Ryan Foran

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Fergie’s national anthem apologize was brilliant from a public relations standpoint. Fergie shifted the negative narrative after her rendition of the national anthem went viral on social media. " I've always been honored and proud to perform the national anthem and last night I wanted to try something special for the NBA. I'm a risk taker artistically, but clearly this rendition didn't strike the intended tone.

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Ryan Foran

JANUARY 30, 2018

Review and interview about the Giroptic 360 smartphone video camera. I talk with Arcadia Unified Chief Technology Officer Scott Bramley about the camera, and our first impressions after testing it out. What we like, and where it could improve. Overall, a definite ????. The video we shot is also below.

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Ryan Foran

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. The biggest influences were the Four Es: Economic growth. E-commerce. Electronic logging devices. Extreme weather (including Hurricanes Harvey and Irma). Those four factors added up to extraordinary pressure on spot market truck capacity, driving rates up as high as we’ve seen them since at least 2010, when we established the freight rates database that forms the foundation of DAT RateView.

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Ryan Foran

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Gave my first podcast a go ??. Talking safety features of Facebook for schools and organizations. Our philosophy of deleting comments and some other tips and techniques for Facebook page users.

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Ryan Foran

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Exploring different podcasting options. What do you think?

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OCTOBER 1, 2017

The National Football League has gone insane. Many NFL players and coaches keep doing the same thing over and over again, and for some reason are expecting a different result. From a public relations perspective, the NFL protests have been very poorly executed. Bad idea after bad idea. I’m not speaking from a social justice, civil rights, conversation starter, or political perspective, just from a PR and communications lens.

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JUNE 22, 2017

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MAY 4, 2017

Billboard for Facebook Live If it’s good enough for one of the most data-driven digital companies in the world, it should be good enough for your organization. Even Facebook, which could reach millions of people with one click on its own platform, utilizes old school marketing. As I was driving to work on the 210 Freeway in Los Angeles one morning, I noticed a new billboard.

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Ryan Foran

JANUARY 6, 2017

I often get asked, "Why does a school district need social media?" Here's your answer, and some behind the scenes analytics. Just one video (see below) of our very impressive Arcadia High School Marching Band from the Rose Parade (which I shot with my iPhone with no post production or editing), has already been viewed 26,000 times and has reached 68,000 people's Facebook timeline.

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Ryan Foran

JULY 12, 2016

If you're not on Twitter , you should pick up your rotary phone and call for help immediately! Or, just watch my screencast tutorial below which will walk you through all the basics. Twitter is one of the most powerful tools a communicator and professional in any field can have at their disposal. The networking alone is worth your time to invest. As George Couros ( @gcouros on Twitter ), author of the Innovator's Mindset, recently said in his keynote address at the Arcadia Innovation Summit , "I

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Ryan Foran

JULY 13, 2016

Google Alert yourself, and your organization. Google Alerts is by far one of the best tools to help monitor all your media mentions and your online reputation. Like most Google products, it's amazingly efficient, and best of all, it's free. Signup here or at https://www.google.com/alerts I recently agreed to "a short ten minute" pitch from a company, in which they tried to sell me their media monitoring service for a mere $32,000 a year.

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Ryan Foran

JULY 13, 2016

Whether you're short on time, money, or resources, your smartphone is one of the best communication tools you have at your disposal. With a few simple tips and techniques, you can be producing your own dynamic marketing videos at no cost with just your phone. You can easily add music, text, transitions, slow motion, photos, and adjust audio settings to make your video look very professional.

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Ryan Foran

JULY 14, 2016

My formula to get more Twitter followers is simple: Engagement = Notifications = Followers. Notifications are the key, and the more you engage with others on Twitter, the more notifications people will get that are linked directly to your account. Therefore people will be able to know who you are and follow you. Every time you follow someone, favorite, reply, or retweet, they will get a notification saying you did so.

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Ryan Foran

JULY 17, 2016

The public should never receive information before your own staff. As leaders, you need to remember to communicate internally first, then go out to the public. As my mom used to tell me and my two brothers growing up, "If I'm going to get bad news, I better hear it from you first." That has always stuck with me for some reason, and I'm glad it did. Communicating from the inside out is a good philosophy for both personal and professional communications.

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Ryan Foran

JULY 19, 2016

Does it get any cuter than this! Think about this. What two days of school have the most energy, excitement and camera-ready smiles? The first day, and the last day/graduation. One more question. What two days have the most cameras snapping and social media postings? That's right, the first day and graduation. So, why not capitalize on all of this excitement and energy and share it with your entire community.

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Ryan Foran

JULY 26, 2016

If you need to convert a flyer created in Word or a PDF to a JPG to post on social media, I recommend Zamzar.com. I have been using it for years, and have never signed up or paid a dime. It's fast and very reliable. I will often get flyers sent to me that people want posted on our social media sites, but they are not my documents and not in an acceptable image format to be able to post to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

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