posted by Michael Procopio on 02/03 at 07:15 PM
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Dan Carter on AMP Up Your Social Media

AMP Up Your Social MediaDan Carter is the Managing Director of North America for Racepoint Global, an advanced marketing services agency, which guides people and brands, helping them navigate the rapidly changing waters and connect with people through meaningful content and experiences.

Dan has more than 20 years of experience in marketing & PR. He recently joined AMP Up Your Social Media’s host Glenn Gaudet to discuss the social media at an agency level and to provide insider tips for in-house marketing departments to maximize their social media marketing efforts.

The thing with social media is you have to commit to it. It takes time. Social media should not be a thing you do off on the side; it needs to be fully integrated into your marketing function. Everything you do; from lead gen, to public relations, to traditional marketing, to advertising, to social, needs to be all linked together. You need to be saying the same thing across all channels (in different formats, of course), but the theme needs to be the same.

For corporate social media managers, Dan offers these helpful tips you can start implementing today!

  • What’s your theme? When creating a social campaign, it is important to identify your theme and the focus of your content.
  • Get organized. Really plan your content, the channels you plan to share it on and when you plan to share it. Develop a calendar. Once you identify your theme, decide how long you are going to run this campaign and then break it down into buckets. Carter uses the rule of 8: What content are you going to push at 8 weeks out? 8 Days out? 8 hours out? 8 minutes out? You start to bucket your content into buckets of 8.
  • Stick to it! Once you have your plan, make sure you stick to it. Your message will come across branded and consistent and it will be easier to leverage.

To learn more about Racepoint Global visit http://www.racepointglobal.com or to chat with Dan, find him on Twitter @DanRPG.

Subscribe and get the AMP Up Your Social Media podcast on iTunes or listen below. Tweet about the show using #AUYSM or Tweet at us @AMPUpSocial. AMP Up Your Social Media is a proud member of the FIR Podcast Network.

About Dan Carter

Dan CarterDan oversees Racepoint Global’s US operations that includes its Boston, San Francisco and Washington, DC offices. Since joining Racepoint in 2003, Dan has provided strategic counsel and guided public relations programming for leading and emerging technology, consumer and healthcare brands. He has extensive experience in global account management and has played an integral part in expanding the agency, building out Racepoint’s brand and offer – particularly in the areas of social media and measurement – and in creating a strong team that is the best in the business when it comes to delivering results for clients consistently.

Dan also brings over a decade of deep health care/life sciences experience having architected and managed several impactful national disease awareness campaigns including vascular disease, infection prevention in pediatrics, regenerative medicine, women’s health, IVF, PAD, cardiology, oncology, urology, Sepsis education and orthopedics. Dan also brings several years of experience in executing health IT PR programs in the areas of EMRs/PHRs, ACOs, health IT security and point-of-care/mhealth. Dan has worked with established and emerging brands in the healthcare/sciences space including Cook Medical, Thermo Fisher Scientific, UMass Memorial Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, ConforMIS, Dossia, eClinicalWorks, BG Medicine and The Conversation Project.

Dan has also has deep expertise in B2B technology including cloud computing, network infrastructure, telecommunications, SaaS and data center technologies. Client experience includes Rackspace, Virtual Iron, ShareFile, Marathon Technologies, Stratus Technologies, Kronos, EnerNOC, Egenera, Deltek, Canonical and Alcatel-Lucent.

Finally, Dan also has a keen understanding in executing B2C traditional and social media programs with such companies as Sony, Catalina, Avery Dennison, Regus, Linkables and TechSmith.

AMP UP Your Social Media is sponsored by:

  • GaggleAMP - Empower your employees, partners and resellers to amplify your social media.
  • SafeLinks - Know when your links on social media messages fail before you lose out on the people clicking on them.

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Join the AMP Up Your Social Media Google Plus community or Facebook group. You can send us an instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (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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Posted by Glenn Gaudet on 02/03 at 01:47 PM
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The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #741: February 3, 2014

FIRQuick News: B2B marketing metrics to learn from, corporate newsrooms still can’t deliver what journalists want, Dataminr: a Twitter tool "for when you don’t know what you’re looking for", how a blackmailer acquired a popular twitter handle using social engineering of customer service reps; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: It’s time for "real time" to give way to "right time"; Dan York’s Tech Report: new "FIR On Technology" episode coming this week about new gTLDs, kudos to NFL and Fox Sports for allowing open access to viewing Super Bowl, comments on Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl ad (America The Beautiful) show we still have much to do with regard to racism and xenophobia; from control to influence: the evolution of internal communications; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in audio and in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; wearable technology is coming to a workplace near you; What’s new on the FIR Podcast Network: 8 new show episodes; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: a not-so-happy Chinese New Year as Sina Weibo use declines in China, and more; the strength of customer relationships with brands is declining;

Music from The Geronimo Line; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for February 3, 2014: An 89-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

Links to websites, blog posts and other content we discuss in the show are posted as Delicious bookmarks to facilitate your connection with the discussions and sharing of that content.

FIR Community on Google+Share your comments or questions about this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts, in the online FIR Podcast Community on Google+.

You can also send us instant voicemail via SpeakPipe, right from the FIR website. Or, call the Comment Line at +1 415 895 2971 (North America), +44 20 3239 9082 (Europe), or Skype: fircomments. You can tweet us: @FIRpodcast. And you can email us at fircomments@gmail.com. If you wish, you can email your comments, questions and suggestions as MP3 file attachments (max. 3 minutes / 5Mb attachment, please!). We’ll be happy to see how we can include your audio contribution in a show.

To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed. To stay informed about occasional FIR events (eg, FIR Live), sign up for FIR Update email news.

So, until Monday February 10…

Posted by neville on 02/03 at 11:11 AM
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