Social Media and Modern Rights
At work the last couple of days here at Olmstead Williams Communications, we’ve been having some engaging conversations about social media and how it can affect a business’ bottom line. There have been fascinating conversations, and we’ve been posing several open-ended and critical questions in regards to our philosophy and practice. Here are some of [...]
Not all news media is for sale in China
Much of the media coverage in China is apparently for sale, according to an article this week in the New York Times. The practice is pervasive with PR consultants divided on how much to embrace the practice. How pervasive? Try $20,000 per page in in the Chinese version of Esquire, $4,000 per minute on state-run [...]
Study names top financial publications and journalists
A recent survey of 349 financial journalists by Gorkana Group highlights The Wall Street Journal as the most influencial publication, with 72 percent nominating the paper. Following the Journal: Bloomberg News, The New York Times and Reuters. The study also looked at the individuals who have the most influence. Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New [...]
Execs from Pepsi, Southwest Airlines and others debate the new media mix
Thirty executives from PepsiCo, Southwest Airlines and leading PR, marketing, advertising and social media firms argued Tuesday that getting the mix right – between news articles, company blogs and sponsored ads – is critical for success in today’s crowded marketplace. The hour-long discussion took place during “The Future of Media: Radical Integration” webinar hosted by Cision. [...]
FOX 11 special celebrates Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year winners
Fox 11 reporter Christine Devine interviewed a number of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winners who discussed doing business in California, tips on starting a business and what it takes to survive in today’s economy. The 30-minute special report on entrepreneurship in California titled “Livin’ the Dream” aired this past Friday. Also [...]
Lawyers Embrace Artificial Intelligence Through E-Discovery
T.V. viewers who watched Watson beat out its fellow contestants on “Jeopardy!” a few weeks ago witnessed a computer’s ability to imitate human reasoning, to a certain extent. What viewers may not have known is that attorneys have been using similar technology for some time to help build their cases. As discussed in The New [...]
New U.S. Policy on Internet Freedom Abroad Raises Questions About Policies Back Home
As most major news media outlets have reported this week, including The New York Times (see article here), the Obama administration just announced its new Internet freedom policy to help Internet users worldwide circumvent government-imposed firewalls and censors, help them secure their e-mail from surveillance or, in the case of demonstrators, help them delete incriminating [...]
The Risk-Taking Edge of West Coast Women
By Pamela Ryckman The New York Times Click here to view the full article When Deborah Perry Piscione moved to Silicon Valley after a career in media and foreign relations on the East Coast, it wasn’t the weather or wealth that amazed her. It was the women. “Back east, my whole network was men,” she [...]
In Case of Emergency: What Not to Do
This Sunday New York Times piece hit every crucial tenet of crisis communications. It was 5,000 words of wisdom and illustrates the need for worst case scenario planning in advance with a team that knows the personalities good and bad. It’s true that sometimes the best crisis communications isn’t making everything better but rather making [...]
New Site Aims to Connect Reporters and Publicists
By Claire Cain Miller The New York Times Click here to read the full article There are few professional relationships that seesaw between love and hate more than those of public relations people and journalists. While they provide valuable help to each other at times, they rarely need the same things at the same time. [...]
