You might remember us talking about my byline in probably the top website for PR/media folks called Muck Rack. I offered phone pitching tips for PR pros and it performed quite well. As of this posting, my article has 40 shares on Facebook and 150 shares on LinkedIn. I thought Read more…
It used to be that Twitter only let you apply for a verified Twitter account if you were someone or something famous. As of July 19th, they are allowing anyone to request that little blue checkmark. It’s not exactly clear why they are doing this, but they’ve opened up the Read more…
I’ve been much more active lately sharing phone pitching tips with other public relations professionals. I actually get quite excited about it. It’s something I love to talk about, but so few of my regular friends would care to hear about it. So, when I find a willing audience, I Read more…
You may or may not have noticed that Facebook recently added its Live Videos feature where you can instantly connect your phone or device to Facebook and broadcast video live to your friends’ news feeds. They even get a notification with a little red dot that you’re live! I haven’t Read more…
Are teens ditching Instagram and heading over to Snapchat? According to a survey from Piper Jaffray, they are. In fact, Snapchat appears to have surpassed Instagram when it comes to teens’ most important social network. From Business Insider: In fall 2015, Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual survey of 6,500 US teens showed Read more…
Is Snapchat catching up to Facebook’s traffic? Not completely, but it looks like their video traffic has finally caught up. Fortune has an article that says that Snapchat’s video views are now five times what they were from this same time last year. That’s pretty insane. Marketers need to take Read more…
This video is pretty hilarious. This is what happens when an advertising agency documents the responses of other types of business owners when they are asked about working for free. We’re all too familiar with people asking us to get them media placements and then paying us afterwards. Nah, no Read more…
Seattle used to be a two-newspaper city. The Seattle Times and the Post Intelligencer were around for a very long time, until the Post Intelligencer went entirely online about seven years ago. Now SeattlePI.com, the transition to online has gone very well. They have an Alexa rank of 6,750, which Read more…
Always nice to get a product into a year-end roundup. Tactical Life just posted story on pocket pistols titled “10 Best Pocket Pistols From COMBAT HANDGUNS In 2015.” Bond Arms’ Backup and Bear models were included: “We’ve also included Bond Arms’ Backup and Bear derringers—tiny two-shot powerhouses that are ready Read more…
Bid4Assets.com is a leading website that allows counties around the United States to hold their tax-foreclosure auctions online. Previously, you’d be basically shouting on the county courthouse steps in order to bid on these properties, which meant you also had to be local. Now, you can bid from anywhere. And Read more…