A tribute to Arthur Yann, APR

A tribute to Arthur Yann, APR

Many communications people were shocked over the weekend to hear the sad news that Arthur Yann, APR, vice president, PR, for the Public Relations Society of America died suddenly at age 48.  It was a tragic turn of events for a person in their prime. You can read...

The difference between paid and earned

It’s pretty easy to tell them apart : – Paid means getting compensation. – Earned is… well, something that’s passed along based on merit, trust, relationships, need or  some combination of the above. Of course, we’ve all heard...

Inside PR 2.54: When the PR hits the fan

For the second time, Gini, Joe and I are in the same room for as we record Inside PR 2.54 – live before a studio audience… OK, we’re at Counselors Academy’s annual conference for PR agency leaders. The following post originally appeared on the Inside...

The amplification of stupidity

By now many of you have heard about last week’s f-bomb deriding Detroit drivers in the errant Chrysler tweet. If you haven’t, here’s a good overview of the story from someone who inadvertently became part of it. Of course, this isn’t the first...

When a retweet misleads

If you’re a Torontonian and on Twitter, you would know that Mayor David Miller is an active participant; posting comments, photos of events and his general take on life in the city. I heard him speak about his interest in social media at Mesh conference and was...