If you have fond memories of some of the greatest corporate symbols of the past century that are no longer with us, Logo R.I.P is a terrific website to visit for a trip down memory lane. This logo, for instance – the Robertson’s Golly, a famous symbol in the UK for a range of market-leading […]
Month: August 2005
Reputation at risk from third parties
A story in the Motoring section in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph highlights how simple things that go wrong can become the big things in a customer’s mind that marrs an overall positive impression of an organization and its brands. The story is about writer Patsy Weaver’s mixed experience on a visit to the Mercedes-Benz factory in […]
The judgment of Michael Jackson
BBC News: Michael Jackson’s latest greatest hits album has sold just 8,000 copies in the US in its first week of release, reaching number 128 in the chart. The Essential Michael Jackson is the star’s first release since he was cleared of child abuse a month ago. […] Jackson faces a struggle to repair his […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #55: August 1, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (on enjoying On A Podcast; effects of failing to meet customers’ expectations; collaborative new media in the church; understanding the tech landscape; digital rights; pitching bloggers; PR uses for tags, supporting a cause); FIR in GNC; open source production at GNC; Talk Digger; Fox Network podcasts; talking blogs with Talkr; […]
PodcastCon UK gears up
Coming in September – PodcastCon UK, the first conference in Europe dedicated to podcasting. According to the sign-up wiki today, nearly 50 people have signed up so far. The organizers – Paul Nicholls, Alex Bellinger, Neil Dixon and Adrian Pegg – have done no real publicity yet so this is all word-of-mouth and via blogs. […]
More disruption from Skype
Now this looks compelling – a Skype phone that you use to make and receive phone calls on a wireless network without needing a computer. Jaanus at Share Skype has been playing with a prototype: […[ It looks and feels much like a recent mobile phone and the basic controls for using the interface are […]
IABC Cafe adds more bloggers
It goes from strength to strength – the IABC Cafe adds guest baristas to the roster of bloggers, joining chief barista Warren Bickford. Since Warren took the helm of this IABC blog in April, he has shaped it into a place that you really do want to vist and listen to or participate in the […]
Oracle’s content management moves
As the blogosphere continues to grow and companies consider the large-scale business benefits of blogs as integrated elements of enterprise collaborative-working tools, how significant, I wonder, is this news of Oracle’s acquisition of a small company called Context Media, reported by CNET News: […] The purchase gives Oracle software designed specifically for moving documents between […]
Podcasting the way it was meant to be?
I guess we’ll find out on Friday.
Smart companies stimulate disruptive thinking
How do large companies continue to innovate and respond rapidly to new opportunities as if they were start-ups, asks the Financial Times? By developing a corporate culture in which innovative opportunities are spotted, nurtured and championed in an entrepreneurial manner, the paper says. In short, a culture that is "intrapreneurial". In a lengthy feature, the […]
Now the podcasting vicar
BBC News: Thousands of people have downloaded a Suffolk vicar’s sermons after he posted them on the internet last month. The Rev Leonard Payne, Vicar of St Nicholas’ Church in Wrentham, said the response had been overwhelming after he posted them on the Apple iTune store. "We were stunned. Within a short period of time, […]
Direct audience engagement with live podcasting
Today’s edition of For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, show #56, will be a little out of the ordinary. The show will be recorded live from a McGraw-Hill internal conference taking place in New York at which Shel is presenting. I’m in Amsterdam as usual and Shel and I will be connecting via […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #56: August 4, 2005
Content summary: Presentation on podcasting to McGraw-Hill’s communicators in New York City; conference questions-and-answers discussion. Show notes for August 4, 2005 Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute conversation recorded live from New York City, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Download the file here (MP3, 24MB), or sign up for […]
IBM starts investor-focused podcasts
Reuters: IBM is the latest major company to embrace podcasting. […] The world’s largest computer company said on Friday it plans to introduce a series of occasional podcasts on its investor relations site as part of a broader effort to communicate directly to its investors and the wider public about hot topics. This is a […]
Blogs part of new media monitoring service
Factiva is looking to cash in on companies wanting to monitor what bloggers are saying about them, with a new service that searches blogs and message boards. Revolution magazine reports that the company has built the facility into its Factiva Insight: Reputation Intelligence service, which monitors mainstream media. As the result of a partnership with […]
Shari Kurzrok still needs help
Some weeks ago, I posted an appeal for help regarding Shari Kurzrok, a PR professional in the US who urgently needs a liver transplant. PR bloggers throughout the global PR community posted similar appeals. What’s been happening in the ensuing three weeks? A post yesterday on the Help Shari Kurzrok blog says that her life-threatening […]
Interview: Jeff De Cagna, Principled Innovation – August 5, 2005
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 55-minute conversation with Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. Topics and themes discussed include: the challenges for volunteers and staff of association; reducing governance in associations; advocacy and taking stands on issues; the dead strategic planning model and what […]
First podcast from space
As we wait for the space shuttle to return safely to earth – delayed until Tuesday, according to a BBC News report – we can listen to the first podcast from space, recorded on Sunday: Hello, this is Mission Specialist Number 2 Steve Robinson from the Space Shuttle Discovery. We’re high in orbit on our […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #57: August 8, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (get the message out with blogs; new features for Talk Digger; enjoying the show and music; getting a purpose going forward; yes to password-protected RSS feeds; surreal iPod experience; being blown away by show #56 as a great podcasting tutorial; iPod alarm clocks; less time to appreciate podcasts; podcast music […]
Newsworthy to start the day 9-8-05
> The driving force behind the spectacular market debut of shares in the Chinese search engine company Baidu.com on Friday was its resemblance and ties to Google, whose own offering created a sensation last year, analysts said over the weekend. Shares in Baidu soared Friday on the Nasdaq stock market in one of the most […]