Do political blogs influence broadsheet newspapers?
Friday, January 11th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Fellow blogger and CIPR Diploma student Simon Collister has just completed his dissertation looking at the influence of political blogs on mainstream media.
Tags: Blogging, journalism, research, simon+collister
Categories: Blogging, CIPR Diploma, Public relations
I am still here, honest
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I’ve not had the time to blog anything like as often as I’d wished to over the past month and a half, but now I’m back.
Tags: Blogging, BMEA, British+Marine+Electronics+Association, CIPR, CIPR Diploma, CIPR+Diploma, News, simon+wakeman, Web development
Categories: CIPR Diploma, News, Web development
It’s been flat out…
Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
It’s been almost a fortnight since I last managed to write a blog post - which is pretty much the longest the blog has gone without tending since last Spring.
Tags: Blogging, General, News
Categories: Blogging, General, News
Is asking for blog comments unethical?
Friday, July 13th, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Blogging consultant Debbie Weil has taken some flak for emailing contacts encouraging them to comment on a client’s blog.
Tags: Blogging, Ethics, Public relations, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Ethics, Public relations, Social media
Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 13 July 2007
Friday, July 13th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.
Tags: mobile+advertising, -research-and-analysis, Blogging, businessweek, Email marketing, forrester, lewis+pr, Marketing, marketing+pilgrim, pay+per+click, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, SEO, Social media, social+media, social+media+marketing, statistics, virtual+worlds
Categories: Blogging, Email marketing, Marketing, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis
What does the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive mean for marketing and public relations?
Sunday, July 1st, 2007 at 6:51 pm
I’ve been wading through consultation papers on a new UK law that could affect marketing and public relations people by April 2008.
Tags: Advertising, Blogging, Branding, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Marketing, Public relations, Regulations and laws, Sales
Categories: Advertising, Blogging, Branding, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Marketing, Public relations, Regulations and laws, Sales
Evolution of digital communication tools
Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Digital communication tools are evolving rapidly. Here’s a simple strategic way to see why new tools have been adopted so quickly.
Tags: Alex+Iskold, Blogging, digital+communications, Marketing, Public relations, Read/WriteWeb, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Marketing, Public relations, Social media
Chewing the new PR fat once again
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
I spent yesterday up in London at a Delivering the New PR conference once again.
Tags: andy+wake, Blogging, conference, david+phillips, delivering+the+new+pr, dont+panic+projects, Events, ian+delaney, Marketing, neville+hobson, Online video, Podcasting, Public relations, RSS, Social media, stephen+davies, stuart+bruce, Twitter, Video podcasting, Web strategy
Categories: Blogging, Events, Marketing, Online video, Podcasting, Public relations, RSS, Social media, Twitter, Video podcasting, Web strategy
London 2012 brand launch - the aftermath
Monday, June 4th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
It’s been an interesting day - having been at the launch of the London 2012 brand this morning and then getting home this evening to read the reaction to the new logo online.
Tags: Blogging, brand, Branding, logo, london, london+2012, london+2012+logo, Marketing, olympics, paralympics, Public relations, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Branding, Marketing, Public relations, Social media
Testing the new Windows Live Writer
Friday, June 1st, 2007 at 10:00 pm
This is my first post using the new beta version of Windows Live Writer - an impressive free offline blog editor.
Tags: blog+editor, Blogging, neville+hobson, offline+blog+editor, Software, Windows+Live+Writer, Wordpress
Categories: Blogging, Software, Wordpress
Delivering the New PR 2.0 in London
Thursday, May 31st, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Next Tuesday 5 June the Delivering the New PR 2.0 conference rolls into London and I’m going.
Tags: andy+wake, Blogging, delivering+the+new+PR+2.0, dont+panic, Events, Marketing, neville+hobson, Podcasting, Public relations, Public sector, Regulations and laws, Social media, stuart+bruce, tom+murphy, Video podcasting
Categories: Blogging, Events, Marketing, Podcasting, Public relations, Public sector, Regulations and laws, Social media, Video podcasting
What do you do when it rains?
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
A miserable bank holiday weekend led to a big jump in online shopping.
Tags: -research-and-analysis, bank+holiday, Blogging, heather+hopkins, hitwise, Marketing, seasonality, Social media, statistics, weather, Web strategy
Categories: Blogging, Marketing, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy
Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 25 May 2007
Monday, May 28th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.
Tags: -research-and-analysis, Advertising, Blogging, Customer experience, Direct marketing, Marketing, News, ofcom, Online video, Podcasting, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, statistics, Web strategy, web+2.0
Categories: Advertising, Blogging, Customer experience, Direct marketing, Marketing, News, Online video, Podcasting, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy
Back from holidays
Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 10:16 pm
It’s been a full 13 days since my last blog post, although Chris and Simon kindly kept things going in my absence.
Tags: Blogging, General, holiday, hythe, RSS
Categories: General
Marketing with interactive media
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 at 6:28 am
If you’re looking for a comprehensive overview of the digital marketing space, then a good place to start is a new report from GroupM.
Tags: Blogging, Branding, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Marketing, Public relations, RSS, Social media, Video podcasting, Web strategy
Categories: Blogging, Branding, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Marketing, Public relations, RSS, Social media, Video podcasting, Web strategy
The secret of a successful blog
Monday, April 30th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
I’ve been thinking about what lies behind a successful blog - it’s all about value for the reader and the blogger.
Tags: blog+strategy, Blogging, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Social media
Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 27 April 2007
Friday, April 27th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.
Tags: -research-and-analysis, Blogging, Branding, cnet, cnet-networks, forrester, gartner, Marketing, marketingsherpa, mediapost, Online video, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, statistics, Web development
Categories: Blogging, Branding, Marketing, Online video, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web development
Job hunting and social networking sites
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Personal branding is more important than ever before when you’re hunting for a job, and social networking sites have an important role to play.
Tags: Blogging, Careers, ecademy, linkedin, Personal development, recruitment, selectminds, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Careers, Personal development, Social media
Are trackbacks dead yet?
Monday, April 23rd, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Antony Mayfield asks are trackbacks dead yet? Steve Rubel seems to think so, but I’m not so sure.
Tags: antony+mayfield, Blogging, micropersuasion, open, pingback, Social media, steve+rubel, trackback
Categories: Blogging, Social media
Guest bloggers wanted
Monday, April 23rd, 2007 at 6:43 am
I’m planning a holiday in May, and am inviting readers of my blog to become guest bloggers while I’m away.
Tags: Blogging, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Social media
Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 20 April 2007
Friday, April 20th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.
Tags: -research-and-analysis, Advertising, Blogging, Branding, broadband, econsultancy, forrester, hitwise, iprospect, Marketing, mckinsey, Online video, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, statistics, Web strategy, web+2.0, world+business
Categories: Advertising, Blogging, Branding, Marketing, Online video, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis
Blogging for business
Thursday, April 19th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Here’s the outline of my presentation on business blogging that I prepared for the MIPAA bloggers’ brunch.
Tags: Blogging, conference+presentation, Events, Marketing, mipaa, Public relations, public+relations, Regulations and laws, Social media, social+media
Categories: Blogging, Events, Marketing, Public relations, Regulations and laws, Social media
Optimising your blog for Google Blogsearch
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Alister Cameron has a very interesting post on ProBlogger about how Google Blogsearch indexes your blog posts.
Tags: Blogging, Search engine optimisation, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Search engine optimisation, Social media
What are the best and worst business blogs you’ve seen?
Monday, April 16th, 2007 at 7:10 am
I’m on a panel tomorrow at an event about blogging. I’m on the lookout for some examples of business blogging and its best and at its worst.
Tags: Blogging, blogging+best+practice, business+blogging, Events, mipaa
Categories: Blogging, Events
Live blogging - I just don’t see the point
Monday, April 16th, 2007 at 7:00 am
I’d been thinking about live blogging of conferences for a while now and questioning whether it actually gives readers anything useful.
Tags: Blogging, Public relations, Social media
Categories: Blogging, Public relations, Social media
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