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Our Favorite Photos from the Book Launch Party
Below are some of our favorite photos from the celebration of Communiqué's fifth anniversary and the launch of Strategic Public Relations: 10 Principles to Harness the Power of PR, written by our very own Jennifer Gehrt and Colleen Moffitt. Rich Tong of Ignition Partners and co-author of The Marketing Playbook Satoshi Nakajima, founder of Big Canvas catches up with Kristina [...]
Filed under: News, Strategic Public Relations book
Facebook Provides Increased Competition for News Media
Facebook is becoming the first stop for many people when they want to learn about the latest news in their community. Individuals are reporting on the events in their communities with photos and personal commentary, making Facebook an excellent source for local happenings and news. We witnessed this phenomenon first hand in Seattle when individuals reported on the weather conditions [...]
Filed under: Social media
Seattle Fosters Tech Entrepreneurship
Today's article in the NY Times, ’Seattle Taps Its Inner Silicon Valley, was of interest to me as it highlights what has become very evident to those of us immersed in the technology industry here – Seattle is a hotbed for technology innovation and development. Author John Markoff touches on the impact companies such as Microsoft, RealNetworks and Amazon have [...]
Filed under: Tech Industry
Social Networking Sites and Ad Revenue
This morning there is an article in the Wall Street Journal about social networking sites (Social Sites Don't Deliver Big Ad Gains) and how the ad revenue from these sites has been disappointing. According to the WSJ, Facebook, Google and other players have been struggling to generate significant revenue from advertising. I found the article intriguing and extremely salient. Communiqué [...]
Filed under: Social media