Ragan Insider Jenny Kay Pollock
12 most pleasant ways to avoid death by PowerPoint
To engage your audience—and bolster your reputation as a dynamic presenter—try these techniques.
Archive for January, 2015
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Shocase aims to be a social network for communicators
The creators of the new social media platform just for communication pros tout the “best of LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook and YouTube.”
Ragan Insider Michelle Han
5 ways to come up with great PR ideas
Feeling tapped out? Try these techniques to get your creative juices flowing again.
Ragan Insider Brittany Hodak
6 productivity apps you’ll never want to be without
These apps will save you hours and headaches.
Ragan Insider Kristin Long
Infographic: What journalists expect from PR pros in 2015
Social media is changing the journalism industry, which means your PR tactics must stay current to land coverage.
Ragan Insider David Meerman Scott
The best SlideShare presentations of 2014
Let these presentations, deemed the best by SlideShare, serve as inspiration for the ones you’ll create this year.
Ragan Insider Laura Hale Brockway
A quick social media glossary
Not sure how to explain social media to a boss or client who isn’t in the loop? Here’s a guide to the basics.
Ragan Insider David Spark
22 annoying communications that should end
Do you instruct people how to leave a voicemail message? Engage in ridiculous Facebook quizzes? Overuse ‘genius’ and ‘brilliant’ (even facetiously)? Yes? Well, knock it off.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
The State of the Union social media scorecard
The White House made a concerted effort Tuesday night to get people on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere talking about the president’s speech. It seems to have worked.
Ragan Insider Kim Garst
15 ways to feed the content beast
Digital media pros can feed the media beast without spending tons of time creating new posts with these suggestions.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
5 lessons from America’s most hated companies
PR and marketing pros can avoid the hatred of the public by learning from the mistakes of companies that already earned it.
Ragan Insider Eleanor Pierce
8 PR sins to avoid
Micromanaging stories, burying the lead and using excessive smiley faces are quick ways to repulse a reporter. Read on for more.
Ragan Insider Nathan Mendenhall
Why and how to promote your brand on Instagram
A study by Simply Measured offers data points and insights to help you make the most of the visual-centric social media site.
Ragan Insider Kevin J. Allen
Study: The times press releases get the most views
Research of 50,000 press releases by PR.co found that the best time to send a press release may be the weekend, among other tidbits.
Ragan Insider David Murray
Survey says: Speechwriting never goes out of style
Speechwriters love the pay and the proximity to power, but the work is mixed and the future is uncertain, according to a Professional Speechwriters Association survey.
