Wednesday, January 15, 2014

“AMP Up Your Social Media” joins the FIR Podcast Network

The FIR Podcast Network is pleased to announce the addition of a podcast on social media marketing that will begin in late January 2014. Presenter Glenn Gaudet explains…

Marketing meetingWhat is the role of social media in marketing? How do companies take advantage of this fast growing medium? What strategies do leading practitioners use to get results? What do industry insiders see coming up on the radar? How do companies engage stakeholders to be part of their social media marketing efforts?

I’m Glenn Gaudet. I am the president and founder of GaggleAMP. I have been engaged in and driving enterprise marketing efforts for over 20 years. I also wrote the book, Connection, Community & Conversation: Making Social Media Work for Business. I’ve held positions from product marketing manager to CMO to strategy consultant. This has given me the experience to go deep with social media professionals and ask the questions that marketers want answered.

AMP Up Your Social Media was launched in October of 2013 as a weekly podcast. I am thrilled to be able to now bring the show to the FIR Podcast Network. Since 2005, FIR has been the gold standard for bringing relevant and timely industry knowledge to the professionals in PR and marketing roles. Adding a show dedicated to social media marketing to the line up is a powerful complement.

As a long time fan of FIR, I am honored to be part of the mix. With the FIR Podcast Network as our distribution hub, AMP Up Your Social Media will continue to drive the thought leadership discussions around corporate social media use as part of the marketing mix.

If you have ideas for the show, guest submissions or feedback, I encourage you to reach out to me. My Twitter handle is @glenng. You will find AMP Up Your Social Media on the FIR website later this month.

Please join me in exploring existing and new ways to leverage social media marketing.

About Your Host

Glenn GaudetGlenn Gaudet is the President & Founder of GaggleAMP and author of the book, Connection, Community & Conversation: Making Social Media Work for Business. Gaudet brings over 20 years of comprehensive experience in both strategic and product marketing for technology and media companies ranging from startup to $1 billion in sales. He has delivered results in both marketing technology as well as using marketing technology to gain results.

Prior to GaggleAMP, Gaudet was the Chief Marketing Officer at two different companies including Pulvermedia, an integrated media company that specialized in the voice and video industries. As CMO, Gaudet was responsible for all aspects of branding as well as marketing for the entire portfolio which included event, online and print products.

Gaudet has spoken to audiences around the world on leveraging technology in their business infrastructure. He received his undergraduate degree in Business with a major in Marketing from Babson College. He pursued his graduate degree in Information and Telecommunication Systems from Johns Hopkins University.

  • Connect with Glenn on Twitter: @glenng.

About The FIR Podcast Network

The FIR Podcast Network is a series of business podcasts founded by Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz. The anchor podcast in the network is The Hobson and Holtz Report, a weekly show presented since January 2005.

For information about FIR, to see show notes for the podcasts and to subscribe, visit www.forimmediaterelease.biz. You can also subscribe via iTunes and other podcast directories.

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Linked Conversations #6 - 1/13/14: A conversation with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen

FIR Presents LinkedConversations with Chuck HesterWelcome to the latest episode of LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester.

This is a very special episode devoted exclusively to my interview with Phil Collen, lead guitarist for Def Leppard. This is not your typical episode, and there will be no LinkedIn tips or news. Tune in next week for that information!

I had the chance to talk to Phil for more than 45 minutes about his career with Def Leppard, his other band Manraze, and his new blues duet, Delta Deep. It is, in my opinion an amazing interview that gives insight into being a rock star, how social media has changed record promotion and what happens when a man follows his passion and does what he truly loves.

Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil CollenSome background: Phil joined Def Leppard in 1982 during the Pyromania album recording sessions playing guitar solos on the hits ‘Photograph’, ‘Foolin’’, and ‘Rock Of Ages’ among others. With the release of Hysteria Def Leppard had their best selling album to date releasing seven singles from the album including the smash hits ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ and ‘Love Bites’.  Visit Def Leppard’s Facebook page.

Phil’s alternative band, Manraze, is a collaboration between Phil, bassist Simon Laffy formerly of the late 70’s band Girl and legendary Sex Pistols’ drummer Paul Cook. More information on Manraze is on the band’s Facebook page.

Phil’s latest project is Delta Blue, a powerhouse extreme blues duet/team consisting of Phil and an amazing vocalist, Debbi Blackwell-Cook.
Delta Deep can be reached on its Facebook page.

Phil Collen is a practicing vegan, has been a vegetarian for 31 years, and alcohol-free for 26 years busting the myth of the classic ‘rockstar’ stereotype wide open.

Enjoy this insider look at rock star Phil Collen, this week on LinkedConversations!

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

Posted by shel on 01/13 at 02:49 PM
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Thought Leadership with Mitchell Levy and Michael Procopio, Episode 5: Jan 13, 2014

 

Thought Leadership with Mitchell and MichaelIn this episode of Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael (hashtag #ThoughLeadership) we interview Laura Mackey. 

Laura Mackey currently manages social media content and influencer relations for the software division of a Fortune 100 company. Laura has been in digital media since 2000 working on Web site development and marketing communications. In her current position she manages the social media communications for more than five key senior-level evangelists.  Their program includes a ”backstage” video/audio/written word production which began at major industry events. In 2014, she will launch a weekly version of the backstage program to help connect employee influencers (thought leaders) with industry advocates. Laura has a passion for using social media to connect and enhance social relationships. More about Laurawww.linkedin.com/in/laurasmackey.

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

Laura MackeyThis 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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The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #738: January 13, 2014

In the FIR Podcast Network: ‘AMP Up Your Social Media with Glenn Gaudet’ joining the FIR Podcast Network, Chuck Hester interviewing Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen on ‘Linked Conversations,’ new episode of ‘TV@Work’ is up with Ron Shewchuk interviewing Erik Cullins, Director of Customer Success at ProofHQ; Laura Thomas is Dell’s new chief blogger: we’re interviewing Laura this week; book review of ‘How to get a job in PR’ by Sarah Stimson coming soon;

Quick News: Bad weather provides latest example of bad real-time marketing, big brands show how to have great conversations with customers on social networks, why Reddit needs to be on your PR radar, will clickable paper have a better chance than QR codes?; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Lessons in communication and customer relationship management from the Dropbox outage kerfuffle; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: guidelines for responding to a PR crisis in China, and more; why email is still an important marketing tool according to McKinsey report; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in audio and in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; Jelly: a future for crowd-sourced visual Q&A, or is it too wobbly?; Dan York’s Tech Report: a data-driven guide to creating successful Reddit posts, Apple’s latest ad lauds iPad and inspiration, are you in the business of rapid content creation?; PRSA highlights global governance and the rise of private politics;

Music from Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for January 13, 2014: A 101-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Monday January 20…

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

TV@Work #3 - 01/13/14 - A Killer App

In this episode I talk with Erik Cullins of ProofHQ about his company’s killer application for proofing video and the revolution that’s going on in today’s workplace.

TV@WorkWelcome to episode #3 of TV@Work. If you like the show, please share it with your friends by sending them to this link to the show blog.

This edition features an interview with Erik Cullins, Director of Customer Success at ProofHQ. Anyone who works in corporate communications experiences the nightmare of trying to get meaningful feedback from internal stakeholders on written information that has to get out to employees or other audiences. It can be even more irksome and daunting to manage reviews and approvals for video content. I started using ProofHQ a couple of years ago when I took on a demanding project that involved producing one internal video per week, and it pretty much saved my skin.

ProofHQ is something that anyone who produces video in the workplace should know about, but my conversation with Erik goes beyond that, touching on how technology is changing the way we work, and what might be in store for the future.

Next up – in Episode 4 I talk with enterprise video pioneer Paolo Tosolini about the power of digital media, who generously shares what he’s learned about how to implement video in the workplace.

How do you like the show?

I’d love to hear your feedback. Ask me a question, let me know who you’d like me to interview, suggest topics for future shows. Share your comments through the usual FIR comment channels (further down in this post), or drop me a line at ron@ronshewchuk.com.

Until next time…..keep rolling!

About our guest

Erik CullinsProofHQ is a powerful collaboration and review tool–enabling marketing and creative professionals around the world to speed the approval process. Erik Cullins’ role at ProofHQ is to help ensure the company’s clients are successful integrating ProofHQ into their workflow, offering assistance and advice where possible to enabling them to improve their efficiency.

You can learn more about Erik on his Linkedin profile, and follow ProofHQ on Twitter at @ProofHQ.

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About Your Host

Ron ShewchukRon Shewchuk Ron Shewchuk is a communications consultant, corporate video producer, podcaster and author of four books, including Writing and Editing the Internal Publication.

Connect with Ron on Twitter: @rockinronnie and visit Ron’s Linkedin profile.

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Monday, January 06, 2014

The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #737: January 6, 2014

With this episode, we start our 10th year of The Hobson and Holtz Report;

FIR Podcast Network News: Dan York’s first episode published on Dec 31: "FIR On Technology with Dan York, Episode 1 - Exploring Google+ Hangouts On Air", episode 5 of "Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester" posted, thanks to Bryan Person for the FIR graphic; Shel and Joe Thornley are hosting an 8-week IABC workshop on social media strategy;

Quick News: The case for putting philosophers into company boardrooms, one real-time hit and one miss with Ben & Jerry’s and McDonald’s, Barclays Bank CEO says it could take ten years to rebuild trust in Barclays, marketers’ use of sponsored photos is surging; Ragan promo;

News That Fits: Why hire a PR firm when there’s Task Rabbit?; Dan York’s Tech Report: FIR On Technology Episode 1, responding to Joe Thornley about Google Hangouts, the Snapchat phone number hack, and more; verifying someone’s identity and the role of a Facebook profile: what the TSA example signifies; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in audio and in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; why organizations need social media experts; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: WalMart donkey meat recall helps illustrate four crisis triggers that multinationals should be aware of; will the ‘collaborative economy’ tower above all other trends in 2014?;

Music from Plastic Sky; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for January 6, 2014: A 92-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.

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So, until Monday January 13…

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Sunday, January 05, 2014

FIR Presents Thought Leadership with Mitchell Levy and Michael Procopio, Episode 4: Jan 5, 2014

 

Thought Leadership with Mitchell and MichaelIn this episode of Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael (hashtag #ThoughLeadership) we interview Dr. Natalie Petouhoff  CEO at The Executive’s Success Acceleration Firm. Natalie is an authority in Customer Service and Integrating Social Media with Marketing, Innovation and PR to Drive Business ROI. She teaches at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and has her doctorate in Engineering. More about Dr Natalie at www.linkedin.com/in/drnataliepetouhoff.

Thank you for listening and if you like what you hear, please leave a review on iTunes!

Dr. Natalie PetouhoffThis 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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Posted by Michael Procopio on 01/05 at 04:57 PM
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A Collage of FIR Podcast Network Voices

Thanks, Bryan Person, for sharing this!

Bryan Person's Saturday Salute to the FIR Podcast Network

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Saturday, January 04, 2014

FIR Presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 5: January 4, 2014

FIR Presents LinkedConversations with Chuck HesterWelcome to the latest episode of LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester.

My special guest this week is Randy Roberson, co-founder of Disaster Logistics Relief, a global humanitarian organization that delivers critical disaster relief and response through a combination of state-of-the-art communications technologies, in-country emergency assistance, and effective communications between projects and those who support them. Most recently he was in the Phillipines in November to help with humanitarian aid there. 

Besides that, he is an amazing pay it forward guy and also moderator of the Professionals in Emergency Management LinkedIn group that has more than 17,000 members. 

Randy and talk about his work with telemedicine, and how LinkedIn has helped him reach people in need throughout the world.

Connect with Randy on LinkedIn; he’s also on Twitter: @telehelp

Be sure to let me know if you agree, Randy is a dopplehanger for Bruce Campbell – listen and see what you think, and take a look below:

Bruce Campbell and Randy Roberson

Don’t forget if you want to subscribe to LinkedConversations via iTunes, just go here.

So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

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Posted by shel on 01/04 at 01:58 PM
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Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Inside PR 360: The Morning After the Day Before

FIR Presents Inside PRTwas the morning after New Year’s Eve. January 1 2014. And Gini Dietrich, Martin Waxman and Joseph Thornley are here – barely – to wish you all the best for the coming year.

We hope that you’ll make a date to listen to Inside PR each week as we enter our eighth year of podcasting.

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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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.

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Posted by shel on 01/01 at 03:59 PM
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

FIR On Technology with Dan York, Episode 1 - Exploring Google+ Hangouts On Air

FIR On Technology logoWhat are Google+ “Hangouts On Air” (HOA) all about and how can communicators best use them?  How does a “Hangout On Air” differ from a “Hangout”?  What kind of technology do you need to know to use them?  What are some tips and tricks for working most effectively with a Google+ HOA?  What is the linkage to YouTube? How do you get started?

In this first episode of “FIR On Technology”, Dan York interviews Randy Resnick who has been involved in over 200 Google+ Hangouts and HOAs and uses them as part of his regular daily work.  They talk about all of these questions as well as some of the latest add-ons that work with Google+ HOAs and some of the latest changes that provide even more capabilities.  Along the way Randy provides some insight into what he has found works best when working with Google+ Hangouts On Air.  Some resources discussed in the episode include:

 

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    Randy ResnickRandy Resnick, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1947, became interested in technology at a young age, building electronic kits and projects through high school. He became a professional musician and moved to Los Angeles in his 20’s, playing blues in clubs with artists like John Lee Hooker, toured Europe and Asia and recorded with John Mayall. He moved to France to go back to his love of technology, where he worked for a company as a programmer while learning minicomputers. He eventually started his own consulting business with his wife. He also got involved with voice-over-IP (VoIP) as a hobby. In the early days of the web, they worked for prestigious Bordeaux wine producers, helping them get on the Internet and later, social media. Since the advent of affordable video, he has been producing Google Hangouts and Youtube Live Events, including the weekly VoIP Users Conference.
     

    About Your Host

    Dan YorkDan York focuses on explaining the changes going on all around us within communication technology and practices. An author of multiple books on networking, security, IPv6 and Linux, Dan frequently presents at industry conferences and events, has been blogging and writing online since 2000 and has been podcasting since 2005.

    Since the mid-1980s Dan has been working with online communication technologies and helping businesses and organizations understand how to use and participate in those new media. Today Dan serves the Internet Society as the Senior Content Strategist focused on the Deploy360 Programme, seeking to help service provides, companies and individuals more quickly deploy Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC. Separately, Dan is also the Chairman of the global Voice Over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA).

    Previously Dan worked for Voxeo Corporation heading up the company’s communication through both traditional and new/social media. Prior to that, Dan served in the Office of the CTO for both Voxeo and before that Mitel focused on analyzing/evaluating emerging technology, participating in industry standards bodies and addressing VoIP security issues.

    More information about Dan can be found at danyork.com and danyork.me

    Connect with Dan on

    The music for the intro and outro is “Early Warning” from Mark Knox and is used with his permission.

    Sharing Your Comments

    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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    Posted by Dan York on 12/31 at 08:46 AM
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    Monday, December 30, 2013

    Introducing “FIR On Technology With Dan York”

    The FIR Podcast Network is pleased to announce a new podcast on technology that will begin on December 31, 2013. Presenter Dan York explains…

    Future tech

    How can communicators best use new tools such as, say, Google+ Hangouts On Air to tell their stories in new ways or to reach new audiences? Are there tips and tricks they should be aware of? What is new in the latest release of WordPress? Why should someone in PR and marketing care about something like IPv6 or HTML5?

    I’m Dan York and since 2005 I’ve been providing weekly reports into the For Immediate Release podcast where I’ve looked at questions such as these - what are the changes we are seeing in technology and why should communicators care about these changes.

    Now, with the launch of the FIR Podcast Network I’ll be diving into more detail in "FIR On Technology With Dan York". Rather than just a 5-minute report, these periodic podcasts will take 15, 20, 30, 40 minutes or however long it takes to cover the subject.

    Since the mid-1980s I’ve been working with online technologies - always with one foot deep in the technology and one foot deep in explaining the technology and using the technology for PR / marketing of various organizations. Today I work for a global non-profit where my task is to help persuade, inform and educate people about how new technologies can make the Internet work better, faster and be more secure.

    In FIR On Technology episodes I’ll be bringing you the benefit of the view into both of those worlds - how the technology works and how you can use it - and I’ll be interviewing people who are leaders in their fields. I have no agenda - I’m just here to educate and to learn along the way and share my experiences.

    If you have ideas for topics you’d like to hear me cover, I’d love to hear from you. Either leave a message in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+ or contact me directly at DanYork@forimmediaterelease.biz. FIR On Technology shows can be found at the main website at www.forimmediaterelease.biz.

    Please join me in exploring where the technology behind communications is going!

    Dan.

    Hear Dan introduce "FIR On Technology":

    About Your Host

    Dan YorkDan York focuses on explaining the changes going on all around us within communication technology and practices. An author of multiple books on networking, security, IPv6 and Linux, Dan frequently presents at industry conferences and events and has been blogging and writing online for over 12 years.

    Today Dan serves the Internet Society as the Senior Content Strategist focused on the Deploy360 Programme, seeking to help service provides, companies and individuals more quickly deploy Internet technologies such as IPv6 and DNSSEC. Separately, Dan is also the Chairman of the global Voice Over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA).

    Previously Dan worked for Voxeo Corporation heading up the company’s communication through both traditional and new/social media. Prior to that, Dan served in the Office of the CTO for both Voxeo and before that Mitel focused on analyzing/evaluating emerging technology, participating in industry standards bodies and addressing VoIP security issues.

    Since the mid-1980s Dan has been working with online communication technologies and helping businesses and organizations understand how to use and participate in those new media.

    More information about Dan can be found at danyork.com and danyork.me

       
    • Connect with Dan on Twitter: @danyork.

    About The FIR Podcast Network

    The FIR Podcast Network is a series of business podcasts founded by Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz. The anchor podcast in the network is The Hobson and Holtz Report, a weekly show presented since January 2005.

    For information about FIR, to see show notes for the podcasts and to subscribe, visit www.forimmediaterelease.biz. You can also subscribe via iTunes and other podcast directories.

    Posted by neville on 12/30 at 01:41 PM
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    The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #736: December 30, 2013

    FIR Podcast Network News: FIR on Higher Education with Kevin Anselmo debuted on Dec 26, Linked Conversations with Chuck Hester episode 4 posted on Dec 28, FIR on Technology with Dan York coming this week, more new shows in the works; the next episode of The Hobson and Holtz Report marks the start of our tenth year of FIR;

    Quick News: Why social media marketers need to follow the weather, everything you need to know about LinkedIn Endorsements, McDonald’s axes employee-focused McResource site, ten ingredients for the perfect presentation; Ragan promo;

    News That Fits: A holiday wish for social media speakers in 2014; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: Singapore struggles with effective governmental communication in a changing political landscape; Facebook, teens (are they really ‘leaving in droves’?) and GenXers; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; listener comments in audio and from the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; can tech startups no longer count on traditional PR?; Dan York’s Tech Report: looking forward into 2014; native advertising’s challenges in 2014;

    Music from Katie Dare and the Bad Luck Charms; and more.

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    For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for December 30, 2013: An 93-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.

    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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    So, until Monday January 6, 2014…

    Posted by neville on 12/30 at 10:32 AM
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    Sunday, December 29, 2013

    FIR Presents Thought Leadership with Mitchell Levy and Michael Procopio, Episode 3: Dec 30, 2013

     Thought Leadership with Mitchell and Michael

    Welcome to the third episode of Thought Leadership with Mitchell Levy and Michael J Procopio (hashtag #ThoughLeadership).

    In this episode Mitchell and Michael interview Praba Murugaiah founder and CEO of TechFetch (TechFetch.com). TechFetch is a site that connects “Top Jobs for Smart People”. Praba discusses his definition of thought leader, and speaking from the heart. Further how social  media is extending the reach of thought leadership and forcing us to put our messages in tweet size bites. And much more. You can connect with Praba at http://linkedin.com/in/prabakaranmurugaiah

    Thank you for listening and if you like what you hear, please spread the word! 

    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. 

    Get this podcast:

    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.

    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 12/29 at 07:20 PM
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    Saturday, December 28, 2013

    FIR Presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester, Episode 4: December 28, 2013

    FIR Presents LinkedConversations with Chuck HesterWelcome to the latest episode of LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester.

    Welcome to the latest episode of LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester.In this episode I take a look at LinkedIn University Pages, a feature that offers information on academic institutions, similar to LinkedIn Company pages. Read about them in Linked In’s blog post from this Fall.

    I also talk about the lowering of the LinkedIn age limit in the use to 14, and how that can help high schoolers with their college application process.

    My special guest this week is Kelly Crowley, a public policy & program administration consultant; 4 time medal-winning Paralympic athlete and Varsity Coach at Stanford Community Recreation Association.

    She is also Owner/President of Sportonic, an organization that consults with ParaSport clubs and sports organizations on cost-effective programs and policies to provide a full range of integrated sport opportunities for recreational to elite athletes with disabilities.
    Kelly and I discuss how to use video in your profile. As a result of her videos, Kelly was singled out by LinkedIn as a great example of how to use this feature. We’ll also talk about using LinkedIn to get new business.

    Finally, I explain why the week between Christmas and New Years is the optimum time to use LinkedIn.

    Don’t forget if you want to subscribe to LinkedConversations via iTunes, just go here.

    So thanks for listening and if you like what you hear, spread the word!

    Get this podcast:

    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.

    Check the FIR website for information about other FIR podcasts. To receive all podcasts in the FIR Podcast Network, subscribe to the "everything" RSS feed.

    FIR presents LinkedConversations with Chuck Hester is brought to you with Lawrence Ragan Communications, serving communicators worldwide for 35 years. Information: www.ragan.com.

    Posted by shel on 12/28 at 04:03 PM
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