Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
The greatest Christmas movies
Plus, the best scenes, soundtracks, and characters.
Search Results (holiday pr)
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Jimmy Kimmel roasts FCC with ‘Year in Unnecessary Censorship’
Meanwhile, another mashup looks back on the year in film. Plus, ‘A Christmas Story’ added to the National Film Registry, the bacon Yule log, tech brands as holiday icons, food trends of 1912, Cadbury marketers are already honed in on Easter, and more.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Meet Santa’s publicist
The difference solid PR (and a good lunch meeting) can make. Plus, agency gives to its less fortunate—its interns; Tumblr editor’s favorite GIFs of 2012, ending an online argument, Easy-Bake ovens go gender-neutral, and more.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
American Apparel ad banned in U.K. for sexualizing youth
Meanwhile, a provocative condom promo sexualizes food at an Australian burger joint. Plus, McDonald’s pushes franchisees to open on Christmas, Google Analytics IRL—in real life, fonts can ruin your presentation skills, and more.
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
After Newtown shootings, NRA falls silent on social media
The National Rifle Association has said nothing in response to vitriolic comments directed at the gun lobby on Facebook and Twitter.
Ragan Insider Carrie Keenan
10 things you should never say to a social media manager
It’s inevitable: Someone at a holiday party this year isn’t going to understand your job. Head off irritating questions by referring him to this list.
Ragan Insider Michael Sebastian
12 ways companies marked 12/12/12
Wednesday was the last time this century that all three numbers in the date will match up. Brands took advantage of the special day—here’s how.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
And the worst ‘word’ of the year is …
You may only live once, but this acronym is well passed its expiration date. Plus, the McRib is back; the best way any employee has ever quit at Bed, Bath & Beyond; schmoozing like Don Draper; the year’s most-shared social video brands; and more.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Marketing manager at Butterball Farms
And on this farm they had a job—ee-i, ee-i, oh.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Video: A short history of the GIF
Choosy Web designers choose GIF. Plus, the best and worst in 2012 movie advertising, one site’s picks for the year’s biggest PR disasters, a new Tumblr helps find your LL Bean boyfriend, founder of the Frappuccino slams Starbuck culture, and more.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Tumblr chronicles the worst items hawked by catalogs
And by worst, we mean best. Plus, what the ‘Kate Middleton effect’ mean for maternity retailers, Peeps pulls religiously insensitive e-card, reasons not to hire a PR firm, Victoria’s Secret gets hijacked, and more.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Mocking Instagram users, music video channels Nickelback
Simply slapping a filter on a picture of your eggs Benedict doesn’t make it art, as this parody shows. Plus, the pitfalls of photographing PR events, the most-underreported stories of 2012, Pizza Hut eau de toilette, digital body language, and more.
Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
5 great books for the writers in your life
You may need to track down a holiday gift for a writer or editor—even if that scribe is you. Here are some terrific suggestions.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
Unique ad placement recasts ‘Les Miserables’
This is one role that might prove too much, even for Jack. Plus, the top Oscar campaign managers, literary holiday gift guides, banned toys of yesteryear, a holiday light display goes ‘Gangnam Style,’ the 20th anniversary of texting, and more.
Ragan Insider Mickie Kennedy
4 simple ways to show reporters some love
Public relations is all about relationships, which you should nurture on a regular basis. Here are four non-creepy ways to do so.
