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Paying for the destruction of public relations

PR Conversations

In 2001, a British installation artist, Michael Landy, won a commission for his work, Break Down, that involved the destruction of all his possessions as a reaction to the consumerist society. That’s the output of over 2,500 leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society, academia, media and the arts.

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Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery

Waxing UnLyrical

Though he mostly blogs about woodworking, he actually works in social media. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Social Media , Weekly Roundup | Tags: blogroll , davina brewer | Comments (11) Site settings comment help? Why: crises are sometimes unpredictable, but often avoidable. Dave lays out how.

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Forget “Better PR” — The PR Industry Needs Education

Doctor Spin

After the dot-com bubble in 2000-2001, the Internet slowed down. Social media began to emerge with behemoths like Facebook, founded in 2004 and Twitter in 2006. Their social engineering was geared towards connecting people rather than turning them into online buying machines. But we’ve already messed up.

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The PR Industry Needs More Than Just Better PR

Doctor Spin

After the dot-com bubble in 2000-2001, the Internet slowed down. Social media began to emerge with behemoths like Facebook founded in 2004 and Twitter in 2006. Their social engineering was geared towards connecting people rather than turning them into online buying machines. You and I must save the PR industry.

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How to Spy on Your Competition and Steal Their Secrets

Beyond PR

Social networks will provide the most revealing insights as they are the most public and transparent to competitor and innovator online activity. Here’s a simple checklist for a little social media competitor audit. Miscellaneous social networks. So what does Movoto focus on for SEO? What are you looking for?