Ragan Insider DJ Waldow
HubSpot creates the best unsubscribe message ever
The inbound marketing firm lets people who opt out of its email newsletters go with some humor, in the form of a break-up video.
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Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Match.com’s corporate comms director sends baffling tweet about AIDS
Justine Sacco got in her entry for 2013 social media faux pas of the year with a tweet about how she can’t get AIDS in Africa because she’s white. (UPDATE)
Ragan Insider Ben, Kelly Decker
Top 10 best and worst communicators of 2013
A look back at the winners and sinners of the year in the media.
Ragan Insider John Kultgen
10 social media milestones in 2013 seen as precursors for 2014
Of course there will be surprises over the next 12 months, but this year’s biggest turns offer signs of what’s to come.
Ragan Insider Liz Glazier
How to go viral? No set formula, but some key ingredients
Holiday-themed videos offer up some big lessons in how to grab attention with your own content. Emotion and relevance are vital—and fun pajamas wouldn’t hurt.
Ragan Insider Corey O'Loughlin
The single most annoying social media behavior
Hint: It happens on Facebook. (Go figure.)
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
KFC campaign aims to bring fighting friends back together
A Twitter competition using the #UniteThisXmas hashtag culminated in a song on the show ‘The X Factor.’
Ragan Insider Anna Crowe
Are your pitches newsworthy or snooze-worthy?
Formal considerations are worthwhile, but they should come after the No. 1 priority: Making your client’s news interesting to someone other than your client.
Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
Heading off hyphenation headaches
The rules for using hyphens can be confusing and frustrating, but once you remind yourself what the marks are really for, they may become a little more intuitive.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
‘Helvetica The Perfume’ livens up the holidays with ‘the scent of nothing’
Apparently, mother’s freshly baked gingerbread men weren’t doing the trick this year. (UPDATE)
Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
8 great books for writers
As the holidays approach, consider one of these tomes to offer a little humor to a writer in your life, even if that writer is yourself.
Ragan Insider Diana Martinez
5 ways to tackle online trolls
Some people simply want to get your goat on Facebook, on your blog, and in other comment sections on the Web. If you’re going to engage them, keep your wits.
Ragan Insider Kevin Eikenberry
8 things never to say during your presentation
Many of these apologies and disclaimers tie in with the cardinal sins of presenting. Solid, thoughtful preparation is your best ally.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Pepto-Bismol tweet is gross, ungrammatical, and quite popular
Not only was a Sunday tweet from the brand about a rather disgusting topic, it also had a misplaced comma that served as an invitation for ridicule. Its retweet count is rising fast.
Ragan Insider Adam Cranfield
Images in PR: 7 excuses and solutions
From cost to copyright, PR pros have valid reasons for keeping images out of their content. Some other reasons aren’t so valid. None of them should be a roadblock.
