I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
I just heard the news that Vocus, a company that provides software tools for PR pros to manage relationships with the media has acquired PRWeb, a pioneer in direct-to-consumer news release distribution.
I have started writing a new book tentatively titled "The New Rules of Marketing and PR" and I need your help!
I'm a fan of The Long Tail. As alert readers of this blog may remember, I've been interested in Chris Anderson's ideas long before the book was published.
PRNewswire is having some fun in the slow summer months by auctioning off ten press release distribution packages on eBay.
PRWeb announced a new Technorati tagging widget. The tagging feature is part of the press release submission form, making it easy to create Technorati tags in press releases.
Many companies devote extensive resources to their PR and media relations programs. Often the outputs of these efforts are buried in a difficult to find news section of the company website. Consider re-writing your press releases into an easy-to-read paragraph or two and pos...
It's Friday, the last day of my week as discussion leader on the the International Association of Online Communicators blog. Thanks to the thoughtful people who have left dozens of comments and trackbacks.
One of the most elusive goals of a press release is that the release itself becomes a topic of online conversation. Of course, those of us who write and send releases would love to have mainstream media write about us. But what might be even more difficult is to have blogger...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
