Ragan Insider Deanna Ritchie
12 ways to make smarter, better decisions
Practice being decisive, plan ahead, and simplify the battlefield. Also, be confident like ‘The Fonz.’
Search Results (day in the life)
Ragan Insider Max Palmer
6 apps for bolstering your daily productivity
These tech tools can help you store passwords, organize tasks and—perhaps most crucial of all—limit your time on distracting websites.
Ragan Insider Michael Stolyar
Vulnerability tops PR cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020
As technology grows in sophistication, so do bad actors seeking to exploit it. A supply/demand gap in talented watchdogs puts businesses in all sectors at heightened risk. Happy New Year.
Ragan Insider David McGimpsey
7 tips for speaking with greater confidence
Delivering a presentation can provoke minor jitters or abject terror. Relax. Breathe. These guidelines will set you on the proper course for engaging with your audience.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Avast scrambles after data-collection reports, Boston Market’s bawdy Twitter fail, and emoji become more inclusive
Also: Google turns data into storytelling for Black History Month, how to extend your video’s shelf life, backlash over Aldi UK’s ‘poverty porn,’ and more.
Ragan Insider Ted Kitterman
How Macon, Georgia, uses video to attract music fans
No matter what size your budget, you can have a lasting impact with a well-crafted video. Here’s how the city’s tourism team created enduring visual stories.
Ragan Insider William Comcowich
How to create a compelling, more engaging LinkedIn profile
The social media giant recently recognized top pages from last year. Mind these takeaways to improve your company’s presence on the world’s premier platform for professionals.
Ragan Insider Ted Kitterman
Infographic: 7 tips for expanding your email list
Email is still one of the most effective tools communicators have, but new laws and bad habits mean marketers and communicators must always work to widen their audience. Here’s how.
Ragan Insider Julie Develin
As Gen Z rises, 3 workplace shifts are emerging
Combine flexibility (for side gigs) and corporate responsibility with a generous salary and a cool job title to recruit and retain these emerging young stars—and top talent of all generations.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Organizations remember Kobe Bryant, internet brims with rising ad spending, and Amazon workers speak out
Also: American Family increases its minimum wage to $20, San Antonio and Cincinnati zoos celebrate love between hippos, H-E-B offers a year’s worth of groceries, and more.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Goldman Sachs issues diversity challenge, 23andMe lays off 100, and Sonos chief apologizes after backlash
Also: Baskin-Robbins receives delicious PR from a viral video, the limits of voice search, Express to close 100 stores as it restructures, and more.
Ragan Insider Devon Gardner
3 steps to developing a content calendar for Instagram Stories
Identify your assets, and determine seven content formats to make the most of those resources. Now you have a week’s worth. Produce, publish, repeat.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Twitter mourns Mr. Peanut, Coca-Cola won’t give up plastic, and Hallmark Channel chief steps down
Also: Microsoft data breach exposes 250 million customer support records, Apple remains Fortune’s most-admired company, podcasting pitfalls to avoid, and more.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Snickers gobbles up a world record, Delta staff bonuses earn kudos, and Edelman reports consumer trust at all-time low
Also: Cadbury scrambles amid egg criticism, prepping for a successful 2020, how PR pros approach talent needs for videos, and more.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
5 PR lessons from CES 2020
The Consumer Electronics Show dazzled with prototypes, applications and innovations, but inspiration from the annual event isn’t limited to those in the tech space.
