with Kristine D'Arbelles, Julia Kent and Ross Simmonds
Fear not public relations and communications professionals eager to learn the definitions of popular words used in our industry. After a two-week holiday in sunny and warm Nicaragua, I am back and defining the words you know and love. I Continue reading PR Word of the Week #28: March Madness
For the past few months I have been sharing definitions of words used in public relations and communications to help communicators enrich their vocabulary, and in some cases, spark a little discussion on commonly debated definitions of certain PR and Continue reading PR Word of the Week #22: My favourite PR Word – Communicate
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) asked the public relations community to define “public relations”. So what better word to define this week on this week’s PR Word of the Week. I am not the only one that has Continue reading PR Word of the Week #19: Public Relations
Last week, I talked about an important part of communications, the double bottom line. The bottom line measures our fiscal performance, while the double bottom line measures a company’s performance in terms of positive social impact. But guess what? We Continue reading PR Word of the Week #13: The Triple Bottom Line
This week it is time to learn a common term bounced around in communications and public relations, the double bottom line. We have all heard of the bottom line: the dough, the moola, the raison-d’être of a business, the time Continue reading PR Word of the Week #12: The Double Bottom Line
This week I thought I would talk about the foundation of public relations and communications: engagement. Engagement is present in all we do as communicators. To have a successful social media corporate/personal presence one must engage with followers. To be Continue reading PR Word of the Week #10: Engagement
Many companies have created their own intranets to allow their employees to share sensitive information within the confounds of their company’s virtual walls. However, when was the last time you logged on to your company’s intranet. An intranet can be Continue reading PR Word of the Week #9: Intranet
60 minutes. 30 thought leaders. 15 questions. One new view of public relations. I had the opportunity to sit in on a webinar called the Future of Media hosted by Cision. Cision asked 15 questions on the roles of earned, Continue reading The Future of Media
For those of you who don’t know, I am the producer of Inside PR, a weekly podcast that looks at the world of communications, public relations, social media and where it all meets and intersects. You can subscribe to the Continue reading Behind the scenes of podcasting: a 5 step guide
My mom sent me this cute little comic strip and it got me thinking. It IS hard to argue with someone who is so happpy. This is a very important lesson PR and communication professionals should remember. As communicators, happiness Continue reading Can’t argue with happiness – a PR lesson