You don’t want to be too sexy, too stern, too blurry; go for well-lighted, not half-lit. Best bet: Pony up a little cash and invest in a professional, yet moderately casual portrait.
Confusion abounds when writers write about writing, right? Misspellings, typos, grammar flubs and syntax errors are not interchangeable. Here’s help for keeping them straight.
10 symptoms that can apply to your cube-lifestyle.
The author discovers that filming a YouTube video is more complicated than it looks. The number one lesson? Turn on the mic.
Still unclear about how or why to use the # sign in a tweet? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered.
Couldn’t make it to Ragan’s Corporate Communicators Conference in Chicago? Follow our live blog throughout the day for hot tips from a stellar line-up of speakers.
Don’t limit yourself to one content strategy. Use webinars, case studies and other approaches to promote your company.
One person landed a story in The Wall Street Journal thanks to HARO. Learn how you can, too.
Jump onto Twitter at 1 p.m. Central today. Ragan Communications CEO Mark Ragan will be giving away three webinar registrations to the first-ever PR Daily webinar taking place Nov. 18, which will feature The New York Times personal tech columnist David Pogue. Here’s how it works. Mark will pose a trivia question involving some fun topic, i.e., literature, current events, movies, famous people, etc. The first of his Twitter followers to submit the correct answer wins. So does the 10th and the 30th follower…
Speechwriter Mike Long will deliver a webinar on how to write an effective and memorable speech in only the time you have, whether that is six weeks, six hours or even the last six minutes before the speaker goes on stage. The webinar is tomorrow. There’s still time to register. Learn more about the event.
If you work in PR, marketing, or internal communications, sit up and take notice. The Social Media Health Network is “a group dedicated to using social media to promote health, improve health care, and fight disease,” says Lee Aase , the head of social media at Mayo and a huge pioneer in the online healthcare revolution. Members of the network will learn best practices through conferences and webinars, and by sharing training materials and resources on a new member-only website. Mayo an…
Understanding the components of a social media release — and assembling it so journalists actually read them — is no simple task. But don’t worry. We got you covered. Join PR Daily for a webinar on how to produce a social media press release. Read more about this event.
Just in case you think you can avoid this whole Foursquare thing, the geo-location site just reached another milestone. After securing $20 million in new funding last week, the service announced on July 3 that it had its first day in which 1 million people checked in, according to PC Magazine . Then, on July 4, it experienced a second day of 1 million check-ins, reports Mediaite . Related Ragan Communications Learn how to use Foursquare to expand your business, engage with customers, and build bran…
Ragan Communications is holding a May 27 webinar, in which Jason Falls, a social media consultant and expert, will explain the fundamentals of social media guidelines. When this 60-minute webinar is over, you’ll be ready to write your own social media policy or update your current one. Read more about this event.
Need to know more about social media guidelines for your company? Social media consultant Jason Falls will give a webinar on the topic May 27, in which he’ll discuss Best practices in social media policy, internal policies and procedures for an organization, and more. Read all about it here .
