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• Bloggin' with the boss
  
• Any effective external communication program should include a strong Web presence
  
• Speaking in the dark: How to write remarks for executives on conference calls, Webcasts and other media where they can't see the audience or where the audience can't see them.
  
• PR's biggest defender gets sucked in by the boys in 'marcom'

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