PR: The Good, Bad and Ugly
by Patty Briguglio
The most recent “class” of laid-off The News and Observer employees may have vented their feelings toward the paper’s recent cuts in an unconventional way, but the message was heard loud and clear by those who read the front page spoof designed by former employees.
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New Media
by Patty Briguglio
Are you following us on Twitter yet? @MMIPR has a great feed, and I maintain my own at @pattybriguglio, as well.
I hear it quite often from prospective clients or other peers who are skeptical of Twitter – “What is a tweet and how will it help my business?” – but the truth is that I have found it to be an incredibly engaging experience, particularly as someone in the business of starting and contributing to smart conversations.
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New Media
by Bobby McDonald
Color me skeptical but I have never bought into the micropayments argument for saving the newspaper industry. It has the foul odor associated with a slow to evolve and thus slowly dying industry. Many newspaper readers are no longer willing to pay for information when it has been made available for free online.
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MMI Watercooler
by Jennifer Westfall
The age-old art of networking in the small business community has been taken to a whole new level in the last few years. With Facebook, Twitter, blogs and all the social media sites coming our way, it is difficult to decide what is most important for your business.
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MMI Watercooler
by Jennifer Westfall
With social media growing by leaps and bounds, it becomes very difficult to monitor employee use of these sites.
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