By Giuseppina Chiaramonte and Polly Yu The Hoffman Agency, United States and Hong Kong PR pros are always dancing. We juggle media calls between pitching journalists; we draft press releases, while finalizing briefing docs. We cram all we can into a single day, all the while trying to maximize our time to the nth degree….
How Social Media Will Evolve for Business Communications This Year By Esha Lotey The Hoffman Agency, London The mobile social Web is undisputedly important, especially as it has executed an influential role in our popular culture and media consumption. The year 2013 is only going to strengthen this globally. A smartphone and an Internet wireless…
By Scott VanSickle The Hoffman Agency, San Jose Throughout my career, journalism and the media industry have been changing; and there is no end in sight. This industry transformation began with the emergence of the Internet, and the pace of change has steadily accelerated in the past decade. We have witnessed a stream of bankrupt…
By Juliet Niczewicz The Hoffman Agency, San Jose There’s no question that social media has become the driver behind our everyday actions. Gone are the days of discussing the front page of the newspaper; now we discuss trending articles on Facebook and Twitter, essentially becoming our own online news aggregators. Our daily behavior has been…
By Kali Bean The Hoffman Agency, San Jose While nearly seven years have passed since my college graduation, I still remember my first day of senior year when it occurred to me that this was going to be my last first day of school. It was maybe a bit dramatic, but I’ve always had a thing…
By Giuseppina Chiaramonte The Hoffman Agency, San Jose Thought leadership is one of those buzzwords that gets tossed around a lot in public relations. Everybody talks about it, but what does it really mean, and what are its characteristics? To me, being a thought leader is kind of like being Socrates. You’re not just an expert…
